The UB has been an inspiration since I was a kid reading about it in model railroader. I've always loved how the railroad is "current day" and has a story. Fantastic!

I love it when the trains tell a story. Especially this one on its big trip across multiple layouts

Has to be one of the most realisitic model RR's I've ever seen. Mr. Parker has been blessed with extreme talent!! So, so scale and beautiful, Bravo!!

Thank You Eric. I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY MONTH THAT MODEL RAILROADER COMES OUT, HOPING FOR AN INSTALLMENT FROM THE UTAH BELT. The Paint Scheme of your Engines is my all time Favorite!

The "Diner" with the flickering "E" is brilliant...

Love the way you did the audio for this. Lots of work but so much more enjoyable than listening to a recording of a sound decoder.

I also love the actuality of the video. The trains and the environment really make it realistic!

This totally feels like a actual train video with narration but with models I LOVE IT!!!

That layout is a work of art! The attention to detail from the flashing light on the road warning sign to the cracks and tar on the roadway. Just an exquisite piece of model railroad architecture. I hope to one day to have a layout that emulates that level of detail.

Josh, your editing and sound overlays are great.

This channel deserves way more attention, love watching these and listening to you explain things

@ 14:45, the trees along the original Milwaukee Road route are so tall now that they obscure the trestle. Very cool video Josh, I always enjoy your narrative. Can't wait to see all the layouts you visit!

Really great HO layout. I many scenes its almost like watching real trains. Regards from Germany

It’s always great to visit these layouts. The realistic operating speeds and great camera angles really bring them to life! Good work.

The sound is beautiful. These folks got it dialed. So realistic. Mind blower.

Josh, Super cool idea! Thanks to all those layout owners who are participating in this realistic operational video series!

Absolutely flawless track work. Mr. Parker's work is an inspiration.

Layouts of this high standard and magnitude go far beyond being about trains and scenery..........this my fellow railroaders is pure art in every aspect. There are but a few modelers blessed with the talent and patience to be able to present to us mere mortals a miniature world in which to escape the toil we face every day. Many thanks and kind regards. tones1957 (New Zealand)

I love your guys thinking this video series is going to be awesome to catch up with and to follow thanks again for the brilliant and clever ideas on this channel as always y'all have a nice evening.

Excellent! Wish they ran this way for us for real.

I remember the first time I seen this in model railroader. Fantastic

Wow!! Just wow!! As a railroader myself that was so well done!! Both the video, editing and dialogue, and the layout has to be one of the best in North America!! Well done to both of you!! I can’t wait for the next one!! Cheers Wade

I first saw the UB when I was young. I am now 80 and I am glad to see the UB again.

Great video BNSF Railroads trains cep up good 👍 work friends on your beautiful layout friends

This is a fascinating video series! I have always been impressed by the Utah Belt and continue to be inspired by the Fall River Sub. Looking forward to Per Larsen's layout. Your camera work is good and your sound dubbing/mixing is very effective. I live near a BNSF mainline in Nebraska, so I know what the coal trains sound like.

The Utah Belt has been one of my Favorite Layouts to see in MRR. Now seeing this Fantastic Video is the Icing on the Cake. Thanks for capturing the almost Realistic Action. The Scene with Smokey Bear, or is it Smokey The Bear? That looked particularly interesting that I told the wife to keep her eye on the Picnic Basket. Yogi and Boo Boo will try to steal it. Funny anecdote, my wife’s nickname was Boo Bear when she was young.

This looks so real doesn’t even look like a model

Merry Christmas to all from the Grande Pacific Railroad

Love your video. The sound effects are remarkable. If I didn't know they were model trains ,I would think that everything was real full size, ouside looking at it. Wow ,great job

Really appreciate this railroad, excellent work 😊😊

Pelle Soeborg also does a great job with his Scenery and Information he presents IMO.

THANK YOU SHARING GREAT VIDEO WITH OTHERS

Excellent! This is going to be great. Really looking forward to watching tis series. Thanks for all you do for us.

Excellent sound and scenery detail.

Very nice work both modeling and video work. Looking forward to the rest.

Love this concept, what an interesting and unique idea. And you've managed to get some of the premiere layouts to showcase on. Great job!

Well done sir. Exquisite imagination and layout of the builder, and your camera work adds so much realism with those low angles and realistic viewpoints throughout. Hard to beat the combination.

You have definitely progressed in your video capture techniques there were some scenes that almost hit the real-world video. Keep up the great work and we'll keep watching.

Fantastic presentation! Excellent blend of prototype sounds, music overlays, and well-thought-out narration that didn't come across a cheesy. The entire production is top notch! Reminds me of the old "Trains On Location" video series from the late 90's by Kalmbach/Trains Magazine. Can't wait to see more! A+ on this one!

Great scenes on that layout! Merry Christmas Josh!

I have never heard such life-like engine sounds. Much of the scenery is incredibly realistic too. July 24, 2023.

Great angles and shots - making it easy to forget these are model trains.

Realistic running - give them a gold star!

EXCELLENT VIDEO! Especially the audio. Incredible layout.

Excellent photography

Gorgeous layout with a real story ! I kept all the articles and photos from Model Railroader. Great to meet again ! Very effective low angle shots !

WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE.... Beautiful work there...

I Love the Utah Belt!!! It has been my favorite Model Railroad with the Cat Mountain & Santa Fe (David Barrow) coming in Second. I liked his Domino Benchwork. Thanks for the Great Presentation and Tour of the U.B. Simply amazing, beautiful and fantastic! Love the U.B. Engine Color Scheme and seeing the Unit Trains running Very Professional Production IMO Great narration!! When I get my issue of Model Railroader and it has anything dealing with the Utah Belt, I know I’m going to have a great day! Just Love It!

I can't even imagine how much this cost him to build I was looking at purchasing a train just for my Christmas Village small inexpensive train was $132 what he has for his display is freaking amazing this is something I honestly would be willing to pay just to be able to visit and see it

Fantastic documodeltary!

Love it man you got me back into model railroading to thanks have a good day or night thanks as always Josh!

Have liked the Utah Belt since I was a kid.

Great Series Pt 1 Josh! As always, the photography and narration are simply phenomenal. You are quickly becoming the next Allen Keller! Patiently waiting for the next installment!

What a beautiful and highly detailed layout. Josh you did a great job with the Utah Belt power. The chipping of the lettering was a very cool detail that I had not seen on a Utah unit before. I am assuming at some point you will be in St Louis at Eric's home? I look forward to his comments. It would be cool if you could include something in this series for Allen McClelland of V&O fame, as he just passed away a few weeks ago.

Super nice Josh! Great work!

Beautiful painscheme! Great shots! 😊

Sweet, man! Love these videos. I’m also really excited to see Per Laursen’s layout too! Do you plan on doing a layout tour there also?

I remember reading about the Utah Belt years ago in Model Railroader. This is the first video that I have seen. Great work...

Hello from the UK, this layout is absolutely stunning

Outstanding realism ! Best sound effects I have heard and long wanted to hear from a model railroad.

It was so great I had to watch it again. What a great tribute to Eric. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

I have always been fascinated with model trains.. 👍 Awesome layout

I like this format .

You need to post more I ran out of videos to watch from you. Sir you have the best videos on KZfaq!!!!!!

Man everything looks so realistic a imagine that when you working for the railroad or go out railfanning that’s how would be like that

Great video. The narration was very informative.

Wow! 14 years of videos. Now that's dedication.

That is a great, awsome set up. Looks so real. Some scenes look real. Great video ! Loved it. Thanks

Young fella, ( by that I mean no disrespect - I have underware older than you ), you and your Dad are predicious team of modellers. If you tell me that such and such railroad is the best or most desirable, most watched or requested then I follow on because of your recommendation. Merry Christmas to you and your family andd loved ones, I pray for their safety and good health. Whatever you have been told, don't stop the content, sparing as it is, (we know you have work commitments), it inspires those of us who dream. Best wishes for the future, Paul.

Unbelievable, incredible detail.

I love the real train sounds.

One of the best layouts ever

A really Impressive and highly detailed video - thanks for posting. All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

The dude that has motivated me to model NS is doing commentary on the UB, the model road that led me to step into freelancing? This was an "Oh Sh*t!" moment. The layout is Incredible, the narration and the sound effects were Terrific!...GREAT material! Can't wait for more!

Well done. Excellent modelling and story telling as the train makes it's journey. So impressed.

Awesome! Thanks for posting it!

Great video and narration.

Perfect layout 👍🏻 Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹

Great video Josh, absolutely loved it look forward to the next part

Great video! The narrative and production is rarely seen in videos on this hobby, or craft as I like to call it.

Great video, great layout looking forward to seeing more

Fantastic video! Kudos to the modelers excellent work.

This is a fantastic series. Wonderful layout!

Great job on the layout!!

Incredible video Josh, looking forward to more!

I like the scenery so many details n lots of different towns those locomotives sound so realistic

Man what a great layout video! Extreme pike fer' sure, and those UB locomotives, SUPERB! Can't wait for the next installment!

This is going to be a great series to follow! Thanks to all involved, especially Josh for creating the idea! Regards from Melbourne, Australia...Greg B.

Perfection. One of the best I've seen. Thanks for the inspiration.

Very well done . Great real world sound matches the model operations.

I absolutely love watching your ops videos, the sounds of the trains and scenery of your layout really make it seem real. Keep on putting out these Awesome videos... 👍👍👍

That shot at 10:52 is incredible!!!!

That layout is one of the best

Howzit : This is a GREAT presentation of JP's large; highly-detailed and overwhelmingly impressive Layout ! Thanks to longtime Canadian mate Keith Stamper's ( On3 ) altruistic selection during the course of two NARROW GAUGE Conventions [ Denver + St. Louis ]; as an HO Standard-Gauge modeller; I was privileged to have been able to view both the BNSF Fall River Division and the unreal Utah Belt ( Eric Brooman ); both headlining in this Part 1 video .... These Layouts will forever be remembered ! Needless to say; with appreciation; we look forward to the continuation of your New Series ! Much Thanks + Cheers For Now / Johnny Everitt [ Cape St. Francis : South Africa ] PS : I have to admit that as a first-time; I literally got LOST whilst viewing the * Mushroom-Designed * BNSF FR-Div given the distraction of being drawn into the absolute attention to detail of the Layout !

Beautiful layout👌

Would be cool to bring those up to Montana on the Mullan Pass Layout of Kirk Thompson's.

I love you man, and your love of high-quality betail models, keep them videos 📹 coming please 🙏

Great videos. Outstanding layout, weathering, trains, scenery and attention to detail. Keep up the great work!

I like this series it’s like Trains across America KZfaq series

Great job on the video Josh keep up the good work. 😊