Last Run of the Oglesby Electric Light and Traction Layout and History of the NWTG

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7 ай бұрын

The last run of Ken Spangler's private HO scale traction layout, on a Trolley night he hosted with multiple traction fans and an assortment of different models running. At the end is a 15-minute-long history of the Northwest Traction Group which Ken and many of the folks in the video were part of.

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@Jeff-uj8xi 4 ай бұрын

At 12:47, I like the recently scratch built HO Atlantic City-Ocean City "Shore Fast Line" car. I scratch built one in "O" scale years ago. I have many "O" scale Atlantic City trolleys. I have Atlantic City Brilliners from the St. Petersburg folks in Russia, a brass powered Ken Kidder Brilliner factory painted in "The Miss America Fleet" simplified colors and renumbering circa 1950, which has the enlarged window openings on the front doors. I scratch built "O" scale Atlantic City single truck and double truck open summer cars. I bought a scratch built "O" scale Atlantic City Hog Island car in the original number, orange and cream colors and lettering.

@schmidty390 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was on display for the evening, although I don't remember who's model it was.

@Jeff-uj8xi 4 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 Shame, I'd love to know the story behind the car. Who is the Atlantic City fan? At 12:36, the man speaking mentions an Atlantic City car he recently built? Who is that man?

@StillPlaysWithModelTrains1956 7 ай бұрын

What an incredible layout and story. Thanks for sharing.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much it is our member Kens' pride and joy, a lifetime of work and modeling.

@everettthepetractionguy4222 7 ай бұрын

Nice traction layout. I'm a traction fan although I consider myself a traction fanatic. I enjoyed watching the traction models running around on the layout. But, I had to chuckle at the high speed at which the models were traveling. If there were people in them, they'd be hanging on for dear life! 😂 I admire the attention to the details on the layout. Nice work. I enjoyed the video. 👍

@woodygould 7 ай бұрын

Try it at 50%. Much better.

@everettthepetractionguy4222 6 ай бұрын

Good job. 👍😉

@jeffmurphree2937 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! Amazing work! Thank you for sharing this!

@schmidty390 6 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@scottfw7169 7 ай бұрын

The ground level views were a nice touch.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

Thank You!

@twtrains 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful Traction layout. Not much of these left.

@schmidty390 6 ай бұрын

I'm glad there's still a lot of people left who enjoy traction. Thank you for the compliment.

@user-zi2uq1si2t 7 ай бұрын

Very nice keep it.plenty of good times left

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely more traction is always to come.

@jamessneed8789 7 ай бұрын

I love it. 💛

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@marcsummerlott3965 7 ай бұрын

Love the traction

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, as do we. There will be more to come.

@CDtrumpet5 6 ай бұрын

This was a beautiful video. Its a shame this layout no longer exists, it was very well made. What was the song used in the beginning?

@schmidty390 6 ай бұрын

Thank You! It's a song that comes with the editing software I use.

@petescouve 6 ай бұрын

It's always tough seeing layouts torn down. Thanks for posting it. Lump in my throat. Why did the layout have to go?

@schmidty390 6 ай бұрын

The gentleman who built the layout is in his 80s and wanted to pass it on to our modeling group.

@petescouve 6 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 thank you so much. I am so happy to hear that the Traction layout will live on. Now back to fixing trains and building other things to get my layout running

@tonyromano6220 6 ай бұрын

These guys make me look young! 😂😂😂😂 I am 66!

@TheCombatartist 7 ай бұрын

Once these guys are gone no one will remember streetcars and interurbans, let alone model this era. Only a few of us “trolley-Jolly’s” out there and I’m just about ready to dump my “stuff”.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

We are the next generation of Traction modelers and we have a portable layout that we take to train shows with new modules. The hobby isn't dying its still very much alive.

@michaelquinones-lx6ks 7 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 Keep up the good work and bring in more traction modelers into the hobby.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

We will! Thank You!

@michaelquinones-lx6ks 7 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 And, Thank you for responding to my comment.

@scottfw7169 7 ай бұрын

What system's PCC is that after 6:55? I didn't recognize/remember who used the blue and cream livery.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

That's a CTA Green Hornet numbered for the only surviving car of its series 4391, which is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum.

@scottfw7169 7 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 Ahh okay. At least on this monitor it looks so very light blue compared to the green I am familiar with Chicago using. Oh! Just up from the depths of memory, about a decade back I saw a plain light green semi cab at truck stop here in town and thought, hey, that's exactly the color I want for my freelance Willow Creek Traction; in the neighborhood of NYC jade and GN glacier green but not quite exactly them. Well ... uploaded images from camera to PC, semi is sky blue on screen. Say what? Oh ... wait a minute ... you know that "green screen" they use in doing special effects ... yeah, digital camera didn't register that hue of light green.

@schmidty390 7 ай бұрын

@scottfw7169 yes I understand there were 2 types of green used on the Green Hornet PCCs a dark green and lighter green like was used on the CTA 6000s which this one has the green was faded to more closely match the way the car looks today and like it looked at the end of service.

@scottfw7169 7 ай бұрын

@@schmidty390 Okay, thanks!

@janmoorlagable 7 ай бұрын

wauw

@fredhayes6162 6 ай бұрын

Just a look around that meeting tells you the fate of the hobby of model railroading.

@schmidty390 6 ай бұрын

The fate of model railroading is secure, these gentleman were kind enough to pass their stories and teach their talents to the next generation.

@vanhenry3601 5 ай бұрын

When I attend train shows, meets and open houses I am amazed at how many people attend and at the broad range of diversity I see and meet. The hobby is healthy, but we sometimes do not look in the right places. Look on you tube and see the work done by many young people, hip hop artists, rappers, women in addition to the older folks. There are many people in the hobby and many entering. In Austin, alone we have around 75-100 layouts that open to model Railroader’s during our shows. And we have met many “lone wolf” model Railroader’s that enjoy the hobby, but they prefer to do it quietly.