Ron's O scale Lehigh River Valley

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A quick look at Ron's massive O scale layout. 40 years in the making, Ron scratch built over 600 structures and hand laid all the rail. The video starts at the Central Railroad of New Jersey terminal in Jersey City (a.k.a. Communipaw Terminal) then proceeds westward along the CNJ with stops in Phillipsburg, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk) and then into the Lehigh Gorge at the Hotel Wahnetah and finally Penn Haven Junction where the Lehigh Valley RR crossed the CNJ. From there we head back east along the Lehigh Valley Railroad with views of the 2 Mauch Chunk stations (old and new), South Bethlehem, South Easton, Phillipsburg and finish in West Portal.
Videos in this series:
Ron's massive O scale Lehigh River Valley layout: • Ron's O scale Lehigh R...
West Portal to Phillipsburg: • Ron's Lehigh River Val...
Phillipsburg and the Delaware River Bridges: • Ron's Lehigh River Val...
Easton: • Ron's Lehigh River Val...
South Easton: • Ron's Lehigh River Val...

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@ProgressWilliams Жыл бұрын

Ron, thanks for your incredible dedication to our local history, and your artistic creations bringing them back to life. Thirty years ago you graciously opened up your home to my two little boys because they were fascinated by the caboose in your yard. Both of them have grown up to operate locomotives today, one for CSX and the other for Amtrak.

@richgreene7043 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous recreation of a wonderful time gone by. Rich

@DelcoImagery 3 жыл бұрын

God Bless him! He put so much work into it! Incredible video!

@RonaldLuckock 2 ай бұрын

tearing it down mat 2024

@stevenikitas8170 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing craftsmanship... Ron deserves a national medal for being a great citizen and doing such fine work.

@RonaldLuckock 2 ай бұрын

thank you

@bellator3691 7 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Allentown in the 1960's. Many of your vista elements are familiar. My dad took me to the Lehigh River in Reading to fish when I was 8 years old in 1958. Life was certainly less hectic then.

@tadheath5856 5 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! I wished i lived close to u....i could listen to ur knowledge all day and night about this stuff.....history bored me to death.....this stuff never gets old.....thank you so much for that great video!!!!!!!

@michaelbryant7762 Жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful layout !

@captainmorgan757 6 жыл бұрын

What a great layout and presentation. I extend my gratitude for having you share this exceptional layout with us less fortunate one's that have no layout. I thank you exceedingly!

@joeleikomstead7549 8 жыл бұрын

Ron, all I can say is you have done a spectacular job on your model railroad. I love the fact that you have brought history together with your layout. You knowledge of the specific buildings and their history astounds me. You are to be commended for bringing history alive with your model railroad. Congratulations! This has to be one of the most superior model railroads I have visited on the internet. ...Joel Eikomstead, Fargo, North Dakota. I am a PRR and East Coast Railroad fan. That may be because I was raised outside of Philadelphia in my youth.

@jamesmorris155 6 жыл бұрын

Stunning love the detail and dedication ,regards from Newark ,UK

@trashtrainpunk1542 4 жыл бұрын

This is great historic modelling and a real inspiration! Lots of information about times gone by. And of course with so much history the De-Lorean-back-to the future-car is obligatory. Greetings from Ulm-Germany!

@rickporvaznik5030 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video.

@Geo3Rail 3 жыл бұрын

What a great local history lesson. THANK YOU!

@Gilstrains 11 ай бұрын

Supreme video, thank you.👍

@sleeplessingc 8 жыл бұрын

I think I am just as impressed with rons knowledge as I am the layout.

@joeg6482 6 жыл бұрын

Have to agree with SmokeStack........Absolutely wonderful!!!! You captured the scenes perfectly. A true enjoyment to see.

@gvet47 5 жыл бұрын

Layout is just amazing!!!! So is the history behind it.

@wesleybarnett6860 8 жыл бұрын

Wow, very nice. Love all the detail on the layout along with the history told.

@spike8002 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing...never have seen anything like this. A true craftsmen. This is a work of art.

@joeyoung19475 9 жыл бұрын

amazing....thanks for sharing ,and preserving history,love the old things that made us who we are today,,,,,

@wmjwell 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing layout and more amazing history!!! Thank you for sharing.

@bobgallo2178 6 жыл бұрын

Was a really cool display.Love seeing the historic pictures of that area. I like to fish the Easton/Phillipsburg area, always tried to imagine what it was like Thanks again.

@steveschutte7956 4 жыл бұрын

Very impressive; incredible work. Thanks for posting.

@mamanbear1 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely outstanding layout and the history is amazing.

@davidparry1982 7 жыл бұрын

Very atmospheric and a slice of history

@TRAVELWP 4 жыл бұрын

I used to live in Allentown PA and I really enjoyed your video !

@nickltrains6952 8 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your layout and train action. I especially enjoyed your Knowledge of the Lehigh River Valley. Looked at your other video and decided to subscribe. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent.

@jmd12127 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful history lesson, and an even more beautiful layout!

@maccustoms2295 4 жыл бұрын

Great work a real craftsman and railroad historian. You are very knowledgeable. Sich a great video love the layout

@OregonRailfan83 5 жыл бұрын

Well done! Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Much to be proud of!!

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 3 жыл бұрын

Very neat layout. I like the two rail realistic track!

@barrysimmons5489 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful layout, thank you for posting and sharing.

@jonnybeck6723 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful (!) Thanx and the very best to y'all

@kgtrains 9 жыл бұрын

awesome video, thanks for posting!

@SmokeStack684 8 жыл бұрын

WOW! Absolutely spectacular.

@whortle 3 жыл бұрын

True MODEL railroading. Thanks.

@wethepeople7961 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, critical thought applied to the stories you recited would conclude them to be fairytales

@rickporvaznik5030 4 жыл бұрын

Keeping history alive.

@michaellevtchenko7433 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing, I watched it twice. Thanks for sharing.

@mariomcfly86 7 жыл бұрын

2:43 Doc Brown and the time machine!!!!!! Awesome!! Lol

@bpayne1984 5 жыл бұрын

I love that they don’t even mention it

@trainroomgary 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your railroad knowledge. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

@briannorman952 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning in every way.

@hdvette64 Жыл бұрын

Incredible

@beautydogg 7 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Well done. Thanks Ron.

@davidwayne1475 6 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable. Fantastic. Thank you.

@jonheller2307 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Well presented!

@CalebsTrains 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. So much detail.

@mwjii 6 жыл бұрын

wow,impressive! excellent job sir.

@genekloszewski5484 6 жыл бұрын

super job! a little bit of scratch building, going on?? great job on the stations,, loved the buildings,, always my fav.,, part of the hobby !!!

@trainman2 9 жыл бұрын

absolutely fantastic!!!!

@wmjwell 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto Jonathan’s comment. Would love to see this layout later this year!!!

@MsWolfe911 7 жыл бұрын

great video thanks for the history

@kenc4240 6 жыл бұрын

Very Informative,Nice Layout

@steventartamella454 4 жыл бұрын

Great layout Ron... :-)

@TheChesty632 9 жыл бұрын

Great work..

@jonnyspeed 9 жыл бұрын

Wow, wow, wow! Ron is my hero. Does he ever allow tours or visits? I would love to see his work in person someday. Absolutely fantastic.

@ColoradooscaleOrg 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@klbird 9 жыл бұрын

Great historic modeling!

@killmozzies 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You, most informative.

@bens64 8 жыл бұрын

wow. looks fantastic.

@jimmoshinskie3955 6 жыл бұрын

Magnificent beautiful handiwork. Father’s family from Bethlehem and Jim Thorpe, shocking reproduction of towns and station well done. His family worked New Jersey Central at Jim Thorpe (Mauch Chunk). Is Joseph T. Leonardis Undertaking Establishment depicted at 38 Broadway there. When I toured it in 1999 it still used a black 1940’s Packard hearse.

@BerniesModelRailroad 9 жыл бұрын

Very impressive!!!!

@seeburgm100a 7 жыл бұрын

Stunning

@coloradooscalemodelers1354 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@michaelglass4701 5 жыл бұрын

Looooove your layout 🚇🛤️

@gunsaway1 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@henryszubielski8601 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@andrewwalsh4798 7 жыл бұрын

wow. very nice thanks

@jrhproductions54 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@petelinster7093 6 жыл бұрын

I liked and subscribed . WOW! TFS Awesome.

@sort187 7 жыл бұрын

Great Scott!!!!! @ two minutes, forty-five seconds in.......

@petegallo3415 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I live close by just east of P'burg. I'm planning my own layout of this area in HO scale. Would love to swing by and see your layout if possible. I was doing research by driving the old LV line and saw the house in Steel City. Now I know who lives there. Amazing. I would love to visit if tours are available.

@johnfleming4794 8 жыл бұрын

wow thank you !!!

@ClearTrackSpeed 6 жыл бұрын

2:44 Great Scott

@robgrune3284 6 жыл бұрын

fabulous. wow, the cost!

@tommaimone6526 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic oral history coupled with the depictions and running trains. Thanks for letting us see it. In 1972 to 1974 when I was a student at Lafayette I lived on Wolf Avenue in Easton. A long hill ran down from the building I was in, down to a river with a number of tracks parallel to the river. Is that section shown on your model? I have a few pictures somewhere.

@toyrescuer Жыл бұрын

Nice job where do you live and do you show it to people

@westrain2 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Did Bill Fagin record a cabride on this layout

@dwightbernheimer331 4 жыл бұрын

That's O Scale, 2 rail... Not that 3 rail toy stuff,.. thank you... great job thanks for the video and the great history lesson LOL Having grown up in Stratford Connecticut I can remember some great railroads running from Bridgeport Connecticut to White River Junction Vermont real railroad Buffs will know exactly what I'm referring to LOL

@ErikGarces 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any way we can visit Ron and his layout? I pass his place a few times a month on the way to Steel City range.

@machia0705 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you , very informative. I live by the old CNJ line at Aldene. It’s used now by NS/CSX and NJ Transit. Beautiful workmanship. What scale is this ?

@tacomahunter 4 жыл бұрын

O scale

@nickmuschlitz3560 7 жыл бұрын

I live in the Lehigh valley and I live 3 minutes away from the Lehigh river and train station

@PeterInPa 8 жыл бұрын

Ron opens the layout to the LV NRHS once a year. I was fortunate to be able to get 2 days private showing to put this together.

@machia-mw1lm 8 жыл бұрын

Is Newark Penn Station and / or Newark Oak Island yard on this layout ? Impressive workmanship .

@PeterInPa 8 жыл бұрын

No.

@1940limited 8 жыл бұрын

+PeterInPa Is it possible to see this model railroad at some time? When is it open for viewing? Fabulous video and model RR and fabulous effort on the part of Ron. Thanks for posting.

@NHseacoast Жыл бұрын

Wow! How large was this layout.?

@LESRR 11 ай бұрын

Is your layout open for tours? Where are you located?

@JerzeyBoy 7 жыл бұрын

i worked right down the road from him.

@terryterrance6632 6 жыл бұрын

See and learn about O Scale at the 2018 O Scale National Convention, Aug. 22-26, 2018; Rockville, MD. 2018OScalenational.com

@bubblejomay 8 жыл бұрын

What are the measurements of the layout

@OperatorPuski 8 жыл бұрын

Are there different kinds of O scale track styles? This track doesn't have the middle rail. This track looks more realistic. From what I can tell the engine trucks look more natural.

@ocsrc 5 жыл бұрын

Are you open for tours ?

@patrickfrawley8705 7 жыл бұрын

That is a very beautiful layout Can people come see it

@PeterInPa 7 жыл бұрын

To the best of my knowledge Ron opens the layout to the Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS members once a year but it isn't open to the general public. If you're in the greater Lehigh Valley you might consider joining the chapter. The open house is in the summer I believe.

@patrickfrawley8705 7 жыл бұрын

how does one join the Lehigh Valley Chapter NRHS

@PeterInPa 7 жыл бұрын

www.lehighlines.org/become-a-member.html

@tdtvegas 4 жыл бұрын

Open for tours?

@WS-gw5ms 7 жыл бұрын

You forgot weissport. Poor Ole weissport. :(

@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282 5 жыл бұрын

what kills this work is the static human figure .

@mosesknows2062 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and history... I browsed and subscribed. If you have a sec. checkout my new video, "CHERRY VALLEY, O SCALE, 2017" (pretty nice "two-rail" layout and features, Philadelphia's 30th Street Station) Thx, Moses...