Thanks Mark. I learned from the best

Thanks

Yes. I am doing quite well. Hope you are as well Taylor. Always good to hear from you.

@@EvanstonSub Aw I am always out their for ideas on people layout and also being railfan modeler I always look for my soft I model so I know I am doing the right thing

It's actually flipped both horizontally and vertically. Not sure what the word it for that.

Thanks! You too!

Oh brother.

Me too

Thanks a bunch. I can't wait either

I figured. Thanks for the confirmation.

Thanks Randy

Thanks! You too!

Thanks

Coming up soon

Thanks me too

When? Isn't that in PA

@@EvanstonSub Yep, just outside of Philly.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I model both BNSF and Union Pacific

Cool

That's the hope

Thank you! Cheers!

Was cool at first. Now I'm ready for them to be gone!

So true. Thanks!

There's actually three coaches missing due to an electrical short mishap. But your comment is quite correct none the less.

The guard rails will not go in until after the track is ballasted.

Lombard Hobbies still have a few BLI FEF's in stock. A couple of them are Greyhounds. Check them out.

Thanks!

Any time

That's awesome!

Great tips, never thought about that but I'm sure you are correct for all 50 states.

Thanks friend

Thanks so much 😁. Some people were actually angry with me for that. Oh well. Working out great for me so far. Having a blast.

@@EvanstonSubbest reason to never share your creations because then no one can be mad at you for what is not their business. I think if I ever get to build one I’ll never post it

I was an elementary school principal for 40 years. I have very tough skin. Basically, didn't care if people got mad. I always tried to do what was best for the children and in this case, what was best for my model railroad hobby.

That will be in an update sometime in July

The foam road bed is by Hobby Innovations. Unfortunately, they are now out of business.

I forgot to mention that guard rails will go in after ballasting.

I actually flipped the enrire scene so that the Taggarts mountain would be oriented in a way that fits the location.

The diesel with the steam engines was NEVER there to be a helper(it was basically in idle most of the time), first it was there for braking purposes and then it was because of PTC, but now the 4014 has onboard PTC and may or may not need the diesel anymore.

@zaklex3165 Hmmm,,never heard it told that way. Either way,,,it looks sharp.

Glad you like them!

Me too.

Thanks

Upstate NY?

@@EvanstonSub Western New York about 45 minutes from Buffalo NY

Class lights work, but not the number boards. I don't think the number boards are lit as they are not referred to in the manual

Got mine from Scale Sound Systems

I'll check those out. Thank you

Good luck

He is using "across the rails" infrared detection rather than the more typical "between the rails" configuration. Regardless of detection method, there is still the operational caveat that a single board does not know there are multiple tracks. IF a second train enters the detection "zone" coming from the opposite direction (while the first train is still present) the single board might not shut off the action when grade crossing is finally cleared by both trains. Ultimately the board's 35 second timeout will kick in and the action will shut off. So, additional boards (the GCP/2 Expander) are highly recommended in order to avoid this behavior for multiple tracks and multiple trains. In the end, it's a choice!

I like across the rails also because you don't have stuff between the rails.

I appreciate that

Can i send you a LocoCabCab to use in your videos?

Thank you very much!

Thanks

My pleasure!

There are three trains at the end of the video going through the grade crossing

​@@EvanstonSubI was referring just to hearing the bell sound and the train blowing thru. You can set up some multi camera angles in the future and do a "putting them to the test" video. The higher speed crossings you have coming up should be a good example. Can't thank you enough for taking the time to post these. We really enjoy your layout!🎉