HOn3 Rio Grande Southern First District 1938-1945

[Dave V]

Not too late to go back to standard gauge. 



(just came across ebay)

Jason

Ah, you know me, though...  If I did standard gauge, it's be HO and it'd ether be a WWII-era Pennsy branchline or the Colorado Midland with some CS&CCDRy thrown in for good measure.

[wcfn100]

... or the Colorado Midland

The photo is Midland Terminal.

Jason

[Dave V]

The photo is Midland Terminal.

Jason

So it is!  Yeah, I didn't recognize the loco on point.

But I prefer the older, truss rod era.

[Dave V]

[Erock482]

Spent the past hour or so reading through this, fantastic layout! Reminds me I need to finish laying track and build the last section of Benchwork for my HOn3 Project!

[CRL]

People in Colorado are sure unfriendly... didn’t see a single person wave as the train went by. 

Very nice video & great looking layout, subtle brag wall inclusion notwithstanding 😜. Only complaint was train going too fast.

[Rich_S]

Thanks Dave, now I'm thirsty for a Modelo    Thank you for uploading this video of your fantastic layout. The lift out section with full scenery treatment is above and beyond, bravo and two thumbs up.  You truly have created another "Great Model Railroad", well done Sir.   

[Dave V]

Only complaint was train going too fast.

The camera saves off in 5 minute chunks.  I was hoping to get it all in one 5 minute chunk, but I didn't.  That said, the scene splice is almost unnoticeable.  Now that I know that, the next one will be closer to proper scale speed.  Probably going the other way this time.  Now that Ophir is done, you'll get a good view of it from Bridge 45B as you come in from the north.

[Hawghead]

Only complaint was train going too fast.

I know that when we think of Colorado narrow gauge we think of small trains down on their hands and knees crawling at 5-10 mph.  However if you look at film footage from the day, when these guys were on level, light or descending grade they were going as fast as the track and their balls allowed.  These guys had a job to do, not a show to put on like the tourist railroads, they wanted to get where they were going, get their work done and get off the train and go home, just like today 

Scott   

[Dave V]

I know that when we think of Colorado narrow gauge we think of small trains down on their hands and knees crawling at 5-10 mph.  However if you look at film footage from the day, when these guys were on level, light or descending grade they were going as fast as the track and their balls allowed.  These guys had a job to do, not a show to put on like the tourist railroads, they wanted to get where they were going, get their work done and get off the train and go home, just like today 

Scott

This is also true.  On the flat out of Ridgway they'd be going at speeds that would make you cringe if you knew the condition of the track.

Some of the Otto Perry footage has RGS trains doing 30+ even coming down a heavy grade.

Other times the trains were slower than walking pace.

[CRL]

Agree... as it applies to the prototype, but the prototype had miles of run between towns/stops. Our layouts have limited “run” space between towns/stops, so slower speeds give some impression of more run. That’s all I was getting at.

[Hawghead]

Agree... as it applies to the prototype, but the prototype had miles of run between towns/stops. Our layouts have limited “run” space between towns/stops, so slower speeds give some impression of more run. That’s all I was getting at.

OK, I'm hip to your jive now.

Scott

[Dave V]

Agree... as it applies to the prototype, but the prototype had miles of run between towns/stops. Our layouts have limited “run” space between towns/stops, so slower speeds give some impression of more run. That’s all I was getting at.

FWIW, I generally run my trains at much reduced speeds to increase the run time.  What I do for ride-on videos is based on needs of the camera memory and to try keep the video length reasonable.

I’d be happy to see ride-on videos from other members!

[davefoxx]

@Dave V,

The run speed didn't bother me, because the video is not for ops but rather to show off the layout.  Judging by the average attention span today, it's probably better to go at ludicrous speed and keep the video to a shorter length.    Another option: as you're messing with the video options and creating the video, try slowing down the video recording instead of slowing down the actual train.

DFF

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I'm always surprised at the speed I see guys going in real life. Especially back in the day.

Like the Valley Apollos doing 60mph through Bethlehem. Or out where the box cars rocked back and forth like the ships in an episode of Most Dangerous Catch.