Sorry if this sounds stupid but
does CN down there mean Canadian
National like it does up here?

Oh yeah. CN is big down there, particularly in the mid-west and around Chicago.

Today Chicago, tomorrow THE WORLD.

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Sorry if this sounds stupid but
does CN down there mean Canadian
National like it does up here?

Oh yeah. CN is big down there, particularly in the mid-west and around Chicago.

Today Chicago, tomorrow THE WORLD.

They had always owned the Grand Trunk Western, by which they reached Chicago, and Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific (which got them into northern Minnesota). Relatively recently, they bought the Illinois Central (Omaha, St. Louis, and New Orleans), Wisconsin Central (Chicago to the Twin Cities and northern Wisconsin), Elgin Joliet & Eastern (outer beltway around Chicago, to connect all the various lines), and Duluth Missabe & Iron Range (connects WC to DWP).

In the 1980s and 90s, UP was known to railfans as Borgrail, but that name now applies to CN.

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David
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Sorry if this sounds stupid but
does CN down there mean Canadian
National like it does up here?

Oh yeah. CN is big down there, particularly in the mid-west and around Chicago.

Today Chicago, tomorrow THE WORLD.

They had always owned the Grand Trunk Western, by which they reached Chicago, and Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific (which got them into northern Minnesota). Relatively recently, they bought the Illinois Central (Omaha, St. Louis, and New Orleans), Wisconsin Central (Chicago to the Twin Cities and northern Wisconsin), Elgin Joliet & Eastern (outer beltway around Chicago, to connect all the various lines), and Duluth Missabe & Iron Range (connects WC to DWP).

In the 1980s and 90s, UP was known to railfans as Borgrail, but that name now applies to CN.

I know that the SOO is owned by either CN or CP and I knew about the GTW, though I didn't know about the other dwarfs...

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They had always owned the Grand Trunk Western, by which they reached Chicago, and Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific (which got them into northern Minnesota). Relatively recently, they bought the Illinois Central (Omaha, St. Louis, and New Orleans), Wisconsin Central (Chicago to the Twin Cities and northern Wisconsin), Elgin Joliet & Eastern (outer beltway around Chicago, to connect all the various lines), and Duluth Missabe & Iron Range (connects WC to DWP).

In the 1980s and 90s, UP was known to railfans as Borgrail, but that name now applies to CN.

I know that the SOO is owned by either CN or CP and I knew about the GTW, though I didn't know about the other dwarfs...

SOO was always the US subsidiary of CP. (They now have a second one in corporate parallel, the Dakota Minnesota & Eastern.)

Ironically, the original SOO from Chicago to various points just beyond the borders of Wisconsin was spun off as the Wisconsin Central after SOO bought the Milwaukee Road out of bankruptcy. That is the WC that was bought by CN, so now CN owns what was once CP's route to Chicago from west of the Great Lakes.

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David
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I don't know who Grandpa Bill is, but his layout is nicely detailed.

I'm guessing the kid used a GoPro camera.

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David
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Yep, damned impressive, I think that was an HO Scale model railroad, I saw some wires under the mountain and I've owned HO scale flex track and trains in the past. Though the shadow from the camera was rectangular, I don't know if a go pro is shaped like that or not, there are specialized cameras that fit inside an HO scale locomotive, though with that shadow the specialized one may be out.

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Gee what a great Granddad some kid has,
it must have been a lot of fun putting
that outfit together. Did you notice what
looked like an old 1950s era Ford flathead?
It was a black car at the start of the clip,
also there was a great looking woody half
way through.

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Gee what a great Granddad some kid has,
it must have been a lot of fun putting
that outfit together. Did you notice what
looked like an old 1950s era Ford flathead?
It was a black car at the start of the clip,
also there was a great looking woody half
way through.

Got a Forbidden on that picture, Ian.

I agree that it's HO scale. A long time ago, Lionel marketed a video kit that included a camera in the nose of a dummy engine. It transmitted the video through the rails to a base unit that you connected to a TV. It didn't work very well, and went through its 9V battery in about 9 minutes. A GoPro camera is just the right size to have made this video, plus the lens is to the left of center which also corresponds to this video. It's also the right price for a teenager with a job and no expenses to own one.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Gee what a great Granddad some kid has,
it must have been a lot of fun putting
that outfit together. Did you notice what
looked like an old 1950s era Ford flathead?
It was a black car at the start of the clip,
also there was a great looking woody half
way through.

Got a Forbidden on that picture, Ian.

I agree that it's HO scale. A long time ago, Lionel marketed a video kit that included a camera in the nose of a dummy engine. It transmitted the video through the rails to a base unit that you connected to a TV. It didn't work very well, and went through its 9V battery in about 9 minutes. A GoPro camera is just the right size to have made this video, plus the lens is to the left of center which also corresponds to this video. It's also the right price for a teenager with a job and no expenses to own one.

And the mountains are hollow. ;)

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Gee what a great Granddad some kid has,
it must have been a lot of fun putting
that outfit together. Did you notice what
looked like an old 1950s era Ford flathead?
It was a black car at the start of the clip,
also there was a great looking woody half
way through.

I agree that it's HO scale. A long time ago, Lionel marketed a video kit that included a camera in the nose of a dummy engine. It transmitted the video through the rails to a base unit that you connected to a TV. It didn't work very well, and went through its 9V battery in about 9 minutes. A GoPro camera is just the right size to have made this video, plus the lens is to the left of center which also corresponds to this video. It's also the right price for a teenager with a job and no expenses to own one.

And the mountains are hollow. ;)

They usually are on model railroads. At least his are clean inside.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Gee what a great Granddad some kid has,
it must have been a lot of fun putting
that outfit together. Did you notice what
looked like an old 1950s era Ford flathead?
It was a black car at the start of the clip,
also there was a great looking woody half
way through.

I agree that it's HO scale. A long time ago, Lionel marketed a video kit that included a camera in the nose of a dummy engine. It transmitted the video through the rails to a base unit that you connected to a TV. It didn't work very well, and went through its 9V battery in about 9 minutes. A GoPro camera is just the right size to have made this video, plus the lens is to the left of center which also corresponds to this video. It's also the right price for a teenager with a job and no expenses to own one.

And the mountains are hollow. ;)

They usually are on model railroads. At least his are clean inside.

I know that, I was kidding. I was into Model Railroads since I was 12, I was even a member of the HPRR Club for a bit.

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Got a Forbidden on that picture, Ian.

Vic can you see the woody pix?

Ok, here it is:


See Rob, I should have taken my own advice!

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Yeah I can see the woody. It's all purple and puce, psych!










It's really a nice black and tan.

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I see it now too.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

I don't know who Grandpa Bill is, but his layout is nicely detailed.

I'm guessing the kid used a GoPro camera.

I was so awed by that video, I watched it twice and probbaly will a few more times too. That is one heck of a layout. And we didnt get to see the whole thing either. Anyone notice the boxcar laying on its side in one of the mountains?

Im guessing its modeled about mid 50's maybe very early 60's

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Old James

I don't know who Grandpa Bill is, but his layout is nicely detailed.

I'm guessing the kid used a GoPro camera.

I was so awed by that video, I watched it twice and probably will a few more times too. That is one heck of a layout. And we didn't get to see the whole thing either. Anyone notice the boxcar laying on its side in one of the mountains?

Im guessing its modeled about mid 50's maybe very early 60's

Yeah I did, seems a bit out of place for the era, though I could be wrong on that.

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http://screen.yahoo.com/trending-now/trending-redditor-posts-pov-video-110000374.html

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Thanks for the link Gary. The man has a passion for trains. Id like to know the actual size of that layout. it looks like at least two big rooms.

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Old James

Yes, thanks for that 2nd link, Gary.

I agree that it's probably set in the 50s. That's a very popular era for modelers, because it allows such a wide range of equipment, both steam and diesel engines and older cars that aren't legal for interchange in the modern world. (But it does preclude newer types, if you're faithful to your era.)

I'm thinking the layout probably takes up most of what was an unfinished basement.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Holy smoke! Yes, actual smoke. Breaking news from Illinois Railway Museum: Frisco 1630 passed its official steam test today.

They didn't post details yet, but I'm sure it has some finishing and fine tuning to be done. But they can run it! Non-rented steam at Union. WooHoo!

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.