Oh wow, how important this maintenance is for checking track and any other items on your layout. Thank you for showing what things you should be doing. thanks again.
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@mikedurhan9941
Жыл бұрын
Richmond: I know you don't want to hear this. However, I went the "other way" (insul-frogs). They are made for (and wired for) DCC, with something like a Frog Juicer required to feed them. None of my locomotives have keep/stay/whatever alives, and they never stall at a frog - not even my short wheel-base switchers, like my Atlas MP15. Dirty track is dirty track; none of us can avoid that, except we can minimize it with modern sprays. But, these Frog Juicers work great for me. If you ever replace your turnouts, I strongly suggest a separately wired frog type turnout with something like a Frog Juicer. I do not believe you will ever regret it. On a side note, you sure know how to weather rolling stock. You are very talented for that; as if you have an eye for it. Much obliged for what you give to the hobby.
@lindahurley-bruce7575
Жыл бұрын
I agree on the Frog Juicers. I use mostly Tortoises with the frogs wired to the contacts as well, but if the solder joints come undone, as they will do after a couple of decades, a Frog Juicer is a lot easier than going under the table. If you're doing manual switches, though, Frog Juicers are pretty much your only option.
@lennykimball
Жыл бұрын
Maintenance of way is a great operation. I was very happy to see you put that on video. To me a lot of model railroading is about making repairs and keeping things In good working order. As of the keep alive I'm dying to see your video. I've got the information required to build my own keep alives! It'll be another thing trying to put them in. 😂 The unit that I'm making will represent the KA1. It claims to give about 6 to 20 seconds of power. That could be good that could be bad especially if you're trying to stop your train and you lose signal it might hit another train because the keep alive will keep your train going lol.😮 That's why I really enjoy watching you run your trains you run nice and slow.
@johnbanicki7232
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing how you approach this work. Keep the videos coming.
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
@bradleyogden5688
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this, I just might build me a remote control shoving platform and add working strobe lights and ditch lights and don't add a current keeper and have it draw it's power from the track instead of being battery powered. Thanks for sharing with us!
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Sounds great!
@AmtrakTBL
Жыл бұрын
New loco looks great. I’m always cleaning my track but never thought of running a mow train for it. I need to try that spray method on my switches. 😂 Enjoyed the vid as always!
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@frisco-mustangsub1314
Жыл бұрын
I like the idea of carrying tools in the gondola car. Unfortunately I model in N scale and the gondolas are not big enough to carry stuff. Maybe a q tip. I could use an 85' flay car but my turn radii is not really big enough. Great method for finding problems before doing an ops session. Thanks for sharing!! Have a great day!!
@cnwtrain
Жыл бұрын
You got a good crew on that train. Nice job.
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@warrencleversy2773
Жыл бұрын
Just keep the tracks clean and trouble free!! It's always nice to see our railroads run like clockwork. But there are those times when you show things off to others,that a problem will come up. Been there done that!
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
6:20 "People saying that... the current keeper hides all the problems on the layout. Well, I mean, I guess that's really what it's for, right?" Right. You can either make those problems go away by having perfect track, or by slapping current keepers in your locomotives. But current keepers are an easy way to achieve something that used to be difficult, so a section of the population resents that.
@csxrensville5105
Жыл бұрын
Have you tried the Woodland scenics Tidy Tracker? It's a good piece of kit. A lot easier than using a cotton bud, you can do both rails at once. Spray the contact cleaner onto the pads. Let's you apply more even pressure when cleaning. Did my track today with mine.
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
Anything that helps, helps but I can't see even pressure as being at all important while cleaning track.
@csxrensville5105
Жыл бұрын
@beeble2003 Perhaps pressure was the wrong word. I noticed when you were using the cottonbud on the tops of the rail it had a tendency to wander off. With the pads you don't get that, they cover both rails.
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
@@csxrensville5105 OK, that makes sense. I guess the point is control, rather than pressure.
@csxrensville5105
Жыл бұрын
@beeble2003 Yes. Plus, you can scrub that little bit harder on those stubborn spots! 😃
@doublediamondrailroad5949
Жыл бұрын
I have Pecos too. Usually it’s the Points contact ends in the grooves where they make contact with the main rails. Because the Point Rails conduct up to the Pivots in the tie and then underneath the Jumpers carry it to the Frog rails. The engine weight on the Point Rails is flexing them, so if any dirt/Carbon between, it’s gonna cut out. You were right on track treating that Switch. I had to Juice my Frogs in my Yards to keep them reliable. Any where I do Slow moves.
@joeahearn4413
Жыл бұрын
Great way to show some MOW work being done.
@modelrailroader5619
Жыл бұрын
I would’ve signed up for some overtime to go out and work on track.😂 my road crossings usually cause me a bit of grief too. Great video!
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
The dodgy switch into Athearn and SW&S might just have had its centring spring come loose.
@itsme246
Жыл бұрын
Nice, helpful video. I couldn't tell if you did, but having the lights on would show dirty spots better than the locomotive stalling. Lights would flicker soonedr than a stall. Just experience speaking. Len
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
yup, I'm watching the lights also.
@switchitarailroad
Жыл бұрын
What a great idea 😊 also you were correct when you said tires. Dunno if the US is the same as the UK but rail vehicles do actually have tires. 😀
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure they use those any more. Back in steam days, the tyre was a metal band that was heated and then shrank around the wheel rim as it cooled. But these days, I think they just use one-piece wheels.
@ceedee3388
Жыл бұрын
@beeble2003 you've got me curious now if they are indeed still used. When I worked with BR here in the UK in the early 90s we used to send locos to a place outside of Edinburgh to get their tyres/tires replaced.
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
@@ceedee3388 Yeah, I'm not actually sure if I jumped the gun, there. There was a major rail crash in Germany in 1998 or so that was blamed on a tyre failing. OK, that's 25 years ago but it was on a modern-looking train.
@Adamdaj
Жыл бұрын
Hey Mr. Rick, I notice that you don't have a Turn Table, at leased not that I can see., I was wondering if you have a Y to turn locomotives around to face to out going trains when running a single locomotive?
@socalscalemodels
Жыл бұрын
no turntable or Y. though the section just under my overpass is supposed to represent the west Anaheim UP yard which is a Y. Didn't have the space for it though.
@beeble2003
Жыл бұрын
They don't normally have places to turn locomotives at the ends of lines. They just run the locomotive back long-hood-forwards. To avoid that, they generally run locomotives in pairs. Turntables and wyes are generally just used at yards and maintenance shops to get locomotives back-to-back when they need to change the pairing.
@benmoreau8404
Жыл бұрын
Hey Rick nice job on your new engine. Got a new video for you to check out. Don't know if you want to go that route or not but check out on how to fix ho switch tracks on KZitem.
@benmoreau8404
Жыл бұрын
I mean fix old switch tracks reliably
@David-yo5re
Жыл бұрын
Nice looking layout. What are the dimensions of it?
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