Category Archives: Video

This is the third of my older Protosound 1 diesel locomotives that I've converted to Protosound 2.  It's the GE AC4400CW (the AC version of the Dash-9) which came out in 1998.  I've previously shown it in its original PS1 … Continue reading →

Here's another diesel conversion from PS1 to PS2.  I've previously shown this locomotive, the EMD GP20, in operation with its as-delivered Protosound 1 (PS1) electronics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6K0MGU3NM).  I've converted it to Protosound 2 (PS2) and by comparing this True HD 1080p … Continue reading →

I've previously shown this locomotive, the EMD SD90MAC, in operation with its as-delivered Protosound 1 (PS1) electronics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EO9mteFDR4).  I've just converted it to Protosound 2 (PS2) and thought that I'd reshoot the video so that you can compare the operation … Continue reading →

My PS2 diesel upgrade kits arrived and, as I said I would in the descriptions of the videos of the PS1 diesel locomotives, I've begun upgrading them to PS2.  The first one was the EMD GP-20 which, having come out … Continue reading →

My little toy train videos on YouTube have now amassed a combined total of six million views!  While that's not much for a single music video, for a bunch of short hobby videos I think it's great!  Thanks everyone!  🙂

I got my hi-def camcorder nine months ago and it's taken me that long to reshoot all of the old standard definition videos in high definition — True HD 1080p to be precise.  With the latest video, I can say … Continue reading →

In 1964, NYCTA, the New York Transit Authority, took delivery of 600 Budd-built stainless steel R32 cars. The "Brightliners," as they were called, came in married pairs bearing one even and one odd number. They have been overhauled many times … Continue reading →

Coal has long been one of the mainstays of freight railroading.  Long trains of coal hoppers snake their way across the country, carrying this precious commodity from the mines and breakers to the power plants that consume it to produce … Continue reading →

I often get requests from people who want to see more of my main layout than they normally get to see in my videos that showcase my locomotives and trains, though some of those do show large areas of the … Continue reading →

If one Christmas Express set is good, then two must be better, right?  And if those two are running on the same track at the same time, well, does it get any better? 🙂 In 2002, MTH brought out a … Continue reading →

This video is to showcase the ten new 36' woodsided reefers that I got from AtlasO as mentioned below.  As with all their reefers these are exquisite.  Since two of them are from the great Northwest, I thought it appropriate … Continue reading →

After bringing out the Christmas Express ready-to-run Standard Gauge set in 2002 (video already posted), which came with the #10 electric locomotive, MTH followed-up in 2004 with another ready-to-run Christmas Express set, this one coming with the #384E steam locomotive … Continue reading →