The Glade 4.0

Strasburg Railroad 475 plowing the line


Here's why:



Strasburg railroad hauls revenue freight with steam locomotives, even in the off season. The above video is of a steam locomotive built in the 1920's hauling a freight train in actual revenue service in 2012 - not as an excursion or display.

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All I'm seeing is black...no video

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That should do it.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Thank you DE!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

I love it!! I have railroading in my blood...my paternal grandfather worked for the Union Pacific as a signalman...my maternal step grandfather worked for the railroad as well, but Im not sure in what capacity (I never knew him very well ). My dad is an avid hobbyist and if I had the room I would have a layout myself! Thank you DE, Ive ridden on the Strasburg and I love it. This was very cool!

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

There's always Z scale if you're hurting for space!

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Hey DE, here is the solution to all of your track alignment problems (you can thank me later :p )

Only catch... you might need to upgrade your freezer

Wow...

Heh, the blue push-pins at 1:14 are a nice touch. But overall, pretty crazy.

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Model Railroader Raid Content!

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Heh, that maglev train is pretty cool, although I must say there's something bizarre about a steam loco with no wheels!



Yeah, that's basically what it is. These old guys that have been doing the hobby for 30-40 years are basically "raiders" and the level of preparation they put into doing this stuff is incredible. They have operating handbooks, fast clocks, track warrants, radio comms, and.. man it just goes on and on. Last year there was an entire special issue of model railroader just dedicated to duplicating real railroad operations.

Some of these layouts, like, well the one in the video, are just enormous, too. I've seen some over 40 feet from one side to the other and over 30' in the other dimension; HO layouts in excess of 1000' square (overall, not one big table that's 1000 square feet) are a thing with clubs and guys that have big basements and years to work on them. These are so far in excess of my level that it's kind of intimidating.

Layouts that big really are designed for a "raid crew" to run too; unless you just want to watch trains go around a big scene, one person just cannot run them. They're like raids that way too; you need to people to make it happen. I don't know at what point, if ever, I'll be able to do that sort of thing. It is pretty cool to see how it's actually done, though.

One thing about model railroaders - they are a lot nicer than MMO types on forums and about people doing what they want on their own layouts. If you show up to their session or club, though, you better be prepared to do everything the way they want it done, or you might not come back! Touching a model with your hands when you aren't supposed to is a big no-no for example! They're a lot like raiders that way, except older, and they built the raid content themselves!

I may have to watch that one a few more times. There's a lot I could learn in that video. My wife likes the little Ice cream stand a lot.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Holee Geez!!! That is one huge layout! Very cool...and I agree with your wife, DE...that ice cream stand is awesome! They did a fantastic job with the scenery.

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"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Catatatatatatatata!

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

Chewbacca in D minor

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

I would never have thought of putting these two together, but it works:

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Love Eva. She left us way too soon.

Kinda NSFW, but pretty dang funny.

I struggle to understand how this is even possible. Not only that, but the song itself is really good.

That is hilarious, thanks!

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A helicopter pilot and his co-pilot unexpectedly rescue a kid's expensive RC plane from a treetop:

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

Threading the needle:



Holy ****.

I think this might be the only known instance of a Russian getting rattled by something that happens on the road.

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Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.

Woah. On both counts.

Bozhe Moi!

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Holy shitsnacks!