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David has completed preparations for the Beer Line HO scale operating session. Now it’s time to start the session into motion so you can watch and learn how the car movements on the railroad fit into specific job tasks. The first job you’ll get to shadow – from start to finish – is the Morning Yard Job, operated by MR’s Cody Grivno and Eric White.
This is a very good demonstration of the operating car card process. Thank you for making this video.
You know, I just want to say that this operations series has been one of the major influences in how I operate my own layout, and was also a major inspiration for starting my model railroad operations YouTube channel. Would love one day in the future to see, run, and maybe even film the operations of the Beer Line.
good work by Eric and Cody
Great job.. RR looks uper.. Like the realism and reason to exist.. Thank you
This is very interesting for me, as I grew up using very simple operations of a more elementary nature, largely to accommodate the age levels my friends and I were at the time, and the 4×8 layouts we had to work with.
I’m currently building a simple On30 small rural line with a single circuit route and a larger yard for some switching and maintenance activities in a limited space. I really can appreciate the ways in which you all work together and make it fun. I’m going to watch these several times and work on formulating some yard sessions for my own. The video series also gives some good ideas for setting up industries, small businesses, and warehouse operations that can be adapted to a smaller line. Thanks a whole bunch guys, and Jen.
WILLIAM, in an earlier segment David talks about using business card holder sheets for 3-ring binders, and cutting them up for the plastic sleeves.
Where do you get the plastic sleeves that you use for your car cards? thanks
Another super job regarding operations. Features on building structures, rolling stock treatments, locomotives, wiring etc., all have their purpose and are very helpful. The bottom line though is putting life into these areas with tutorials such as this video on operations. Amazing how much fun it can be to operate on the smallest of railroads. You guys are the pros. Nice. Thanks.
I did not follow why Eric only moved one waybill from front of the stack to the back of a stack, while the elevator job was out. What was the reason for that?
I will repeat some of the comments. The orientation of the track diagram and the view of most of the video are reversed and very confusing. Other than that I find the series very interesting and informative. Well done MR Video Plus!
I absolutely do not understand why your insurance carrier does not DEMAND that you fire the arses of everyone but Kent. The settlement costs for the damages caused by rough handling must be nearly astronomical. The only operator that I have seen with any gentleness has been Kent. Everyone else just crashes cars together willy-nilly.
Harvey (fishman@panix.com)
Another outstanding video. The information and visual experience is worth hours and hours of reading articles and books and still not getting the understanding this series is providing. Thanks!
Very nice! This series on operation is great and has been a real eye- opener for folks like me with limited experience in this area of the hobby. Thanks for going into exhaustive detail on the setup process and running the jobs. I particularly appreciate the insert graphics showing the car locations as the moves are discussed. I’m definitely looking forward to getting to the “operation” level of my coal-hauling shelf layout.
Thanks as always for the inspiration MRV+ !
I’m finding these videos excellent! Sort of wonder why there hasn’t been many videos on operating before? Thanks for the great information!
Very well done. Looks like everyone had a great time working on the railroad!
Who makes the red and white bus on the overpass?
I re-watched it with the track plan in hand. The lower left pop up diagram is 180 degrees off the camera view used for most of the video. That’s confusing as are the occasional shots from Cody’s side of the track. The diagram uses white and orange for cars and then there is white orange and red cars. No idea what the red cars are supposed to represent.
Excellent video! I’ve been looking forward to this operating session series and you haven’t disappointed! I cannot wait to see the rest of the series. I’m planning my dead rail On30 layout now for operation and you have given me hope for my limited space. Thanks again!
Great operating session guys. Fun to watch and explains a lot of what you can actually see happening at any rail yard if you watch long enough. Nice control of the engines but you should have had a flagman at that crossing, that guy in the red car was probably furious, but entertained. Thanks.
To be honest I need to print out the track plan and watch it again. I wasn’t sure if the pop up diagram was showing the cars that needed to be moved or the where they were to be spotted.
Great stuff guys (and lady).
Really good to see the application of the material you have presented so far. This “operating the Beer Line” series has been a gold mine for me. I have built the models for many years and have run the mainline but was in the dark about how to organize and operate for detailed operation. I still have a lot to learn but I look forward to trying this out and learning as I go. Thanks guy!
Very interesting but as a novis it is very hard to understand were the tracks and cars are or where they are going. we need a map of the yards and a reference point.
Thanks for this series. Entertaining AND informative.