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Work on the Peavine Division has made it way to Sardinia. This will be the eastern end of the layout. In this video, I share models of the old garage at the west end of town, the old grain elevator in town, the team track at the old depot location and Sardinia Cement. 2024A | February 11, 2024

The Western Ohio Railway saw more progress in 2023, with some updates and finishing touches to a few scenes from 2022, as well as major progress on the scenery in Mt. Orebsburg. The video also recaps the camera car project which some of you may be interested in. And I share a few clips from my dads layout. You can always find out more photos, videos and information about my layout or the real Peavine at www.dlamb15.com/wo. Video 2023Z, January 20, 2024

Larry Lamb's HO Scale Sedarville and Western is a small HO pike that features low speed switching and beautiful scenery. The Sedarville and Ohio was my dad's layout. As you'll see in this video, my dad passed away between the time the video was recorded and when it was published. This video captures the highlights of a typical operating session. There is another video, linked below, where I show every move in its entirety. That version is about 40 minutes long. This video is the highlights from that video. I switch the gravel pit at the west end of the line, the yard at Hampton, exchange cars with the Norfolk and Western in Sedarville and the return back to Hampton to finish the day. The original video can be found at https://rumble.com/v3tceym-larry-lambs-sedarville-and-western.html You can see my entire collection of model railroad videos at https://rumble.com/c/c-773515 2023C

Larry Lamb's HO Scale Sedarville and Western is a small HO pike that features low speed switching and beautiful scenery. The Sedarville and Ohio was my dad's layout. As you'll see in this video, my dad passed away between the time the video was recorded and when it was published. This video captures the entire layout during a typical operation session. I switch the gravel pit at the west end of the line, the yard at Hampton, exchange cars with the Norfolk and Western in Sedarville and the return back to Hampton to finish the day.

I revisit some sites shared previously to give updates on new scenery. A lot of trees added, and a few photo backdrops. The work up to this point was all in preparation for my first open house where I hosted members of the NMRA Division 7 in Cincinnati. The video closes with an updated caboose ride… I really like my caboose rides with the onboard camera.

This is the first video in what I plan to be a series of videos called “How Do”. These videos show how I completed small projects on my layout that I think others may be interested in. I do not consider myself and expert on anything, so the name How Do implies this is one way you can do it. These videos are heavily influenced by ease of effort and minimal cost, and I hope provide inspiration and encouragement for some of you. This particular video is making a camera car. By now, most of you have seen cab view videos on HO scale or larger layouts. It is a cool perspective from which to view a model railroad. But when I started researching, information was hard to find. So I’m sharing what I learned. This video is a little short on action. I wanted to be brief but thorough. I think I met the thorough goal at the expense of being brief. The first sixteen minutes are about building the car and will be of interest to people wanting to do this project. Around the sixteen-minute mark the train ride videos start. I won’t be offended if you jump to that mark in the video. In the video, I said I’d provide the bill of material. That is listed at the bottom of this description. For more information about my layout and the real Peavine, please visit my web site at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo . For more videos, please visit http://www.rumble.com and search for the “Western Ohio Railway”. And for some behind the scenes information, search for the “Western Ohio Railway” on facebook. BILL OF MATERIALS ---------------------- 1. Camera – Search for “motorcycle helmet camera”. You’ll find manufacturer names like “Wzquisite”, “Anself” and “Cterwk”. 2. Gondola – HO scale gon or flat car. 3. Styrofoam Riser (optional) – 1” inch wide turned on side, cut to fit. BTW, the Styrofoam was pink, I painted it black. 4. Riser Protection (optional) – styrene cut to fit the Styrofoam riser. 5. Rubber band 6. Car Weights 7. Engine Hood (optional) – Only needed if you want to simulate the engine being in your shot. 8. Caboose Roof(optional) – Only needed if you want to simulate the caboose being in your shot. 9. Micro SD Card – Can buy at electronics store / department. Get one with the SD card adaptor for easier use with a computer. White Glue – to secure riser sides and weights to the riser.

This video gives and update on Huhtamaki and Purina, both located in the Afton Industrial Park on my layout. You'll see two more of my photo backdrops. The Huhtamaki scenes was very effectively done with the truck shipping docks modeled along the side of the building perpendicular to the rail loading docks. We take a quick look at the bridges built for Tealtown Road and Salt Run Creek before moving into Mt. Orebsburg. This area is roughed in, and not likely to be completed for a while as I focus on the upper shelf. Most of Main Street on the Williamsburg end of Mt. Orebsburg is in place. While the buildings are not detailed, the general look and feel is starting to take shape. We'll look at trains at each crossing, and see the scene I'm trying to recreate at the old Williamburg Box and Partition building. The bridge over the East Fork River in Williamsburg is also in place, and will soon be getting scenery. The end of that bridge delivers you to Mt. Oreb, where the scenery is not as far along. For more information about my layout, please check out the following... Web Site: http://http://dlamb15.com/wo/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/v299so0-east-to-mt.-orebsburg.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087947625580

This video recaps work completed on my HO scale Western Ohio Railway. The Western Ohio Railway is a freelanced railroad company operating between Detroit, Cincinnati and Portsmouth. My layout is inspired by the ex-Norfolk and Western Cincinnati District between Cincinnati and Portsmouth. I model from Clare Yard east of Cincinnati to Sardinia, OH including the Hillsboro branch. This represents the western half of the Peavine. This video shows work completed on the Portsmouth staging yard, the shelf for the Hillsboro branch and the helix completed in early 2022. It also shows test prints for photo backdrops and scenery added to the Afton area. Work has moved east, and the end of the video shows the progress in Mt. Orebsburg at the end of 2022. I created this video for publishing to youtube. As much as I like Rumble, the reality is Rumble doesn't have near the viewership of youtube. So I created the year in review to hopefully get a little more attention over there. In addition to the videos, I also have a web site and a facebook page. The web site not only has information about my HO scale layout, but a lot of pictures along the Peavine. I use the site for reference as I work on the model railroad. Western Ohio website: http://www.dlamb15.com/wo Western Ohio fb page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087947625580 If you enjoy this video, please give me a like, leave a comment and check out my other videos on Rumble. Thanks for watching.

2022-11-21. Scouting ahead, I knew the CCET had tied down at Ancor over the weekend and was likely going to take the train waiting on the main east on Monday. Going by Ancor Monday morning, I saw them just starting the trip east. This video captures what I estimate to be about 20 cars (I never counted it) between Ancor and Afton. This includes shots along Roundbottom Road, crossing Baldwin Road, climbing Batavia Hill at Summit Road and entering Afton Yard at Half Acre Road. My video ends at Afton, but I know from pictures posted to facebook by Jaw Tooth, the train did continue east later in the day. You might check out Jaw Tooth's You Tube channel to see if he posted a video of this train.

In this video, I focus on several locations around Afton, OH on my HO scale Peavine Division layout. Included in this video are several photo backdrops that are being tested. The video includes a photo backdrop for the East Fork River in Batavia. A very effective backdrop for Clermont Steel. The first look at my model for Ford (Huhtamaki) and Georgia Pacific. For more information about my layout or about the real Peavine, visit my website at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo. You find a large collection of photos from the real Peavine and all of my plans for my HO scale layout.

On June 10, 2022, I completed temporarily spiking down the last of my mainline and connecting it to the recently finished helix (see https://rumble.com/v14q0re-2022a-construction-update-helix-portsmouth-stagaing-and-the-hillsboro-branc.html?mref=7smot&mc=49a3y) from earlier this year. After making sure a train would run fairly well around the layout, I decided to make a video and share the milestone. In this video, we follow a grain train from east of Newtown to Sardinia. The layout only has scenery around 10% of the track, so I provide a lot of commentary about my plans as we follow the train. I hope you enjoy this video, and I welcome you to visit my website for more information about the layout and the real Peavine at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo.

2022-03-19. After a couple of years of dedicated work on the layout, I decided it was time to record what I've been working on. This video features an update on the helix, the Portsmouth staging yard and the shelf for the Hillsboro banch. The helix was by far the most challenging and concerning design effort on the layout. The first half of this video is dedicated to discussion some of the design considerations and sharing how the helix was built. I move on to Portsmouth staging next. The track is laid in this video, so you can see exactly how the yard will exist when I finally reach full operation. The Hillsboro branch sits on top of Portsmouth staging. And while nothing more than a shelf at this point, you will see how easily it fits in place over Portsmouth staging and how much space I have to model an out and back branch line. If you like this video and are interested in my plans and progress, subscribe to my channel and visit my web site (http://www.dlamb15.com/wo ). On my web site, you can leave comments or sign the guest book. Thank you for watching all the exciting HO scale model railroading action... on the Western Ohio Railway!

In June 2018, the family and I traveled west to visit the Grand Canyon. Worked into the travel plans was a stop at the Durango and Silverton. But wildfires in that region of the country had suspended all steam operation. So I opted to visit the other famous tourist line in the area. This turned out to be a great experience. We rode the Cumbres and Toltec out of Chama on a one day, out and back trip to Osier, CO. The steams engines on the C&T are gorgeous. The operation is extremely well organized and efficient. And the line is above average for scenery and the views a railfan can get of the locomotive from the train. The narrow gauge track allows for tight turns, and there is comparatively little foliage next to the tracks to block your shot. If you are in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado and looking for a railfanning experience, do check out the Cumbres and Toltec. In addition to this video, I have published a bunch of photos from this trip to my web site. The URL is http://dlamb15.com/wo/gallery/categorylist.asp?seq=131R&usn=0

September 18, 2021, Nickle Plate engine number 765 ran two excursions from Rockside to Indigo Lake on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR). The CVSR is located about 20 miles south of Cleveland OH, and runs regular passenger service through the Cuyahoga Valley. For more information on the CVSR, please visit their web site at https://www.cvsr.org/ (I think the video intro has a .com address, which will redirect to the .org URL. My mistake). In this video, I combine multiple shots from the two excursions. 765 puts on a beautiful display, both visually and audibly as she fills the valley with the sounds of a by-gone era. As a bonus, you also get several shot of the CVSR FPA-4. This unit brought up the back end of the train, and did the pulling for the return trip back to Rockside. If you like this video, please give a positive rumble and check out some of my other railroad videos on Rumble. You are also welcome to check out my web site with even more railroad content at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo.

This is the first video on my new layout inspired by the Norfolk Southern's Cincinnati District, affectionately known as the "Peavine". The layout is very early in construction, and this video is a celebration of the completion of the first section of track. In this video you will see my model of 1218 running on the upper deck of the layout. As impressive as the model is visually, the sound is what really leaves an impression. Originally, this video was supposed to be of 1218 climbing Batavia Hill. But a operational issue left me scared to let her climb the helix. So in 1218's place I added a short grain train behind Western Ohio GP15 number 110. I use this train to show what is completed so far, and identify locations I hope to model in the future.

December 2016 This video captures an entire operating session on my Western Ohio Railway Marien Industrial District layout. At the time of this video, I knew it would soon be dismantled in favor of a larger permanent layout based on the Western Ohio theme. This video shows the work of picking the outbound train from Marien Yard. Then working the industries at the west end of town. After working Ohio Valley Lumber and Premier Plastics, the engines runs around the train to switch industries at the east end of town. A large cereal manufacturing plant with a grain elevator and shipping docks is the anchor industry for town of Marien. In this video, Buckeye MIlls takes delivery of three covered hoppers full of grain. This grain will get turned into breakfast favorites such as Buckeroos, Frosted Buckeroo, Chocolate Buckeroos and Buck-nuts cereal brands. Knott-Fitfur Animal Feed Company and Miss Terri Meats round out the industries served in Marien. Upon completion of the days switching duties, the engine runs around the train again to deliver the outbound cars back to Marien Yard for sorting. The Western Ohio Railway Marien Industrial District was a 2 x 16 foot switching layout. This video was shot for the purpose of preserving what proved to be an excellent model railroad. Built in four foot sections, this layout was displayed three time at the NMRA Division 7 train show. For more information about this layout, and about the Western Ohio Railway Peavine Division, please visit my web site at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo.

Didcot England, August 16, 2015 In 2015 a business trip took me to England. A weekend stay allowed me some time for sight seeing and railfanning. One of my stops was the Didcot Railway Museum. The museum has a large collection of steam engines and other vintage rail equipment. In this video I have shots of British Railways 4144 and a steam powered railcar. This trip was better documented in pictures than video, and you can see all of my pictures at http://www.dlamb15.com/wo , go to the Photo Gallery > Railfanning In England 2015.

Toddington, Greet, Gotherington and Cheltenham England August 15, 2015 In August 2015, a business trip created an opportunity to do some railfanning in England. This shot is from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. The line runs from Toddington to Cheltenham. In this video, I hang out around the old engine house at Toddington. This includes catching a delivery of coal for the locomotives. I then ride from Toddington south to Cheltenham and back to Toddington. I've included several minutes of footage along the English countryside, as well as passage through Greet Tunnel and a meet with the other train in service on this day. After the trip, I hang out at Toddington and watch the other train receive service and depart for its second run of the day to Cheltenham. This video is supplemented with a lot of photos, which can be found at... http://www.dlamb15.com/wo Go to Prototype Galleries > Railfanning in England in 2015

The Cincinnati East Terminal Railway is bringing 13 cars west along Roundbottom Road on Monday, June 20, 2016. This video includes two different scenes of the train crossing private drives along the route.

June 3, 2016 @ Glendale, OH The morning of Friday, June 3, 2016, I was on my way to work in the Tri County area of Cincinnati. I decided to drive through Glendale. Red blocks restricted northbound trains, and left me little hope of seeing a train before I had to scurry off to work. Please to see the headlight of a southbound, I never expected this little gem.

Friendly Meadows Golf Course in Hamersville, OH has been recreated using the TGC 2019 golf course design feature. Friendly Meadows is a public course about thirty miles east of Cincinnati. The course has a reputation for having some of the best greens in the region. I set out to recreate my favorite course so I can play it at home on TGC 2019. I don't have the tools or the skills to create an exact replica, but hopefully the results at least give the look and feel of Friendly Meadows to those familiar with the course. This video includes a flyover of each hole and a demo round that I played... and I must say I played pretty well, at least on the front nine. There are also a not so glamorous moment... but I'm not talking about it. Enjoy and let me know your thoughts.

January 16, 2017 On Martin Luther King Day, 2017, the CET moved one of their engines out to a siding in Sardinia where they could do a little more maintenance work on the engine. This video capture the CET engines running light out and back to make the drop off.

September 30, 2016, Newtown, OH Coming home from work in late September, saw the CCET crossing Beechwood Rd. Didn't get ahead of it until Mt. Carmel Rd, then again in Newtown. God bless mobile phones with decent cameras... these captures wouldn't have been possible ten years ago.

October 7, 2016 from Sardinia, OH to Newtown, OH A day off from work gave me the opportunity to railfan the CCET. I found them east of Sardinia with a short string of tank cars. This video follows the train back from Sardinia to Newtown.

January 4, 2019, Afton OH January 4, 2019 - After hearing the Cincinnati Eastern signal for a nearby crossings from my home, I caught up to them at Huhtamaki in Afton. First live action I've seen on the line in nearly a year, first time seeing the new U-Boat. They switched for about an hour before heading west.