Model Railroad Layout HO Scale - USA Model Trains and Powerful Steam Locomotives and Diesel Locos
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Published 2024-03-29
Carlo has used “Pilentum’s Upload Service” to show us his model railroad layout and to share his enthusiasm for model trains with us. By the way, any viewer of Pilentum Television can submit videos to present his model rail layout to an international audience. Please, take a look at www.pilentum.org/submit-video for further information.
In 2014, Carlo began building his model train layout in HO scale. His miniature world in 1/87 scale covers an area of 9.0 x 4.5 meters and depicts areas of the United States that are particularly close to his heart, such as Arizona, California and Colorado. On the model railroad layout he installed tracks, points and switches made by manufacturer Peco (Code 83). The model trains are controlled by an ESU ECOS2 digital control center and the LISSY system from Uhlenbrock.
On the model railway layout the double-track railway line is divided into a total of seven blocks in which six model trains can run simultaneously. He has arranged the blocks in such a way that trains with a length of approximately five meters can run. Trains and the great locomotives of the United States are the most important protagonists in this video. Therefore, many videos have been taken at the large engine shed or on the turntable, where we can enjoy the locomotives and their digital sound modules.
The rolling stock, locomotives and freight cars are made by various manufacturers, including Athearn Genesis, Kato, Broadway Limited, Intermountain, Rivarossi, Scale Trains, Atlas and Walthers. Carlo owns a large collection of diesel-electric locomotives, including the GE AC4400CW, ES44AC, ET44AC, EMD SD70, EMD SD90, GE P42DC, EMD F7, GE Dash 9, GE Dash 8 and EMD F40PH. Carlo also loves the powerful tender steam locomotives, for example the Pennsylvania Railroad 2-10-4, Pennsylvania Railroad 4-8-4, Southern Pacific No. 4294, a 4-8-8-2 cab forward type steam loco, or the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4015 4-8-8-4. Finally, there are other steam locomotives in the large roundhouse, such as a 4-6-2, 0-8-0 and 4-4-4.
Apart from the desert area that Carlo has rebuilt with real sand from the Mojave Desert, he has also installed battery-powered road vehicles on his HO scale layout. The truck and the bus have a magnet attached to the front steering. The magnet follows a steel wire hidden under the road surface. The beautiful wooden trestle bridges are made by model kits from the manufacturer Micro Engineering Inc. Houses, buildings, engine shed and the turntable are made by model kits from the manufacturer Walthers.
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All Comments (21)
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The realism is NEXT LEVEL! Amazing layout. Great scenes!
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This model railroad even has train separations, now that’s realism for you. 😁
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to bad i couldnt shrink myself down and live in a world like this model layout....
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Great the bridges and the steam locomotieven real Americans
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Makes my little layout look like a little layout even though I have 110 feet of mains !! Well done on this awesome achievement!!..
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Absolutely one of the best layouts I've ever seen 👍
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First off, I live here in the states and I'm very familiar with the Southwestern Landscape and I'm amazed this guy in Italy captured it so well. Fabulous layout, great locos and rolling stock, scenery is excellent. Thanks for sharing this.
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Such a beautiful layout! Love the weathering on the UP's, the Big Boy, the T-1, and for me the best shot was that of the slow moving Cab Forward!
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What a lay-out! Love it. Beautiful train combinations, super building setup, and running cars as finishing touches. It is nicely documented as well!
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The scenery is awesome with the first train passing by BNSF in the Desert love this Layout and Union Pacific and more trains including Santa FE and this steam engine here Departing
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Espectacular que obra de arte felicidades
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🎉🎉🎉 очень интересно и познавательно, все сделано реалистично,одним словом талант художника спасибо
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Thanks for sharing! Love the UNION PACIFIC!!!!
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The longer I watched..the better it got… .and I watched it MANY TIMES! It’s a Picasso of miniatures miracles! Thanks for allowing the world to share your art! ( This viewer from Queensland Australia..🇦🇺
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This is an amazing layout. Really captures the beauty of the SW. Great attention to detail. Thx for sharing
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This is an amazing and very well made setup with the trains, trucks and that fantastic background that looks 100% real. Thanks so much for sharing this with use. Made my day!
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Great layout, excellent video.
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Yay! Your videos are always great, and I love the intro.
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Perfect model details, perfect building details, superbly crafted!🚉👏👍
