check Avery out!!!

[Railwidow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDUKXAMHA4


AveryRoundHouse's model train layout - See a preview of Bill Heiden's Milwaukee Road model railroad - one of the layouts on tour at the NMRA National convention in Grand Rapids the end of July. Bill's layout is one of the Grand Rails layouts that has a video in the July issue of Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine.

[Raildudes dad]

Outstanding, great looking layout

[Proto48Patrick]

Very nice layout! And his first real layout, impressive!

[CF&E East]

That is pretty amazing. I'd like to see more of it!

[bnsf8000]

Wow! That is very inspirational! I should go to the basement and accomplish something on the layout. That would definitely be something to see in person.

PW

[GLC 392]

Congrats Bill and the layout is looking awesome!!

[CAT345C]

Saw half of this the other day, hopefully the gods give me a day off so I can see it at the convention....

Looks good Bill!

[AARR]

Like everyone else, Bill, I am impressed with your layout!

[dmitzel]

Only beef... track is too good for the MILW back in '74 (or later), then known as the "best dirt-track roadbed in the West."

Seriously, that's beyond pretty good for a first serious layout beyond the initial 4x8. Makes me wish I could have seen the Milwaukee West before the Embargo - I only got as far as Mobridge, SD before the end. Still, I got to see trains like the XL Special, dead freights, and the Big Stone and Columbia coal trains on the Dakota Div.

It was nice to watch the Milwaukee in action from the era I remembered, albeit at MP 763.9 rather than mileposts in the thousands (from CUS). Great job IMO.

[AveryRdhouse]

Thanx guy's, glad you like it. As for Railwidow....When I get home again, you and me are going to talk about posting stuff. Ha Ha

[Saturnalia]

Thanx guy's, glad you like it. As for Railwidow....When I get home again, you and me are going to talk about posting stuff. Ha Ha

I LOVE it. You should get a point-of-view video of it!

[Mr. Tops]

Brilliant job, Bill, and congrats on the professional promo! What are you going to do now that you've had your 15 minutes (err...4:17) of fame? A trip to Disney Land?

[A No.1]

Amazing. Awesome layout.

[Todd Cline]

Beautiful layout Bill. Would there be a "Little Joe" in the wings?

Todd

[AveryRdhouse]

No fame. Just glad to share. As for those little joes.... I love the real ones but all the models suck! I have four Overlands from years ago. They look fantastic but extremely finicky. Have four of the MTH joes and they won't stay on the track. Plus one of them just went buns up for no reason. It's a pipe dream but it would be nice if Athearn Genesis came out with them. Until then, its mostly diesels for power.

[GLC 392]

I want to see that CP SD40 fleet running around there and some WC units.

[GP9R]

I think I have some Soo power that would look good running with those MILW units. Need to get out the black paint first

[CAT345C]

Shame on you guys with your WC and Soo line crap....We need some SDL39's pulling some trains

[SD80MAC]

Or SD80MAC's.

Sorry, had to.

[GLC 392]

He has some SDL39's.... just need them in WC!