Brass Y-6

Very impressive !!! Beautiful layout.

Y6b

I agree with the above comment.

Being an Aussie, I believed that most U.S. Rail Roads used right hand running. Did the N&W use left hand running, as show in the last 30 seconds?, or is this bi-directional running?

With the price of brass being so expensive, I just wonder what would occur of several smoke generators were used in this model.  I recall see a video ( have found URL and Google search for same) of a "I believe a Roco" locomotive of German origin, which had steam coming from cylinders (white) and smoke from stack (a darkish colour).

URL : 

or Google search for : 

Roco HO Scale BR10 Steam Locomotive with Dynamic Smoke/Sound

Also on the subject of steam loco's ... Question – with the advent of dcc and programing - ? Is there any way to have the drivers of a steam loco slip for one or two rotations, with associated sound? Before resuming forward motion.  The only way I can think of is to place oil (Whal) on the track (dust/dirt nightmare), or hold onto the end of the consist.  Maybe some programmer somewhere has come up with an idea which may replicated this action, and the sound it makes.

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Y6 not Y6B

First of all this engine in the video is a Y6 and NOT a Y6B as I have on the video display photo. There is a difference between the two as the Y6 is not available in plastic but only brass. And yes the engine does slip in the video if you look closely but that is on a 2 percent grade pulling 50 NMRA heavy weighted cars. Since a cam is installed the slip will be realistic. As for smoke generators, I dont use them even though my broadway engines have them. I have done a couple  of videos with the smoke effects but we dont operate with smoke since you cant breath after awhile running smoking engines. And finally this is a single track railroad so the locomotive is traveling on the mainline in the video.

Bob