Charles Smiley Presents Videos

Channel produces archival, documentary-style videos about historical North American railroads, using old film and video with narration and maps to document routes, yards, corporate changes, and vanished or changed eras (e.g., Western Pacific → Union Pacific, SP, BN, DRGW narrow gauge). It also features a recurring "1000 Model Railroad Ideas" series offering practical model-railroading techniques and scenery tutorials (terrain, drainage, rock quarry).

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Calculated from videos published in the last 12 months

1 video every 4 days
Publishing pace
Irregular
Publishing regularity
24 min
Average video duration
2 h 51 min
Published time per month

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