A guy over at the Colorado Railroad Museum named Mark, or Hyce if you only know his KZitem handle, discussed the doghouse. It is officially known as the front brakeman's coupola, and it was where the front brakeman would ride while the train was going down the track back when air brakes either didn't exist, weren't widespread, or were not very good. They would climb out of it and run along cars to set hand brakes with wheels, and they would watch the journal boxes to make sure the bearings weren't running too hot or going up in flames. With the introduction of roller bearings and better air brakes, the coupola was no longer needed. Eventually, the caboose was removed from the required equipment list for trains due to the roller bearings as well as train cars being as tall as the coupola on the caboose. Some cabooses had a handwheel only for the brakes, others had a handle to apply the brakes if there's a problem. Interesting history, but very cool.
@randomsnek
Жыл бұрын
A fellow hyce viewer in the wild!
@NoahDoane
Жыл бұрын
Hyce is a tool that started tons of drama at railroad museums and ruined the communities of many games that are in development.
@ColtonRMagby
Жыл бұрын
@@NoahDoane I learned a lot about steam trains I didn't know before, so shut up.
@carldebellis7310
Жыл бұрын
How did he do this? I am just curious.
@ColtonRMagby
Жыл бұрын
@@carldebellis7310 There was a dip at the front of the firebox, and water collected there. The torch heated up the water, and it turned into steam. When it sent the stay bolt cap flying, there was a VERY loud bang.
@ricko3242
Жыл бұрын
The non opening smokebox door is likely due to the much smaller more prototypical hinge detail on the door. Lionel engines have oversized out of scale hinges to allow the door to be opened without breaking the hinges. While the opening feature is somewhat neat. I seldom use it, and scale hinges make the locomotive look more realistic. Regardless, Im glad to see Lionel make use of MTH tooling, which tends to have superior detail in most cases. As always great review Eric. I dont know if its the smell of opening a new engine, or its just like Christmas moring every time.🙂
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Video Notes: 1) This video has chapters for those who wish to skip around. 2) Check out the ant cameo on the cab roof at 11:12
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad
Жыл бұрын
Great video Eric!
@DJHProductions
Жыл бұрын
Eric how were you able to add coal to the engine without the whistle? Every time I hit the reset button for coal it always blows the whistle once.
@haroldbenton979
Жыл бұрын
A bit of prototype information. The classes L1 and K4 shared the exact same boilers in terms of size and construction. They literally could be swapped between the two classes in a class 1 overhaul in the backshop.
@colestrains1
19 күн бұрын
I mean they do have the same amount of wheels as well
@SchaeferOGaugeLoggingRR
Жыл бұрын
I picked up number 1369. It represents the Pennsylvania Railroads early experiments with a Trainphone system. Really cool.
@MattyCtrains
Жыл бұрын
Got that one aswell, I love it
@TheBNSFengineer
Жыл бұрын
Anyone else notice the ant on the cab at 11:12?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Ha, nice catch
@cooliotrainlover1213
Жыл бұрын
I now have a respect for ants seeing they have the same interests I do
@douglasschultz9808
Жыл бұрын
I’m waiting on my Mikado at Nicholas Smith. I got the lionchief model. I can’t wait!
@DynamicDuo795
Жыл бұрын
I have the two MTH Premier versions. The prewar uncataloged version and the postwar one that was in the 2007 catalog. Love them both and they're 15 years old in mint condition.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Right on!
@thefuriousgamer2553
Жыл бұрын
WHISTLE 4 IS 1225 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 can’t wait to see that in the catalog next year
@Ace_6.7
Жыл бұрын
I personally can’t wait for the brass hybrid challenger I ordered to come in Lionel has them today!
@kyletroknya2419
Жыл бұрын
Got the Lehigh and New England 501. It's great with Pere Marquette 1225's whistle!
@TonyLasagna
Жыл бұрын
Excellent choice on the Pennsy. Dog house all the way!
@MattyCtrains
Жыл бұрын
Nice! They did a great job on these! I can't stop running mine, i picked up cab number 1369 with the radio antennas going on top of the boiler
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad
Жыл бұрын
This is a nice release. But It will never outmatch its life as an MTH piece in my book.
@BLWorks1982
Жыл бұрын
That is a really cool model Eric!!
@TheSonofruss
Жыл бұрын
I like the second whistle and the first bell
@OGaugeCNR
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful engine Eric
@kellenjohnson9176
Жыл бұрын
that is a beautiful motel
@timothystevenhoward
Жыл бұрын
What an amazing model! I love this!
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@felixthetrainfan4819
Жыл бұрын
Nice model! It would be great if Lionel will make the Vision line triplex in the future from MTH.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
It would be
@nathansearle959
Жыл бұрын
I agree the triplex is a signature model from MTH Lionel would be foolish to not do a rendition of the triplex
@mikeyanello3664
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video Eric. Great camera angles.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@danieldoesdumbstuff
4 ай бұрын
The second whistle reminds me of the old tmcc T1 Duplex model
@MMID303
Жыл бұрын
Well, I ended up ordering the Cumberland Valley freight set. I live in the Cumberland valley so it's pretty special. Engine is #520 the one in Strasburg. Super excited!
@kevinbeverly4086
Жыл бұрын
That locomotive is really awesome.
@Factoryf98
Жыл бұрын
Great Video Eric!
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@zacharyspinks6207
Жыл бұрын
Such a Nice looking Model, This Engine sure is Powerful., the Sounds in this is Amazing.👍
@charlesmcclure5994
Жыл бұрын
That's a great-looking engines you got there Eric and it looks like it's a great running I always wondered what that little building was on the back of the tender thanks for that little bit of info 👍👍
@alexanderpoirier3350
11 ай бұрын
I quite like the Banshee Whistle on this engine. It would be nice if some LionChief Plus Mikes in Pennsylvania (as the Pennsy and subsidiary Grand Rapids & Indiana did own several USRA Light Mikes) and undecorated (for those who want to paint up their own engine) had this type of whistle over the rather tinny-sounding one they possess. It would also be great for Halloween! Great video as usual Eric and continue to enjoy your trains!
@andyoutlaww7494
Жыл бұрын
Whistles 2,3,5 are awesome for this locomotive
@WilliamCreator57
Жыл бұрын
Hey Rich Melvin's back!
@jamesdenny4734
5 күн бұрын
Nice loco, but I think Lionel should've put the whistle steam exhaust opening in front o the whistle steam deflector. So when people are running their loco, the whistle steam will be deverted like the prototype! 😃
@Chessie1985
Жыл бұрын
Excellent steam engine Eric!!!
@P_litzer
Жыл бұрын
8:25 suicide steps, I thought they were called switcher steps!?
@kyleking284
Жыл бұрын
Very IMPRESSIVE LOCO! love it!👍👍👍👍👍
@denisebasile3813
Жыл бұрын
Hi Eric love your videos you do a awesome very informative an enjoyable so thank you you trains 🚂
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@hunterswartz4879
2 ай бұрын
I live in Altoona about 15 minutes from the museum.
@pearsooo6972
Жыл бұрын
I got to admit this. U really go through every aspects of the trains u show. Engines and cars For this I thank you.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@pearsooo6972
Жыл бұрын
@@Ericstrains ur welcome
@Captain-Picard
Жыл бұрын
Awesome vid that I watched all of Don’t mind the fact it came out 52 seconds ago
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Haha, that was fast!
@randyjacobs9489
Жыл бұрын
Love it, wish I could have ordered one!
@kevinking5406
Жыл бұрын
I watch but rarely comment. This model is a beauty
@nathansearle959
Жыл бұрын
Hi there Eric I was wondering if you could do a video on how to service and clean the smoke stacks on 1 of your engines as I am curious about it
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I may do that
@stevenfd123
Жыл бұрын
That is a very nice loco!
@Northcoastrails
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful steam engine 😊
@Shipwright1918
Жыл бұрын
Cool beans, kinda wondering how the ex-Railking 2-8-0 is going to turn out as a Lionchieg engine after seeing this.
@Joestrainworld
Жыл бұрын
This is why I subscribe, for videos like this. Thanks.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JohnHuntt
Жыл бұрын
Nice job. I enjoyed it very much. JH
@jerryhubbard4461
Жыл бұрын
#2 is the whistle. Only one I would ever use.
@huntercoleman460
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Pennsy Eric. How much did you pay for her?
@Demon_Outlaw
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful locomotive ❤ 🚂 . Running on awesome layout.
@nigelgresley87546
Жыл бұрын
11:13 so we all just watching that lil bug exploring the cab?
@OG-Productions
Жыл бұрын
Love your content
@ericwilliams2619
Жыл бұрын
Extraordinary sounding locomotive ✨️✨️✨️✨️👍🏻
@justinvernal
Жыл бұрын
Want the emporer of the north version👌🇺🇸
@loucosmotivaferromodelismo6560
Жыл бұрын
LIONEL TEM MUITA HISTÓRIA ❤
@rickpalo1
Жыл бұрын
Great review, Eric did you ever think of making a Calendrer? Watching this review I noticed how great pictures of these trains running on your layout would make great theme for a calendar.
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
That's not a bad idea.
@justanf40phrailfan21
Жыл бұрын
17:14 right here gave me Chills, put ur Airpods in to find out
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
I hope that was a good thing lol
@johnhagan7742
10 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Not only is L1 Mikado No. 520 the only survivor, it also wrecked due to a boiler explosion on November 14, 1942. So No. 520 is a lone surviving locomotive with quite an interesting career story.
@samueljackson8020
Жыл бұрын
8:26, you shouldn’t say suicide on KZitem, it could get you channel demonetized
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
ha, yeah.
@davidstrainsandlego
Жыл бұрын
Nice engine, love seeing more lionel ex-mth stuff
@metalworker3
Жыл бұрын
Love your channel, and passion for the hobby Eric. But what are you doing with a Saturn V on a flatbed? The rocket is 4 times taller than a legal rolling stock. Anyway, always found that piece amusing… back to the Mikado.
@christherailfan5851
Жыл бұрын
It is indeed a very nice model but my only concern with it is that it’s a little too green. That green is no where close to what the Pennsy applied to their engines.
@angelhelp6819
4 ай бұрын
Hi Eric I want a very excellent l locomotive I like it I always buy Lionel they make excellent products
Would be cool if instead of the seemingly random whistle options they included the different iterations of Pennsy whistles that Lionel has put out. Which they kinda did albeit incompletely. 1 was put in the B6sb’s, 2 was in the T1’s and M1b’s, and 5 kinda sounds like a pitched down version of their M1a whistle. The other two are non Pennsy. Would be cool if they put the K4 whistle in too
@Mr.Funk92
Жыл бұрын
For how expensive the model is, figured we would get some basic details right. Paint color and lettering are wrong. MTH did it right, and need to point out Lionel’s faults.
@marslightmodeling1753
Жыл бұрын
Not with these guys. Lionel yes men. They can’t do any wrong
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Lionel needs to REALLY shape up
@stevenmiller5696
Жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@csxnspittsburghdivision8580
Жыл бұрын
Are you getting more ho scale trains
@A-train-obsessed-protogen
Жыл бұрын
Neat!
@rjstandland4459
Жыл бұрын
The boiler end when the gray start the gray is the smoke box and smoke box door
@seanyiscubsfan1
10 ай бұрын
I found out my foreman’s dad used to be signal maintainer for the Pennsy.
@CoVault
Жыл бұрын
I am curious, why doesn’t Lionel make the smoke come out of the whistle instead of a hole in the engine? MTH has a few more new steam engines with smoking whistles now and I see them actually coming from the whistle. So why didn’t Lionel ever do that?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Not sure. Lionel came out with their smoking whistle many years before MTH did so it’s probably one of those things where MTH was able to improve on Lionel’s original way of doing it.
@CoVault
Жыл бұрын
@@Ericstrains yeah guess so, probably would be pretty expensive too for Lionel to convert production lines to do that
@ZainesElectricTrainz
Жыл бұрын
Great review, do you like Microtech knives? I just got a microtech stitch and love it
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I do
@daivdwalker2374
Жыл бұрын
Does this engine come with different smoke stack attachments?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
No
@jerryhubbard4461
Жыл бұрын
If you load some freight cars with real weight, can the motors take the load? At a $1000 engine, I hope so.
@user-xg3ef5pt4d
Жыл бұрын
How do you change the whistle and bell tone?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
You can do it using the AUX 1 key on the Legacy remote or you can also do it via the sound menu on LionChief smartphone app
@EDavis-iw4zc
Жыл бұрын
Why doesn’t Lionel use scale coupler’s?
@mrmrb04
Жыл бұрын
Eric I bet you have enough trains to start your own train store and put legacy station out of business 😂
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Ha
@levidarling5107
Жыл бұрын
Can anyone help a fellow KZitemr here please? Thanks! Was this engine given the nickname hippo or am I thinking of a different class of locomotive?
@leroydion246
11 ай бұрын
Do you have any websites to recommend for getting Lionel Halloween O gauge train cars?
@Ericstrains
10 ай бұрын
Try legacy station or train world.
@mitch_the_-itch
Жыл бұрын
Im not very good at math so Ill ask you. If you scaled the toy loco weight like you do its size how much would one of these scale models weight?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
These models aren’t build to scale in terms of weight so there’s no exact way to know. Maybe a few tons?
@mitch_the_-itch
Жыл бұрын
@@Ericstrains What if they were built to scale weight equivalent to scale size? Could it even be done using a scale sized model? In other words could you add enough weight to be real weight at that 1:48 size?
@TheAAA166
Жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice they Cameo from the ant?
@kaylajulson9339
Жыл бұрын
Do you have any 1940?
@Ericstrains
Жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean
@neilevans6331
Жыл бұрын
i idea build american train model museum
@theprrmainline
9 ай бұрын
Lionel just released their version of the MTH I1 and unfortunately it shows that they got the color completely wrong on this L1s. I's really a shame Lionel can't be more consistent with their colors. Though, I have to say, it's really tough to be an NYC fan right now. The colors on the 20th Century Limited are just plain awful. Another downside of these L1s is the poorly designed gearbox it shares with the Legacy K4s and Legacy H10s. They have a terrible problem with gear alignment and they end up chewing apart the intermediate gear that Lionel had to add because of that tiny Mabuchi 385.
@Ericstrains
9 ай бұрын
Ok. My new I-1 works fine
@KandRCustomModels
Жыл бұрын
Nice to bad its Pennsy!
@mpojr
8 ай бұрын
1000 dollars is away to much for this locomotive its just not worth it
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