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Thanks! 3rd Rail made it. Apparently out of all the E7s they did in their last run, only 6 were done in the COG scheme. I have two of those six.

I’ll definitely be sure to do an upgrade video! Have a few candidates lined up for PS3.

Thanks! Table is seven foot by twelve foot. Outer curve is O-64, inner curve is O-54. Track is Ross track.

@@southerneaglelines Thanks for the quick reply! I'm interested in that train (thats how I found your channel). The Lionel literature says it runs on a minimum of 031 curves, I assume Lionel Fastrack. I want to run it on a 4x8 layout with 036 curves. You have a huge setup! I need that kind of space because I eventually want to run 054 curves in fastrack with bigger Lionel Legacy trains. Keep up the good work!

@ Thank you! Yeah you should have no issues running on O31. The trucks rotate pretty freely. They made two numbers 101 and 102. I want to get the other number at some point in the future. The COG had 5 originally (101-105).

@ Thanks for that information. I appreciate it!

Well, you’re not exactly wrong 😅 there’s a little bit of technical stuff here. Model trains have come a long way over the last decade or so.

Certainly busier than I expected! Hoping I can make it out to October York again!

Thanks Bill! I was a little late to the party! Filmed it yesterday! That switcher used to run up and down River Street in Savannah about 45 minutes from where I live! It hasn’t done so for quite some time now, but someday I want to update the sound file on the engine to include some references to River Street! Hope you had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I’m trying to get someone to do it! Maybe if Lionel does them I can get Legacy Station to do it! They’re already interested in doing the small steam switcher they have at the museum!

Thanks for watching!

@@RABSTRAINS yeah! I subbed during one of Zac’s streams!

Make sure what you are trying to program is in SET mode. Depending on the model, for a steam engine the switch can be under one of the domes up top or under the engine. For my 2-8-0 it’s under the cab, but for the Dreyfuss it’s under some flaps on top of the engine. If it’s a diesel, there’s a really good chance the switches are underneath a removable cap on top of the engine. For the new SD70s it’s under the radiators while for the H-15s from a few years ago it’s under the fans up front. Once you’ve found the switch make sure it’s in the SET position. On the Cab 3 app hit the ENG button and enter in an ID for the engine. Most people use the road number of the engine for the engine id. So for example, if you’ve got a Big Boy, you could do an ID of 40, 14, or whatever you want, but most people choose the engine’s actual number to make it easier to remember. Once you choose an ID hit the “SET” button on the Cab 3 app and the engine should turn on. Put the engine back in “RUN” and you should be good to go.

@@southerneaglelines thanks I was referring to the app I mean. We both know this is a new system. I was able to figure it out today. I contacted Lionel and asked how I’d set the Legacy Polar Express set as a train. I preordered 6 add on cars One of them being station sounds diner car. I know how to link the engine and diner car through my cab 1L but I’m not sure how you’d do it on the cab3. On one of the steps on the manual, you’d have to press F to make engine acknowledge that it’s the lead engine

For me it was the rear motor. Everything else was fine. I was at a point where I wasn’t quite comfortable working on the motors so I cut it out completely. I still have it and I could probably put it back or just get a new one now. I’m much more comfortable now working on stuff than I was then.

It’s on the same page as the wifi settings. Second orange button that says “Base Firmware Updater”. All Base3s should be on the latest version which should be 1.22.

Well that depends on what settings you’re talking about. The Wifi settings are accessed by swiping down on the main screen of the app. Swiping up gets you to the engine configuration settings. Maybe that’s why it isn’t working. Make sure your engine is programmed as a LEGACY engine. Right now unless you have the LCS sensor track on your layout (I don’t as my layout is built from Ross track so I had to do this for every single Legacy item in my collection so far) you have to manually input everything. It’s not too tedious, but if you have a huge collection it could be a bit of a problem. Make sure the Engine type is set to “Steam”, Control type is set to “Legacy” and Sound type is set to “Legacy Rail Sounds”. ID, Road Name, and Road Number shouldn’t matter.

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I don’t have a Class A, but maybe it’s under a menu now? Have you tried tapping the Aux 3 key? Maybe it opens up a new menu with the safety valve steam under it? On the control.lionel.com website it says Aux 3 is the right button so it could be under a menu.

@southerneaglelines Do you have an engine with safety valve steam or cylinder steam?

I do not. Sorry. That’s on the list for me someday though!

@@southerneaglelines Can you hold down aux 3 and see what happens?

When I hold it down the Action Record menu does come up. I don’t have an engine that takes advantage of the Aux 3 key, but when I tap it with my NS SD70ACE heritage unit, it does make a sound. Same for my custom Consolidation and Dreyfuss.

It certainly has improved layout. I could run my Lionel stuff as it was with Bluetooth, but my MTH stuff I still had to run conventionally (still waiting on the WTIU). Now that we have the Cab 3 app and Base 3 it makes it even more fun. Once more updates come for the app, some missing functionality will hopefully be added. Thanks for the comment and glad I was able to help ya gain some interest!

Yup.

I can make that happen! (Once I learn how to do it myself 😂 the more I use it the better I get with it)

The Mountains should be pretty cool. Are you hoping for something close to the Western Pacific 2-8-8-2s that Lionel did a few years ago or something a little darker colored?

@@southerneaglelines Closer to Western Pacific, wanting that color on the boiler to not be too bright.

Thanks!

It’s custom built. The chassis is from an old school bus. The shell is from an old SCL/Family Lines switch engine.

Normally the museum lets us set in the old tender repair shop, but this time they let us set up in the much larger blacksmith shop!

I would have loved to see that shop in action back in the day .

Mine does. How do you run it? Do you use Legacy/Bluetooth or do you run it conventional? Make sure the switch under the fans in the back is turned on and if you can, turn the sounds all the way down and if the fan itself is on, you should hear it spinning.

Also, make sure the feature is enabled in whatever form of command control form you are using.

@@southerneaglelines thanks for the tips I run it with TMCC

No problem! Hope it helps!

Yes. Much choog.

Well it’s made one or two appearances at career days, and birthday parties for kids around town, but it’s in need of a repaint and a tune up. My grandpa and I are talking about paint schemes right now. I kinda want to keep it Santa Fe, but want it to be a little more prototypical. But we’ll see what happens. Thanks for the question!

Thanks!

Thanks! Bryan edits the train show videos, I do the rest of them. His camera and mics are better so we use his stuff for the shows.

Thanks for the comment!

It was a fun show!

Thanks! I wanted to make sure I included that!

Thanks! Can’t wait to start my plans for lettering this one!

Glad we could go!

Thanks!

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

I wanted one with the water scoop effect, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to run it with my curves… 😅

Thanks!