I love how your grandmother even got into the train action. I guess we all get something from our grandmothers. I got flying out of mine. She only flew for a while but she did it. It was nice to have her while she was still alive. I may not remember her too much but it makes me happy knowing she did something I like. I feel like everyone has something similar. I hope to see more content from you soon.
The Athearn Genesis locomotives were made by Samhongsa in Korea. The main gear on the axle is prone to splitting like the diesel center gears did on Proto2000. Replacements are available from NWSL. The other issue is the wires get pinched en route to the tender. Love the steamies!
Awesome collection! When the Part 2 came out I immediately clicked! Also this video gave me an idea for a suggestion, what about having a video showcasing your oldest units? Aka the Varney stuff and the Hiawatha maybe.
This 2 part special is something different. And i like it. Done very well man very good. I also love how every locomotive has a story to be told of. I had a Niagara like yours difference I bought used but a cat destroyed it also had issues with it as well wheels would slide out of loco. I still have the tender not sure what to do with it as of yet.
@@imfunniguy3744 interesting. I was thinking of just buying a chassis and a shell for the Niagara locomotive from Bachmann and then I will have a updated better version.
My three-year-old loves trains so much and each time you introduce the next one to run, he looks at me and says "Look mommy, look at that one! It's beautiful. " So a hello from your new fan, Curtis. He thinks your trains are great.
The Hiawatha class As and the Daylight are my favourite American steam locos, one day I hope to get a Daylight for my model railway! Edit: Big boy is also one of my favourites
I wish I had that good of luck with mehano. My one steam engine from them worked for awhile but now I can never use it since the trucks fall off the tender no matter how many times I put them back on
How did you tune your big boy to work without stopping? Mine kind of stops in slow speeds. I got mine for a great price from my hobby shop. Could you show us how you took apart the shell and the repairing process. Not too many videos here with the old cab mounted motor.
I have a decent amount of these older HO scales, though most of them are stupidly difficult to get the power to the engine and the motors are almost always jammed. I got a few running actually but I don't have a proper layout to test them on
There is nothing wrong with doing some collecting and having some projects to work on if you like spending time doing that. That being said, there is also plenty of truth to the advice you hear often given on model railroading sites. Something to the effect that you are better off having 3 or 4 or 5 quality locos that work very well rather that 20 or 30 that don't run well, if at all. Particularly if somewhat realistic scale speed operation is important to you. A younger child is happy running everything at 100 mph scale speed around the layout, which just about anything will do with decent trackage. But as you mature into the hobby, reliable, realistic operation becomes important. Most people serious about the hobby start focusing on quality trackwork and fewer but better running locomotives. Maybe fewer isn't always the case, lol but better operating is.
I completely respect your opinion. I personally like having both some decent and low quality engines to mess around with but I agree, operations wise they don't perform well.
@@SMTMainline There is plenty of room in the hobby for people to do what they like. I am not going to be like some people that get all critical if things are not done exactly prototypically, or the way "they" think things should be done.
SMT, Bachmann will sell you a brand new set of drivers for your GS4. All you do is remove the 6 small 3mm bolts and the flat screw on the eccentric crank, pull the lower cover and drop the new wheels in. I think they are 40 bucks. I have fixed my 18-20 of these GS4s like that
Fun fact: 4005 had a crash back in the 1900s killing a few animals and killing its crew but luckily it was repaired after the crash and she was put back in service again before being scrapped I think.
@@jl-it4rs Piko is a good brand it has two tiers, the "hobby" line is more simple and uses plastic for the rods, and one high quality line "expert" with untouchable prices that start at 280€ into the 400€, at least in europe. I have some models that other brands don't make like the BR 52 - DR (DDR) with the experimental condensator tender, i wish i could get some american locos here.
Hey everyone! Im RailFan Connor611 and IM BACK!! Originally I had told SMT that he got 100 Subscribers. Crazy to see you have 16k now! I'm trying to get 1k now
I have a feeling that you’ve probably been asked this before, but do you think you will do live streams of you working on projects, or repairing engines?
Old video, but serious question, would it be worth it (or recomended in that case) to retro fit vintage HO scale Locos and rolling stock with new couplers to make them compatible with newer models? I would love to be able to merge my fleet together and have them be able to pull both types of trains. Or would it be in my best interest to keep them as is?
Make four or five "Transition" cars, with different couplers on each end. On my railroad I have eight different kinds of couplers in use, including even some screw types, Maerklin, X2f, Kadee knuckle, Mantua, and others. Some got new couplers, some didn't. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
I'm sorry I was just using the microphone and I accidentally pressed the sending button so what I was saying is the blue train is one of my favorites so you'll probably asking what my most favorite it's the Union Pacific Big boy
@@SMTMainline Hey guess what there are some steam locomotives in your HO scale steam locomotive collection that I would like to see Lionel in three rail O scale with legacy steam railsounds and some of the steam locomotives from you collection of HO scale steam locomotives that I would like lionel to model in 3 rail O scale with legacy steam railsounds and many other legacy style steam railsounds and many other legacy style steam features that can be seen in lionel trains catalogs including quilling whistles complete with 5 types of steam whistles to choose from for a more customized experience,single hit and/or continous mechanical bell sounds also complete with 5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds,dynachuff that is synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the steam locomotives gain speed,interior illumination in the cabs of the steam locomotives,directional lighting including opearting headlights and back-up lights , traction tires, six official railroad speeds all with crew talk,maintainence free motors,adjustable smoke output,cab glass windows,scale dummy couplers,bi-color marker lights that can be changed to many different colors white and green and can be just kept turned off,operating electro-coupler on the rear of the steam locomotive's tenders,current speed dialog,seperately applied builders plates,wireless tether connection between the steam locomotives and the tenders and many other legacy style steam features that can be seen in the lionel trains and those lucky lionel few that I would like to see Lionel model in three rail O scale with legacy style steam railsounds and every single other legacy style steam railsounds and every other legacy style steam feature that can be seen in all lionel trains catalogs are that streamlined Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe 3460 class hudson dubbed the blue goose hudson #3460, Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountain #6060 along with semi-streamlined Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountains numbers 6069 and 6077, Canadian National T2a 2-10-2 #4100, Milwaukee road hiawatha atlantic #1 from a train locomotive group photo and even in a pic by itself along with a union pacifici big boy 4-8-8-4 big boy #4005 denver museum version and what's more lionel's 3 rail O scale legacy style steam rail sounds equipped models of that streamlined Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe 3460 class hudson dubbed the blue goose hudson #3460, Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountain #6060 along with semi-streamlined Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountains numbers 6069 and 6077, Canadian National T2a 2-10-2 #4100, Milwaukee road hiawatha atlantic #1 from a train locomotive group photo and even in a pic by itself and of course union pacific big boy 4-8-8-4 #4005 denver museum version all will be licesened by BNSF, Canadian pacific and the union pacific railroad and BNSF, Canadian pacific and the union pacific railroad will still continue to be part of the lionel trains company's world famous licensors series too you should know.
Athearn Genesis mikados are infamous for having damaged gears, both the axle and idler. I rrplaced mine with a NWSL replacement gear. It runs much better now!
The 2-10-2 is part of the mahano's train set called the Big ten Express the Big ten Express contains of the locomotive six to seven iron car's and the caboose
I talked to the guy who worked in the research and development department of mahano for that 2-10-2 he told me that it was never part of a set it was always individual I have one that was DCC sound ready yours has a different wire harness so I maybe DCC ready but he told me they specifically had RP 25 black and wheels it's essential the same boiler as what is on the 482 with an extra sand dome attached and some extra detailing but I had that it was originally a southern mine I painted it black decal it for the eerie have sounded it when it's running down the tracks everyone in my club asked me if it's brats cuz there's only three companies bachman proto 2000 and mahano that made the 2-10-2
HELP!!! I have an OLD, but don't know how old. Bachmann 2-10-4. A screw is missing on the front drive-wheel for the connecting rod. I have tried several from other Bachmann engines that I have gotten from here and there, but these are all one size too large. I can't find one small enough. Any suggestions? Is been in the family awhile, sentiment, need to see it run again. That's all that's wrong with it, so I'm close... Please.
@@SMTMainline ah kk btw is your southern Pacific daylight 4449 moving smoothly on the track? Or does it still have problems in moving a.k.a running on the track
I love how your grandmother even got into the train action. I guess we all get something from our grandmothers. I got flying out of mine. She only flew for a while but she did it. It was nice to have her while she was still alive. I may not remember her too much but it makes me happy knowing she did something I like. I feel like everyone has something similar. I hope to see more content from you soon.
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Excellent. Hello again from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
The Athearn Genesis locomotives were made by Samhongsa in Korea. The main gear on the axle is prone to splitting like the diesel center gears did on Proto2000. Replacements are available from NWSL. The other issue is the wires get pinched en route to the tender. Love the steamies!
Your grandma had trains, and a hiawatha? thats so cool!
Now this is insane. I would probably never own that many locomotives!
that’s funny bc this was 3 years ago. im pretty sure he has over 500 engines total now
Beautiful collections 👏👏👏
Awesome collection! When the Part 2 came out I immediately clicked! Also this video gave me an idea for a suggestion, what about having a video showcasing your oldest units? Aka the Varney stuff and the Hiawatha maybe.
This 2 part special is something different. And i like it. Done very well man very good. I also love how every locomotive has a story to be told of. I had a Niagara like yours difference I bought used but a cat destroyed it also had issues with it as well wheels would slide out of loco. I still have the tender not sure what to do with it as of yet.
I would use the tender as a custom. Maybe try making a snowblower since that’s what railroads did back in the day.
@@imfunniguy3744 interesting. I was thinking of just buying a chassis and a shell for the Niagara locomotive from Bachmann and then I will have a updated better version.
Nice collection of locos !!! I feel excited about being able to test my Rivarossi Big Boy soon...
7:42 I love the blue goose it one of my favorite blue steam locomotives next to the royal blue and blue comet
My three-year-old loves trains so much and each time you introduce the next one to run, he looks at me and says "Look mommy, look at that one! It's beautiful. "
So a hello from your new fan, Curtis. He thinks your trains are great.
I really like the big boy! Great video SMT
I got the notification. Thank you for showing us your trains.
quite a collection brother. Enjoyed the video!
It's a great collection, congratulations.
I plan that my future generations will grow up with model railways, starting with me of course. xD
That’s a great collection of steamers! It’s a true shame about your 4449. It’s such a nice looking engine.
Nice video! You’ve got quite an incredible collection! 👍
Gotta love those Texas types! Shame the Niagara and Daylight don't run all that well.
Impressive collection. Wow!
Nice video! My favorite Ho scale Steam Locomotive is the blue goose.
The Hiawatha class As and the Daylight are my favourite American steam locos, one day I hope to get a Daylight for my model railway!
Edit: Big boy is also one of my favourites
Hey SMT. All of These loco’s of yours is awesome.
A wonderful collection.love it
“That’s incredible” Kyle petty-2012
The big boy #4005 was involved in a wreck that killed the engineer.
Very nice collection
the athearn genesis' had split gears. they might need replacing.
the MDC 2-8-0 has a screw which attaches the cab. Mine also binds, and clicks.
I wish I had that good of luck with mehano. My one steam engine from them worked for awhile but now I can never use it since the trucks fall off the tender no matter how many times I put them back on
How did you tune your big boy to work without stopping? Mine kind of stops in slow speeds. I got mine for a great price from my hobby shop. Could you show us how you took apart the shell and the repairing process. Not too many videos here with the old cab mounted motor.
I have a decent amount of these older HO scales, though most of them are stupidly difficult to get the power to the engine and the motors are almost always jammed. I got a few running actually but I don't have a proper layout to test them on
Your videos are awesome🎉
Fun fact: the real big boy 4005 derailed at a siding it was repaired and now sits at a railway museum
Yeah it did
if a video doesn’t start with “Well folks” I’m not watching the video
Agreed, agreed!
LOL
Ha
same
3:07 I love that Verney locomotive
I have never clicked on a video so fast
TrainFan 2020 lol same
@@jordantherailfanner7506 yea lol
I love your steam trains
What do you use for the wall to prevent trains from falling off the layout
YAY! I'm so excited
lol we have something in common we both had steam engines hit the floor hard
What brand is the CN bullet nose and what’s a good price point for an HO big boy anyway
2:30 i own a similar model, from the Grand Canyon railway. Just missing a tender. Do you know where I can buy a model like it? (It Is an athearnj
There is nothing wrong with doing some collecting and having some projects to work on if you like spending time doing that. That being said, there is also plenty of truth to the advice you hear often given on model railroading sites. Something to the effect that you are better off having 3 or 4 or 5 quality locos that work very well rather that 20 or 30 that don't run well, if at all. Particularly if somewhat realistic scale speed operation is important to you. A younger child is happy running everything at 100 mph scale speed around the layout, which just about anything will do with decent trackage. But as you mature into the hobby, reliable, realistic operation becomes important. Most people serious about the hobby start focusing on quality trackwork and fewer but better running locomotives. Maybe fewer isn't always the case, lol but better operating is.
I completely respect your opinion. I personally like having both some decent and low quality engines to mess around with but I agree, operations wise they don't perform well.
@@SMTMainline There is plenty of room in the hobby for people to do what they like. I am not going to be like some people that get all critical if things are not done exactly prototypically, or the way "they" think things should be done.
If you are on the market for dc sound I highly recommend broadway limited 2-8-0 or Bachmann 4-6-0
you should keep all those on the track
Fun fact:bigboy 4005 was going 50mph when 2 men switched the tracks to a siding where 4005 got wrecked
Would you consider getting a Shay?
Would you make a part 3 where you run just your biggest locomotives.
SMT, Bachmann will sell you a brand new set of drivers for your GS4. All you do is remove the 6 small 3mm bolts and the flat screw on the eccentric crank, pull the lower cover and drop the new wheels in. I think they are 40 bucks. I have fixed my 18-20 of these GS4s like that
I love those Hiawathas
Anyone else remember when all the comments were: “WhEn ArE yOu GoNnA fIx ThE bLuE gOoSe?”
🖐🏽
Hey SMT I think you should make a video of running all your life like locomotives if you haven't done that yet #teamlifelike
Fun fact: 4005 had a crash back in the 1900s killing a few animals and killing its crew but luckily it was repaired after the crash and she was put back in service again before being scrapped I think.
I don't think it was scrapped or put back into service. it was rebuilt though for experimental use.
@SMT Mainline correct/wrong it was rebuilt in early 50s but after the crash it was used to test oil burning.
@@REALFeltysCoinsAndTrains So what was I wrong about?
@@SMTMainline Sorry it was cosmetically rebuilt for a museum. I think that they are going to try to mechanically restore it.
I look it up I was very in correct a sister locomotive has been renumbered to it's number.
I've been trying to find that 6060 if you have tips on where to get it please tell me
It feels so cool having a train collection. When did you started collecting trains?
NeonG4meplay probably when he was a kid or began this channel
Smt would you consider going to larkspur and getting a german steam engine. They also have a cn Berkshire by mehano at larkspur
Nothing can go wrong with a good old Fleischmann BR-01,
etc. theses ones are by piko but the fleischman ones are beautiful
@@jl-it4rs Piko is a good brand it has two tiers, the "hobby" line is more simple and uses plastic for the rods, and one high quality line "expert" with untouchable prices that start at 280€ into the 400€, at least in europe.
I have some models that other brands don't make like the BR 52 - DR (DDR) with the experimental condensator tender, i wish i could get some american locos here.
You should do another locomotive timeline video about when you got each loco
''well folks'' this is a cool video
Hey everyone! Im RailFan Connor611 and IM BACK!! Originally I had told SMT that he got 100 Subscribers. Crazy to see you have 16k now! I'm trying to get 1k now
the casanoga smokes just fix it and put smoke fluid in it.
I think the coil unit is probably bad by now.
What kind if engine was the one at 7:30 the one with the bad wire?! I want to find it I have it in O gauge
I have a feeling that you’ve probably been asked this before, but do you think you will do live streams of you working on projects, or repairing engines?
this is the first SMT Video that I watched on my New ASUS VivoBook
Nice flex!
sus
Nice
Curiosity question would that NYC. 464Hudson black freat engines and tender be up for sale at all.....
5:21 Canadian pacific roll on roll on
I liked 4449 Daylight (FYI the 2-6-0 Camelback was in a set)
Old video, but serious question, would it be worth it (or recomended in that case) to retro fit vintage HO scale Locos and rolling stock with new couplers to make them compatible with newer models? I would love to be able to merge my fleet together and have them be able to pull both types of trains. Or would it be in my best interest to keep them as is?
Make four or five "Transition" cars, with different couplers on each end. On my railroad I have eight different kinds of couplers in use, including even some screw types, Maerklin, X2f, Kadee knuckle, Mantua, and others. Some got new couplers, some didn't. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
Nice modells
The Athearn genesis 2-8-2 might have cracked nylon gears.
I couldnt wait for the Hiawatha
Next you should do electrical engines
I got a question do you use DCC or DC
I'm sorry I was just using
the microphone and I accidentally pressed the sending button so what I was saying is the blue train is one of my favorites so you'll probably asking what my most favorite it's the Union Pacific Big boy
My pride and joy is the Chattanooga choochoo by tyco from the 1970s
Great little line from Tyco, too bad they didn't last very well.
@@SMTMainline Hey guess what there are some steam locomotives in your HO scale steam locomotive collection that I would like to see Lionel in three rail O scale with legacy steam railsounds and some of the steam locomotives from you collection of HO scale steam locomotives that I would like lionel to model in 3 rail O scale with legacy steam railsounds and many other legacy style steam railsounds and many other legacy style steam features that can be seen in lionel trains catalogs including quilling whistles complete with 5 types of steam whistles to choose from for a more customized experience,single hit and/or continous mechanical bell sounds also complete with 5 levels of bell pitching for customized sounds,dynachuff that is synchronized with 32 levels of intensity as the steam locomotives gain speed,interior illumination in the cabs of the steam locomotives,directional lighting including opearting headlights and back-up lights , traction tires, six official railroad speeds all with crew talk,maintainence free motors,adjustable smoke output,cab glass windows,scale dummy couplers,bi-color marker lights that can be changed to many different colors white and green and can be just kept turned off,operating electro-coupler on the rear of the steam locomotive's tenders,current speed dialog,seperately applied builders plates,wireless tether connection between the steam locomotives and the tenders and many other legacy style steam features that can be seen in the lionel trains and those lucky lionel few that I would like to see Lionel model in three rail O scale with legacy style steam railsounds and every single other legacy style steam railsounds and every other legacy style steam feature that can be seen in all lionel trains catalogs are that streamlined Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe 3460 class hudson dubbed the blue goose hudson #3460, Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountain #6060 along with semi-streamlined Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountains numbers 6069 and 6077, Canadian National T2a 2-10-2 #4100, Milwaukee road hiawatha atlantic #1 from a train locomotive group photo and even in a pic by itself along with a union pacifici big boy 4-8-8-4 big boy #4005 denver museum version and what's more lionel's 3 rail O scale legacy style steam rail sounds equipped models of that streamlined Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe 3460 class hudson dubbed the blue goose hudson #3460, Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountain #6060 along with semi-streamlined Canadian national U-1-f 4-8-2 mountains numbers 6069 and 6077, Canadian National T2a 2-10-2 #4100, Milwaukee road hiawatha atlantic #1 from a train locomotive group photo and even in a pic by itself and of course union pacific big boy 4-8-8-4 #4005 denver museum version all will be licesened by BNSF, Canadian pacific and the union pacific railroad and BNSF, Canadian pacific and the union pacific railroad will still continue to be part of the lionel trains company's world famous licensors series too you should know.
8:42 that’s Canadian national 6060 bullet nose
Hey does river ossi trains work on the same tracks as bachman tracks
I agree with you on the bullet nose Betty being a good engine I made by mehano I have 2 of them now
Did you fix the shorting problem on the Varney 7 pole 2-8-0
i love the daylight
Did you know the big boy that you have the 4005 was actually an engine that wrecked the only big boy that was ever wrecked
Damn that 2-10-2 is high quality for a mehano
I need that CNW 2-8-0 Roundhouse kit
Thought you were the Incredible Hulk when you lifted the big boy and tender with one hand.
I like all the trains
Athearn Genesis mikados are infamous for having damaged gears, both the axle and idler. I rrplaced mine with a NWSL replacement gear. It runs much better now!
Do you have the Pere Marquette 1225?
The 2-10-2 is part of the mahano's train set called the Big ten Express the Big ten Express contains of the locomotive six to seven iron car's and the caboose
They were great sets.
15:44 that locomotive is a New York central Niagara
that's my favorite vid
Do you have a union pacific challenger (4,6,6,4)
I love the big boy
What happened to the tyco royal blue? I didn’t see it at all!
It broke. I still have it though..
@@SMTMainline oh okay. I would recommend just getting a used one, and restoring it on eBay
Can you do bachman ho scale steam locomotives
No mention of the 2-10-2s names *I FEEL BETRAYED*
Oh nice video by the way.
Can you do a video running all your Diesels
Where’s the 2-8-4?
Aren't those original rivarossi Hiawatha's worth hundreds of dollars?
I talked to the guy who worked in the research and development department of mahano for that 2-10-2 he told me that it was never part of a set it was always individual I have one that was DCC sound ready yours has a different wire harness so I maybe DCC ready but he told me they specifically had RP 25 black and wheels it's essential the same boiler as what is on the 482 with an extra sand dome attached and some extra detailing but I had that it was originally a southern mine I painted it black decal it for the eerie have sounded it when it's running down the tracks everyone in my club asked me if it's brats cuz there's only three companies bachman proto 2000 and mahano that made the 2-10-2
HELP!!!
I have an OLD, but don't know how old. Bachmann 2-10-4. A screw is missing on the front drive-wheel for the connecting rod. I have tried several from other Bachmann engines that I have gotten from here and there, but these are all one size too large. I can't find one small enough. Any suggestions? Is been in the family awhile, sentiment, need to see it run again. That's all that's wrong with it, so I'm close...
Please.
Big boy 4005 is the only one that has had a wreck
When u gonna fix the blue goose?
I think I already did.
@@SMTMainline ah kk btw is your southern Pacific daylight 4449 moving smoothly on the track? Or does it still have problems in moving a.k.a running on the track