I Finally Got the MTH Triplex Steam Engine!!!
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2023
- Took me long enough but I finally found one! The MTH Premier PS2 Triplex Steam Locomotive
How does it compare with the UP Big Boy 4014? Watch and find out!
Enjoy!
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To be fair, I'd expect a giant metal monster with twenty-four drive wheels to outpace the Big Boy a bit. The Tri-Plex is essentially Steamzilla.
Steamzilla!!! Yes!!!
It's like godzilla but instead of king of the monster's it's the king of steam engines.
I suspect the reason it would've been so slow irl is because of all the heavy reciprocating parts and how long it would've taken for steam to make it through the whole cycle.
@@whispofwords2590 The Triplex boiler just couldn't make enough steam. An engine that was good in theory but poor in execution. But an interesting footnote in locomotive history.
I like that. STEAMZILLA!! lol 😂 Cory Mears
The enthusiasm that you have for the hobby is infectious. I build RC planes and because of people such as yourself, my interest in trains has come to life.
Hey Chris, you're like the Jim Carrey of trains. Great job!
That's what I've said!! Chris could easily pass for Jim's younger brother, complete with their animated facial expressions. Chris here has a tremendous amount of natural entertainment talent.
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING HE DOES LOOK LIKE JIM CAREY.
Trainmasters never got the recognition they truly deserved. I have 15 of them in my fleet in various road names. With the whistle battle I would say it's a tie, but leaning more towards the Virginian!
The Triplex whistle has a very unique whistle. It's one of those you don't hear often on the more popular locomotives. Definitely sounds better in O scale vs the HO model. Quick little fun fact: the HO version doesn't have a motor in the tender, so the drive wheels under the tender are free rolling.
One of my favorites. I have the Erie #5016 on my layout. Great video! It's always fun watching a Triplex run quickly, but to watch it run slow, is just neat. All those moving parts, it's almost mesmerizing.
TREVOR HARRIS TripOd TOTNES TORQUAY
YYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
Always loved the triplex 24 driving wheels could outpace the big boy any day at any time roll on steamzilla!
Nice video in my opinion i like the Union Pacific Big Boy whistie but like all the Trains running its fun to watch
Congratulations for getting the triplex Chris.
so happy to be back at this channel again....was looking everywhere but didn't find anything.
Such good vibes!!! keep on rocking and foremost...rolling
greetings from switzerland
Simply marvelous ! 👍 Thanks Chris
Outstanding Video RBP!! First read about the Tri-Plexes in "Model Railroader." Picked it up from an 👁 Eye 👁 Doctor's waiting room as a kid. I think the issue was from 1969. I've always wanted one. I've subsequently discovered (about five years ago) that I was born the same day as the Erie Lackawanna Railroad - October 17th, 1960 - so that makes the Erie one of my parents!! I'm sure you'll understand my preference, though I ❤️Love❤️ your Virginian Triplex!! Appreciate the way you discussed the history of both locomotives. Keep up the Great Work!!! Nathan in Chicago 🇺🇲
Thanks for watching Nathan and sharing your story!
God I've been waiting for this moment ❤
2002 was the first time I have witnessed this monster in action. Man, I wish we had More MTH videos like TMs Great MTH layouts back then 🤔
Wow, that TMS video is one of my favorites. Gary
I've got the first of the TM "Great MTH Layouts." Even after all this time I'm still impressed with Tony Lash's layout, a real work of art!
@@TheTrainboard who’s Gary?
@Railchief 74 I'm Gary. My son and I, train guys from way back, are starting a new o gauge youtube channel based around our new trainboard and our railfan videos. Just hope we can consistently produce the quality shots and consistently special effort on this channel. Gary
Triplexes are honestly one of the coolest looking engines out there. I’m glad you finally got one!
One of your best videos yet, great job.
Been waiting for it all day
Hey Chris congrats on your new Triplex. Looks great. So gotta say, the whistle is awesome, but for me, nothing beats the sound of the Big Boy. Really enjoy your channel Sir. 👍
Thanks for watching Chuck!
So glad you finally have it, hope to see it more in your videos
Absolutely FABULOUS video! This is the first I've heard/seen of models of this remarkable locomotive. Big shout-out to MTH for actually making a model of this, and of course, to YOU for letting us see this unique model!
Although sold out, the MTH site does show the original price of this model. It may be sacrilegious to say this, but for a model of this complexity, that original price seems quite reasonable.
Thanks again!
Thanks for watching @FlyingSpirit!
Congrats & enjoy your Triplex!
Great engine, Chris
Noticed no tender smoke. Hope it is OK. I would take a break on the next loco and take Wifey out to dinner with all those great toys!!
Congrats on getting the Tri-Plex. The uniqueness of the whistle doe it for me!. Thanks for sharing the history of the Tri-Plex.
Hey Chris! I have the same locomotive, the Virginian #700 and I love it. I bought it from my father way back around 2008. Your model has a different whistle as mine has a different tone and cannot quill. The only thing I wish MTH would have done was to change the rear truck from 2-wheel (Erie) to a 4-wheel (Virginian) truck to make it at least a little more prototypical though technically, it should have had a completely different casting all together from the Erie model. Congratulations!! Oh, BTW, you are running your Virginian FM backwards, it is supposed to be long hood forward. Ever since the mid-1970's I ran mine just like you are here but it was told to me when I started getting more into realism that FM's ran long hood forward.
I was wondering about the Trainmaster direction. The newer models print the "F" on the front to help folks like me who do not know much about prototypical operation. But this Post War version does not have that so I had to guess. Thanks for clarifying!
Part of the reason the Triplex only did 5-10 miles an hour when they were used is due to some firebox and boiler issues that meant they didn't actually have the steaming capacity to go much faster than that, not to mention the wear and tear it would cause on both the engine, and the rails.
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That locomotive along with this channel, is amazing!
Thank you @Connorado!
Love it!! I myself picked the railking Erie triplex PS/2 a couple months back and love it
Big boy still is the best
But it is nice to see that you finally have the 2-8-8-8-2 locomotive
I've said it before and I'll say it again...your videos remind me so much of the TM Books I Love Toy Trains videos! The lighting and different shots is just like I remember from those videos. Excellent work! I always anticipate the next video!
No doubt about it, Chris's videos are broadcast quality, no other way to describe them.
Just subbed, I feel like you represent all of us who grew up in the 90’s that are still kids at heart / can finally afford our dreams in our 30’s💪🏻😎. Love that scale, it’s like you can close your eyes and smell the steel and oil in a museum
Thank you and welcome aboard SERGIp51D! I am with you 100%! I remember being a kid in the 90's and looking at the catalogs just dreaming of running these one day. Thanks for watching!
@@RBPTrains Hey, I remember being a kid in 1959 and wanting the same engine Casey Jones had on the TV series starring Alan Hale Junior! Now I've got six! 😃
It's nice to see a very realistic model of a steam locomotive moving and a history lesson sprinkled in
It's so much fun to see that engine go speeds it was never meant to go. Awesome review! I want one now lol
Love the trains my friend. Keep being awesome. Very cool train it looks amazing
Big steam engines? We’re in!!
As a first-timer to your channel, I can confirm that I was thoroughly impressed! 👏🏾
Thanks Geno and welcome aboard!!
You have now joined the league of triplex owners, a club I hope to join someday. Definitely a locomotive on the wish list. I hear there are rumors of Lionel bringing out a triplex in the future. If it is true I would love to see it be Vision line, but my wallet wouldn't like that.
Fun presentation! Thanks for explaining everything! Thank you
I really think that the triplex won this time. That whistle is awesome!
The triplex could have served well on coal-hauling short line railroads like the Kentucky and Tennessee railway, while the Union Pacific big boys were built for fast freight trains.
They both had their own purposes. On paper, the triplex could have outperformed the Big Boys. Sadly, they were held back by their powered tenders, which caused unnecessary wheel slippage.
Greatest video Chris. I see I’ll be adding Triplex to my list of engines I want to get. I think the Big Boy is the winner of the battle.
Dude, this is epic. That is how one is having a lot of fun of running the trains!!!!
I prefer the Virginian model myself and have been without success finding it. Your channel is the best. Your enthusiasm lifts me up 🙂👍🏻
Thank you Simkins Frank!!
Yesss! Nice!
You should put all articulateds on one train, and try and put every loco you have on one train! Those would be a cool video
Two beautiful steam engines ❤🚂👍
The triplex is a great steam locomotive and yes it has alot more power to it Chris. Last time I was at main line hobby shop, I saw one or it was two triplex there. Nice Virginia high hood loco.
Awesome engine, didn't realize that it existed. I'll have to do a history dive, thanks for sharing. I enjoy your channel.
Thank you Bob!
I love it
Excellent locomotive with great sounds! Yet, the trainmaster seems to have stole the thunder😁
Trainmaster is awesome. I always run Post War and other vintage trains any time I can, especially between my review videos. Thanks for watching Joey!
Hello good Friend Chris, What a beautiful locomotives to see driving, And they both have a nice steam whistle, The big Boy is a fuller sound with an echo I once saw the Big Boy driving in the border area between the USA and Canada, What a power this Machine exuded,I enjoy your job almost every night, Kind regards from Henk Belgium Border❤😀😉
Thank you Henk!
Dang, I wish I could find the HO version of this for my fleet.
Congratulations on that epic find!
Really great loco, terrific layout and fantastic award winning acting. Bring on the next test. 😊
I've been looking for the Virginian version for quite some time, had seen a couple online for sale, but just didn't pull the trigger. Oh well, I'll live vicariously through you Chris. Great find!
I have a feeling we will see the Triplex again very soon... :)
Very nice model, I didn't know the Virginian had Triplex's, I thought it was exclusive to the Erie, interesting to learn that another railroad operated them too. I'd say in the whistle battle the Bigboy once again won as usual:) You and Eric Siegel from Ericstrains both posted a new video today, witch is awesome, as I got to watch new video from my 2 favorite train RUclipsrs. Great video Chris congrats on finally getting a Triplex, a good engine for you to get would be the New York Central Mercury, a very stunning engine.
Ah yes, the Mercury would be a good one. Thank you for you support Zach!!
I was lucky enough to acquire an Erie PS-2 Triplex and it too was hard to find. They are without a doubt a unique locomotive. A bucket lister I had to have. I tried finding the PS-3 Model but this came along so I couldn't pass it up. Great video Chris! Watching trains never gets old!
@creeperboy2021 I have the early Triplex from around 2004 obviously with the PS3 which actually functions just fine. For some time I've been watching for a PS3 upgrade board for it but they're not available. Do you know when MTH will be releasing such boards for the Triplex?
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Chris I hope your having a great week. Love your videos! (retired N&W / NS engineer with 42 years) you should NEVER run a toy train without a caboose! I got my first Lionel engine, the 2055, in 1965. (it still runs) No big layout, but I still run them with the grandkids. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! I suppose you are referring to the lack of caboose on the Trainmaster at the end of the video?? Wasn't sure if it was acceptable to run that one with a caboose since I was using my Post War Erie Caboose on the Triplex train as an Easter Egg in the video. Noted for the future! :)
Awesome video Chris! Such a cool and beautiful locomotive! I want one bad! All controversy aside, facts are facts. There were a few engines that produced more hp and tractive effort than the Big Boy. 🤷♂️ it is what it is lol won't stop my love for the Big Boy, being from Utah. But the history of all of these is nothing short of fascinating! Happy for ya man. Great addition! You should help me find one 😂
If I get a wind of another one, I will keep ya posted, haha. Thanks for watching!
The triplex engine has a really nice whistle
Great video Chris! Such a beautiful locomotive. So unique to have drivers on the tender, as well as a smoke stack. You just don’t see that everyday. I think that Triplex won the whistle contest. The quilling whistle and the deep throating sound wins the show. It was great to see the ole Postwar brethren getting some attention as well running side by side in the video. We didn’t hear that authentic diesel horn from it though! LOL Great job as usual Chris. Tom
You are right, I should have sounded that classic horn, haha! Thanks for watching
I can't compete but I just bought a Iong awaited CNJ Camelback Lionchief. Spent some time today just watching what it does best . Happy Engineers unite. 🚂
Your presentation showed your bridge, who's the trains.
I think the Camelback engines are great. Plus you can run them anywhere! Enjoy your new engine Kevin!
Honestly I don’t know how many people in this world have EVER seen such beautiful trains and a layout like this also I’ve never seen a steam engine with drive wheels under the tender. And this guy is underrated he spends so much on this stuff and takes the time to edit and only has 43,000 subscribers. Guys subscribe to him!!!
Hey, loved the video and just subscribed. I have been wanting to get into the hobby for a while now and I love the layout you have! Also, love the Perfect Grade Gundam Astray you have hanging out in the layout!
THAT IS SO COOL! we need to give respects to this man for the time and money he puts into his layout
I like the tri-plex whistle the best. That being said, the Lionel steam whistles have a more realistic, haunting sound. MTH makes great looking engines but their sounds need work.
I really enjoy your channel!
The all mighty triplex won the whistle battle.
Man I'm so jealous. I've wanted a Triplex for so long, but I run HO. I have not found an HO Triplex yet. Yours is gorgeous though. I may be biased, but I think the Triplex has the better whistle. Really glad I found this channel
MTH showed an HO Triplex in their 2008 catalog, basically a "Look what's coming!" feature in what was an O Gauge catalog. However whether they actually built any I don't know, I'm not an HO guy and haven't looked into MTH HO products or their availabilities at all. So there MAY be some out there or maybe not. You'd have to do some checking.
Great video Chris! I liked the triplex, but I really loved how you showcased that postwar lionel trainmaster! I had always wanted one as a kid; but about ten years ago I found one at Nicolas Smith trains in philly. It runs great...and I think the triplex won that whistle war..
I couldn't run a Virginian train and ignore the famous Post War Trainmaster, haha! Thanks for watching James!
Great vidio RB, Thanks for the morning coffee from Mexico...
Thanks! I could use some coffee :)
Dude, you're literally just Jim Carrey with trains, and I love it.
I like the sound of the Triplex, and the UP but if I had to choose I would have to say the Triplex, love the sound, definitely using it in one of my intros on my channel.
Great aqusition Chris! And go ahead, let it fly on the mainline, show what might have been!
The whistle battle? Well, I have to give it to the Big Boy but not by much, the Triplex whistle's pretty impressive in it's won right.
One thing's obvious, the MTH Triplex works better than the real one ever did! A great "might have been" on Baldwin's part, just too much and too soon.
My grandpa grew up right along the Erie right of way and when the triplexes were first rolled out they had to run them through the territory to get them to their designated locations. He said the exhaust sounds from the loco were extremely loud he could hear the drivers slamming down on the road bed. Him and his brother both worked for the railroad too and gave the lifespan of these for 5 years max.
Great review Chris. Thanks.
Have you ever reviewed a MTH engine equipped with Loco Sound? I think these are the most overlooked engines made by MTH. The cruise control on these engines is amazing. You can even broadcast your voice or music through the engine. Check it out and keep producing those great videos. Thanks.
Thanks Glenn! I have a Weaver Hiawatha that is equipped with MTH Protosound (first generation) but not sure I have any conventional engines with MTH Loco Sound. Might need to snag one eventually just to experience it!
Nice trainz billboard on your train layout brother.
Big, black and bad. That thing is a freak. It would be scary coming at you at any speed. My dad worked on the Erie, back in the late 30's. He loved trains. Those guys, in the 50's, would take an entire dock warehouse and build an entire layout with O and S gauge in Edgewater NJ. We just walked to the rail yard. It's all gone now. Only the stumps of the old docks are visible. Lucky to have experienced all that.
Must have been incredible to see. But even more incredible to hear your Dad's stories working on the Erie during the days of steam. Thanks for watching!
i personally love the slow moving trains !!!
Finding O gauge banking engines are hard to come by especially if they are one offs for the their respective companies, coming across the Midland Railway's Big Bertha was like winning the lottery for me.
I have always wanted one but now I have to find one in HO and honestly Chris....its just as hard to find one in HO! Great videos as always!
As popular as these engines seem to be, you would think they might be offered more. We shall see. Thanks for watching!
Personally I would get the MTH Pennsy Q2 duplex next.
I watch a lot of political and car videos, but you’re train videos always make me smile!
Thanks southwind73! With everything going on out there, this hobby gives us all a little escape from the real world.
Trainz has a Russian Blue Erie version for sale if you want to jump on that, Chris. I just got back from the LCCA convention in Concord NC, the location of Lionel HQ and I have the feeling that it is possible that Lionel may have acquired at least the tooling for the O gauge Triplex and we may see it released as a Vision Line locomotive in the next 2 years.
I love the LEGO Modulars you have there. They fit jn perfectly.
They are my favorite scene on the layout. After I built the first one, I thought it might work on the train layout so I added some more. Plus they are fun to assemble! Thanks for watching
amazing trein ,thx for video end resumen 👍
Wow that's awesome! Beautiful
Congrats nice pickup
Hi Chris, I have just modified my engine called HANNAH. She has a new part on her skirt on the front. She is very sleek. She is also very big and very heavy on the bottom between the bogies. She has a vertical headlight. She can plow a lot of rocks like they're nothing. She even has a wider fuel tank that matches the bottom of her freight cars. I just thought you would like the details of the train. Cory Mears
Thanks to anyone who liked my comment. I meant to say vertical headlight, but I accidentally skipped the letter L. I just saw it and fixed it. Thanks again for liking the comments. Cory Mears
Gorgeous model....it's a piece of art frankly.
I will say this much, it looked pretty cool when you had your tri-plex running fast 🙂🙂
Neat Triplex man! Like 👍
Love the trainz Bill board in the last shot
You and jason are to blame for me getting a triplex. Mine is the preimer erie in the Russian blue. When this one came up for sale on the ogr forum I snatched it up right away. You are correct in them being scarce and hard to find. I love it.
I blame Jason, haha!
Amazing, I never knew this existed...
Hi Chris! I'm Josh, and using my mom's account, I wanted to say I absolutely love the Triplex! I'm currently working on two coloring pages of no. 700 to create my own unique versions of this behemoth. My first one, I actually took inspiration from Erie's and gave it the Russian Iron Blue boiler. I was wondering if you have any color ideas for the other one. Thanks, Josh
Rbp do you ever plan on getting the lionel Pennsylvania steam turbine locomotive, also i think the triplex won the whistle competition
I would like to have one of those eventually. Thanks for watching!
Love the triplex and her whistle.
Not jealous at all.... even if I could find one it would cost me at least double to get it to the UK, shipping - VAT- import tax ETC. Oh well maybe one day when I have O-72 / O-84 track.
Chris please keep the videos coming.
Congratulations!
I just saw Train of Thought’s video on the triplex. There were even plans for quadplex and quintplex engines too.
😎👍 very cool steam engines I love small rail
The big boy whistle was the best because of the steam exhaust when you blew it.
If the Visionline 4014 Big Boy, it probably would’ve won, hands down. However, I personally believe that the Triplex won against the MTH Big Boy
Vision Line Big Boy is the reigning champ for sure!
Got to say love both of these but the 4014 just can’t be beaten by looks and that whistle with the smoke coming out can’t beat it, beautiful pieces tho man.