I have the 746 (1957-60), 8100 (1981), and 18040 (1995) Lionel "J" locomotives in my collection. They all have unique numbers since the Postwar number is 746, the MPC number is 611, and the modern number is 612. They're all beautiful locomotives that are among the most prized pieces in my collection.
Nice video; I have the 1957 J746 locomotive, the coal tender, and the original caboose, but my late mother and father pitched the rest while I was overseas in the service. It brought back memories from when I got it for Christmas in 1957.
I like the MPC version myself. There is a charm to the original postwar J locomotive design and the postwar-style extruded aluminum passenger cars make a handsome set that was never offered during the postwar era. The paintwork and decoration are gorgeous. I even like the crude sound of steam and electronic whistle (although the chuff sounds would be better if there were more chuffs per wheel revolution). I still have the 1981 Lionel preview catalog containing the Powhatan Arrow set that I used to daydream about. I think this is hands down the best, most desirable set of the MPC era.
Nice comparison, going to have to send out the dogcatcher for all of them... lol Growing up my father would always set up a train track around the Christmas tree and just like you mentioned the whistle in the postwar engines are so distinctive. Thanks again for sharing
Just inherited a load of really nice prewar. Some of which had been on display most of its life. And a few MTH/Lionel prewar repro's. So it looks like I will be starting a layout this fall. I like how your layout flows.
Awesome Chris. I gotta tell you man, you make me laugh. Your facial expressions are something else. You have such expressive eyes and a friendly smile. Devilish in a good sort of way, 😎 if I were back in MD or VA I’d be at the Strasbourg RR for the 611. That would be awesome. I need to pull out my 611 and run it around. Geez, gotta go through my inventory now. None the less, excellent video and look forward to the next one. Have a great weekend buddy!
I don't have a post-war, MPC, or MTH Premiere Class J, but I DO have an MTH "Bantam" one, it came as part of an MTH starter set I purchased in the early 2000's. I asked the nice lady working the train show display where I saw it "Excuse me, but is this yours?" "Yes it is" she said. "Good," says I, "In about 60 seconds it's gonna be MINE!" and out came the wallet! Great little runner! Pulls like a Clydesdale!
Dad bought me the MPC set with the add-on cars as a birthday gift when I was 5. That was back in 2000(ish). Still runs like a champ and is one of my favorite sets.
@@delhatton at least thank God for the experience and remember that you still have the memories regardless of whether or not those engines still exist. In the very least N&W J Class #611 still exists. I would recommend looking up upcoming excursions to see where the 611 will be at. I went myself to the Museum of Transportation in Spencer, N.C. where the 611 was at that time. It was a great experience. To this day, I wish to put my hand on the throttle one day. At that time I was ten years old. I'm sixteen now and I will drive 611 one day should the Lord tarry.
@@samuelbenge524 So many train memories. My cub scout troop visited the Williamson rail yard. We were allowed to climb into the cab of one of the J's. I dined in the dining car. I slept in a pullman. We made day trips to Huntington. I watched Santa come to town on a train. A train was chartered to take us to Bluefield for a state football championship. At one time or another I traveled the entire line from Cincinnati to Norfolk.
For the old engines that have that older whistle, like on the postwar one, or the first one, if you take the coal car off, and press the whistle button, it will give the train an extra boost of energy, instead of slowing the train down, but it makes it dangerously fast. I found this out the hard way. This only works if the whistle feature is in the coal car like they usually were in the older ones.
Very NICE O Gauge J class locomotive with very COOL passenger cars! That definitely is a must have steam locomotive with an AWESOME horn and lights! Congratulations on your one thousand subscribers and thanks for sharing this AWESOME video Chris! Very NICE view of the train going over the trestle to!
At 4:13 you mention the side rods. I would endorse in HO Scale because it's less expensive and takes up less space, yet usually does not sacrifice detail for size. One of the main things I look at when I browse for locomotives is ALWAYS the side rods. I love the Walschaerts valve gear and it should be be a detailed as the rest of the locomotive.
This a great video you do such an excellent job putting them together, lots of good comment and well put together, you'er a natural at it. I purchased the Williams NW-J and the cars by Williams in 1991 before Protosound was produced and is a fantastic set but don't have a layout or room to build one so I just sit and admire it. Keep up the good work!
Great video amd congrats on 1K! I just found your channel through a facebook post you made in a Lionel group😂 love the video and cant wait to watch more!
Wow, your videos have been focused on all the engines I enjoy and actually own. Previously it was the Blue Comet. This week the 611. Both of which I own. Next time the Vision GS locos. Great choices for engines and another good video.
Another great video Chris,,,in 1996 lionel made one more J class called the warhorse set,,, the engine was#608 n+w it was weathered from the factory and tmcc ,,,it was one of 3 warhorse sets,,,,i have the santa fe warhorse hudson set,,,,scale hudson with disc drivers and tmcc,,,the whistle is awesome,,#3 warhorse set was a SP diesel,,,,that was it,,,Ken
I'd love to go visit the Strasburg up in Pennsy, but I'm all the way down in Alabama, so it unfortunately isn't feasible, but I hope I could, might just go visit it when it returns to the VMT, Roanoke is far closer to me than PA, love the video here, so cool to see all of these great models of one of the greatest Southeastern locomotives.
Great upload. I remember seeing a J Class N&W in a Lionel catalog around 20 years ago that was weathered, I believe it pulled ore cars but nut sure. If the three I like the post-war the best. Congrats on 1k.
If I can be honest am I the only one who get's reminded of that small toy train polar express near the end of the movie whenever they look at a post war model?
Sweet! An O gauge youtuber that runs trains at high speed! Me likey! You earned a new sub Chris. Seen a few of your vids, and they’re awesome! Can’t wait for more.
Great Video. Your presentation is full of life and information. I really enjoy watching. I want to share a thought. My pastor started to video his sermons and had a wonderful camera personality. But when he recorded he kept looking off to the side. We discovered he was looking at himself in the LCD display on side of the camera. We encouraged him to look directly down the barrel of the lens. His videos are now ultra fantastic. This may be a good tip for your presentations. This is just a suggestion for making better videos. Your are definitely successful and congratulations at over 1k subscribers. Take Care!.
Great suggestion! I often find myself looking at the screen in an attempt to QC the video as I go. This does lead to indirect eye contact. I will work on that. Still new to the RUclips thing so always looking of ways to improve! Thanks for watching
@@RBPTrains Just frame a little wider and make the lens your friend and maybe cover the LCD for a bit until your get used to it. Otherwise I think you are a pro at this. Keep up the great work.
Wow when I saw the picture on discord I was going crazy. Then seeing them all running together. What a great video and are you planning to visit the 611 in Strasburg
I am just getting back into the train hobby and I found a NIB MTH O gauge N&W Powhatan Arrow passenger set. The engine is #612 and for some reason looks shorter in length than the 611's I see online and in your video. Are they the same length or shorter? Thanks
If I was rich I’d have every version of the N&W J in O scale 3 rail. Lionel 1950’s, 1981 then several different scale J’s. Then Williams, MTH and even the morphed mini J which looks quite odd.
I never heard about the suggestion coming from Sinatra, although it's possible. As I heard it a professional machinist and toy train fan here in Virginia took a Lionel 736 Berkshire and modified it into an N&W Class J, then sent it to Lionel with a "How about it?" note. Up at Lionel they took a look at it, asked themselves "Why didn't WE think of this?" and put it into production, although oddly without a passenger consist.
@@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125 You're WAY out there! I live in Henrico County's "Far West End," I could throw a rock and hit Goochland County. I've never done so because someone might throw it back at me! I'm originally from New Jersey, moved here in 1987 and I'm glad I did! We were lucky enough to ride behind 611 during the old NS Steam Program days and were enraged when the program ended in 1994, the wife especially, she called 611 "My engine!" She loved its Art Deco streamlining and styling.
I have a question: I own an 8100 from 1981 and I tried it test on some track that was popping a bit and now when i try to run it on the layout it overloads my kw and it starts smoking and getting very very hot and it won't go. What is my problem? Is it a popped fuse or do I need to add some lube and oil which I have not done yet
This will sound defensive, but Lionel was the creator of the modern electric train. Every generation of Lionel ( or other brand) thereafter would take their name to build on. Lionel made toys although a bit pricey for their time not scale product. Postwar trains although seldom stored properly or lubricated still run today.. People of limited skill could repair them. Companies after benefitted by advances in decorating ,electronics, having a tried and true design to build on. In addition M.P.C. and later producers benefitted from a customer base of adults that were post war kids that had the money to buy the newer versions that they desired as children .It sounds defensive but if Joshua Cowen was still around he would have produced a product that would have given any of these companies a real run for their money. It was the original Lionel that created this fraternity of railroaders . Like many things mid century they were built in the U.S.A. in Irvington N.J. Now that said I do enjoy your presentation,and interest .It’s good to see young people in this hobby and the finishes and added detail is a welcomed treat. What can I say still have all my stuff from the late 40s and early 50s. Had to defend old school today.
I think the MPC cars would look best with the Modern J. One thing, though, do you have a favorite engine amoung your Js, and if I had a 746, if I wanted to personalize it, say with 611 decals, would it deplete the value of the engine? You'll probably say do your own thing, but if I ever did get my hands on one, I wouldn't want to ruin a good investment.
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My buddy was Jimmy. He just died. His father was the head engineer of the 611. Miss him. Thanks for being cool and nice!
Sad to hear that
I have the 746 (1957-60), 8100 (1981), and 18040 (1995) Lionel "J" locomotives in my collection. They all have unique numbers since the Postwar number is 746, the MPC number is 611, and the modern number is 612.
They're all beautiful locomotives that are among the most prized pieces in my collection.
I agree! They are some of my favorites as well
Great video showing the progression of j class...I was fortunate to ride behind the 611 Powhatan arrow back in 2015.. Lynchburg to fredericksburg.
Wow Jim Carrey is a model railroader too! I rode THE J when it stopped in the capital city in Ohio in 93 or 94,
LOLOL. Alrighty then! So cool you got to experience the engine in person.
Jim Carrey as in ..."but I was expecting not to expect something, so it doesn't count."?
Nice video; I have the 1957 J746 locomotive, the coal tender, and the original caboose, but my late mother and father pitched the rest while I was overseas in the service. It brought back memories from when I got it for Christmas in 1957.
This is my all time favorite locomotive of all time. I want this engine in all scales!!
I like the MPC version myself. There is a charm to the original postwar J locomotive design and the postwar-style extruded aluminum passenger cars make a handsome set that was never offered during the postwar era. The paintwork and decoration are gorgeous. I even like the crude sound of steam and electronic whistle (although the chuff sounds would be better if there were more chuffs per wheel revolution). I still have the 1981 Lionel preview catalog containing the Powhatan Arrow set that I used to daydream about. I think this is hands down the best, most desirable set of the MPC era.
It is such a unique set. I really like the passenger cars on this one.
Nice comparison, going to have to send out the dogcatcher for all of them... lol Growing up my father would always set up a train track around the Christmas tree and just like you mentioned the whistle in the postwar engines are so distinctive. Thanks again for sharing
That Post War whistle always takes me back. Thanks for watching!
Chris we love all three, must say modern does sound best. All three are beautiful, thanks for a great show.. H.&J. 😄😁❤🧡💚💙💜👍👍👍👍
Just inherited a load of really nice prewar. Some of which had been on display most of its life. And a few MTH/Lionel prewar repro's. So it looks like I will be starting a layout this fall. I like how your layout flows.
Awesome Chris. I gotta tell you man, you make me laugh. Your facial expressions are something else. You have such expressive eyes and a friendly smile. Devilish in a good sort of way, 😎 if I were back in MD or VA I’d be at the Strasbourg RR for the 611. That would be awesome. I need to pull out my 611 and run it around. Geez, gotta go through my inventory now. None the less, excellent video and look forward to the next one. Have a great weekend buddy!
Thanks Tim! I had fun making this video if you couldn't tell, lol!
i love your vids you look like
ace Ventura best youtuber
I Grew up on Thomas the tank engine but i like faceless engines too.Your funny and very cool thanks for these vids
I really enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing with us. You have some beautiful equipment. I’m looking forward to your next update!
Thanks Joseph!
I just picked up a MPC 611! Had one as a kid and can’t wait to have her on the layout as a kid!
Thanks, Chris, your videos are always well made and entertaining.
Thanks my friend!
611 is probably my favorite locomotive so I loved this video!
I don't have a post-war, MPC, or MTH Premiere Class J, but I DO have an MTH "Bantam" one, it came as part of an MTH starter set I purchased in the early 2000's. I asked the nice lady working the train show display where I saw it "Excuse me, but is this yours?" "Yes it is" she said. "Good," says I, "In about 60 seconds it's gonna be MINE!" and out came the wallet!
Great little runner! Pulls like a Clydesdale!
Just in time for the Strasburg trip! I will be visiting Strasburg in a couple weeks, sadly before 611 gets there. Great production and congrats on 1K!
Thanks! I know the trip will be fun regardless!
@@RBPTrains man I love the 611 so much! One of my top 5 favorite engines!!! Hope to see more streamliners in the future!
Dad bought me the MPC set with the add-on cars as a birthday gift when I was 5. That was back in 2000(ish). Still runs like a champ and is one of my favorite sets.
WOW! Nostalgia overload. Living on the main line, I rode the Powhatan Arrow and other J's many times when I was a kid in the 50s.
Do you remember the locomotives heading the train?
@@samuelbenge524 I don't remember the numbers.
@@delhatton at least thank God for the experience and remember that you still have the memories regardless of whether or not those engines still exist. In the very least N&W J Class #611 still exists. I would recommend looking up upcoming excursions to see where the 611 will be at. I went myself to the Museum of Transportation in Spencer, N.C. where the 611 was at that time. It was a great experience. To this day, I wish to put my hand on the throttle one day. At that time I was ten years old. I'm sixteen now and I will drive 611 one day should the Lord tarry.
@@samuelbenge524 So many train memories. My cub scout troop visited the Williamson rail yard. We were allowed to climb into the cab of one of the J's. I dined in the dining car. I slept in a pullman. We made day trips to Huntington. I watched Santa come to town on a train. A train was chartered to take us to Bluefield for a state football championship. At one time or another I traveled the entire line from Cincinnati to Norfolk.
Another well done edition Chris. Thanks for sharing those. They are quite cool!
Thanks Chris!
For the old engines that have that older whistle, like on the postwar one, or the first one, if you take the coal car off, and press the whistle button, it will give the train an extra boost of energy, instead of slowing the train down, but it makes it dangerously fast. I found this out the hard way. This only works if the whistle feature is in the coal car like they usually were in the older ones.
I LOVE the J Class N&W locomotive! I agree it is a must have! This is inspiring to me.
Great to see all these J's in action. Thanks for making this video!
Gorgeous trio of Mighty 'J's!!!
Very NICE O Gauge J class locomotive with very COOL passenger cars! That definitely is a must have steam locomotive with an AWESOME horn and lights! Congratulations on your one thousand subscribers and thanks for sharing this AWESOME video Chris! Very NICE view of the train going over the trestle to!
Congrats on the 1k, I love seeing the different locomotives running on the layout
At 4:13 you mention the side rods. I would endorse in HO Scale because it's less expensive and takes up less space, yet usually does not sacrifice detail for size. One of the main things I look at when I browse for locomotives is ALWAYS the side rods. I love the Walschaerts valve gear and it should be be a detailed as the rest of the locomotive.
Excellent video. Well thought out, well planned, well executed, well played, well done!! Great job! I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel.
Thanks and glad to have you here!
I always liked the post war whistle. I got a post war 2055 and it sounds almost identical.
As someone from Roanoke that frequently visited the VA museum of transportation i can confidently say that this locomotive is part of Roanoke culture
Absolutely! The first time I saw 611 was when I was visiting friends in Roanoke.
Excellent video! Great explanations and plenty of running time! Well done... again. Pete from Sydney, Australia
Thanks Pete!
Cool layout and discussion of the J class 🚂
Thanks Gary!
Great idea for video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks guys!
Good information and great video on these classic engines.
Thanks for watching Edward!
Awesome video !
All beautiful models! I have a 2005 Tmcc Lionel J and it’s amazing,
I bet that 2005 version is alot of fun!
That's some good stuff, Maynard.
Congratulations on 1K, great video!
Thanks so much!
3 great trains
This a great video you do such an excellent job putting them together, lots of good comment and well put together, you'er a natural at it. I purchased the Williams NW-J and the cars by Williams in 1991 before Protosound was produced and is a fantastic set but don't have a layout or room to build one so I just sit and admire it. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comment LaVern! Enjoy that NW-J. They are such neat models.
Nice job!
Another great video!!
Thanks Thomas! These J Class engines are a lot of fun to run together
Thanks again Chris. Missed the 611 in fall of 2019- won't make that mistake this year! All booked up! :-)
Great to hear!
Congratulations on your thousand subscribers reached also liked the whistle sound effects
Thanks Tim! I love those whistle effects too.
Awesome channel and contents. Congrats on your fast growing subscribers. Great job 👍
Thank you for watching!
A great video and some absolutely beautiful trains. Love it. And congrats on reaching 1000, I swear you were at 850 yesterday! Keep up the great vids!
Thank you my friend! Had to get the Post War on there for ya. :)
@@RBPTrains always appreciate seeing the postwar, but even better next to the modern. 👍
Great video amd congrats on 1K! I just found your channel through a facebook post you made in a Lionel group😂 love the video and cant wait to watch more!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
very nice video!
Wow, your videos have been focused on all the engines I enjoy and actually own. Previously it was the Blue Comet. This week the 611. Both of which I own. Next time the Vision GS locos. Great choices for engines and another good video.
Thanks Carl! They are some fun engines
Can you Believe that 4 months ago he’s gained almost nine thousand subs! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
Another 5 star video my friend. Those are some nice looking trains.
Thank you! These engines are a blast
Indeed , you are going to have a lot of fun running them.
Was planning on going to Strasbourg this summer. Now I definitely am! Also congratulations on 1k! 🎉
Excellent! Enjoy the trip and thanks for watching.
@@RBPTrains do you have a Instagram or Facebook page?
yeah, him saying that made me reserve a ticket right away. i missed out the first time 611 came, i won't this time!
I love the N&W 611!
Very cool video Chris! Love the J class(es)!
Thanks Matt!
I actually have a Williams brass j class. It runs amazingly well
Another great video Chris,,,in 1996 lionel made one more J class called the warhorse set,,, the engine was#608 n+w it was weathered from the factory and tmcc ,,,it was one of 3 warhorse sets,,,,i have the santa fe warhorse hudson set,,,,scale hudson with disc drivers and tmcc,,,the whistle is awesome,,#3 warhorse set was a SP diesel,,,,that was it,,,Ken
Very cool, thanks for watching and thanks for the info!
I'd love to go visit the Strasburg up in Pennsy, but I'm all the way down in Alabama, so it unfortunately isn't feasible, but I hope I could, might just go visit it when it returns to the VMT, Roanoke is far closer to me than PA, love the video here, so cool to see all of these great models of one of the greatest Southeastern locomotives.
Great upload. I remember seeing a J Class N&W in a Lionel catalog around 20 years ago that was weathered, I believe it pulled ore cars but nut sure. If the three I like the post-war the best. Congrats on 1k.
Partial to the Post War version myself.
Right, that was the "Warhorse" set. Personally I think it's disgraceful a Class J was "demoted" to pulling a coal train! I mean really!
Congratulations nice informative video I have warhorse and scale (606)from early 2000
That Warhorse set is on my list! Very cool
This man always has the best hair
He shoots, he scores!
If I can be honest am I the only one who get's reminded of that small toy train polar express near the end of the movie whenever they look at a post war model?
I love your videos man. New sub! Beautiful trains! Btw, you kind of look like Johnny Knoxville haha
Welcome aboard! And I had a laugh about the Johnny Knoxville comment!
@@RBPTrains Thanks buddy! haha same hair, only a younger and more good looking knox! Cheers 🍻
Sweet! An O gauge youtuber that runs trains at high speed! Me likey! You earned a new sub Chris. Seen a few of your vids, and they’re awesome! Can’t wait for more.
Jimmy Deck if you need the full name. Great guy!
I like how lionel reuses that same tender for the Hudson's and 611 and other steam locomotives I can think of that's one of there oldest
Lmao anyone else out there think that he looks like Ace Ventura? Great vid by the way, truly an iconic steamer
LOL - I get that alot. Maybe one day Jim Carey will visit the layout!
Maybe some day, lol but you do a pretty good job yourself
One of the members of a rr club that I'm in has an O scale J class numbered 600 (it's not new, sadly, but it looks amazing)
I’ve wanted a N&W J 611 passenger set since it was issued in 1981.
..."that's the stuff, right there"... :-)
LOL - couldn't help it. Such a great whistle
Great Video. Your presentation is full of life and information. I really enjoy watching. I want to share a thought. My pastor started to video his sermons and had a wonderful camera personality. But when he recorded he kept looking off to the side. We discovered he was looking at himself in the LCD display on side of the camera. We encouraged him to look directly down the barrel of the lens. His videos are now ultra fantastic. This may be a good tip for your presentations. This is just a suggestion for making better videos. Your are definitely successful and congratulations at over 1k subscribers. Take Care!.
Great suggestion! I often find myself looking at the screen in an attempt to QC the video as I go. This does lead to indirect eye contact. I will work on that. Still new to the RUclips thing so always looking of ways to improve! Thanks for watching
@@RBPTrains Just frame a little wider and make the lens your friend and maybe cover the LCD for a bit until your get used to it. Otherwise I think you are a pro at this. Keep up the great work.
Im going to see n&w611 in September
We love N.&W., made in Roanoke Va., STAR CITY OF THE SOUTH. N.& W. R.R SHOPS!!!!😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA COOL!!!!
wow you got so 1k subs very fast
Still very new to this RUclips thing but very grateful for the support!
Love these Js. I’m curious why you went with the modern MTH over the modern Lionel version.
Wow when I saw the picture on discord I was going crazy. Then seeing them all running together. What a great video and are you planning to visit the 611 in Strasburg
Hoping to get up there. Tickets are going fast so I need to get my trip booked!
Hey RBP Trains, I just picked up a brand new Class A #1218 and rumor has it that it can fit on O-54 (my current layout is O-60)
Nothing is as nice as the scale Williams Electric brass version of the 611 from the 80s..
Williams Brass engines are incredible. One of my favorites is the Weaver Southern Tennessean!
Love the J, like the 3 running, have the Lionel J set that's weathered to look old, distressed, pulling 4 coal cars that match bay window cabus
Chris, any idea where I could get the front marker lights for my MPC version?
Very realistic
1000 subscribers & just a yr later 27k. NICE!
And I’m one of those subscribers
I am just getting back into the train hobby and I found a NIB MTH O gauge N&W Powhatan Arrow passenger set. The engine is #612 and for some reason looks shorter in length than the 611's I see online and in your video. Are they the same length or shorter? Thanks
RBP, What is the MTH part number of your 611? I would like to down load that sounds file into my 611! And thanks for your great channel!
I like the MTH version
Hey The 2016 one is The Best and if you Have Any Questions about The J class Feel Free To Ask
If I was rich I’d have every version of the N&W J in O scale 3 rail. Lionel 1950’s, 1981 then several different scale J’s. Then Williams, MTH and even the morphed mini J which looks quite odd.
what's the item number for the MTH excursion edition?
Lionel built the J from the suggestion of a customer, not just any customer, It was Frank Sinatra.
I learn something new every day. Thanks Guss!
I never heard about the suggestion coming from Sinatra, although it's possible. As I heard it a professional machinist and toy train fan here in Virginia took a Lionel 736 Berkshire and modified it into an N&W Class J, then sent it to Lionel with a "How about it?" note.
Up at Lionel they took a look at it, asked themselves "Why didn't WE think of this?" and put it into production, although oddly without a passenger consist.
@@wayneantoniazzi2706 what part of Virginia are you from, iam in southwest in a county called Wise.
@@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125 You're WAY out there!
I live in Henrico County's "Far West End," I could throw a rock and hit Goochland County. I've never done so because someone might throw it back at me!
I'm originally from New Jersey, moved here in 1987 and I'm glad I did! We were lucky enough to ride behind 611 during the old NS Steam Program days and were enraged when the program ended in 1994, the wife especially, she called 611 "My engine!" She loved its Art Deco streamlining and styling.
Do you have the Lionel 675 PRR K4?
I have a question: I own an 8100 from 1981 and I tried it test on some track that was popping a bit and now when i try to run it on the layout it overloads my kw and it starts smoking and getting very very hot and it won't go. What is my problem? Is it a popped fuse or do I need to add some lube and oil which I have not done yet
This will sound defensive, but Lionel was the creator of the modern electric train. Every generation of Lionel ( or other brand) thereafter would take their name to build on. Lionel made toys although a bit pricey for their time not scale product. Postwar trains although seldom stored properly or lubricated still run today.. People of limited skill could repair them. Companies after benefitted by advances in decorating ,electronics, having a tried and true design to build on. In addition M.P.C. and later producers benefitted from a customer base of adults that were post war kids that had the money to buy the newer versions that they desired as children .It sounds defensive but if Joshua Cowen was still around he would have produced a product that would have given any of these companies a real run for their money. It was the original Lionel that created this fraternity of railroaders . Like many things mid century they were built in the U.S.A. in Irvington N.J. Now that said I do enjoy your presentation,and interest .It’s good to see young people in this hobby and the finishes and added detail is a welcomed treat. What can I say still have all my stuff from the late 40s and early 50s. Had to defend old school today.
I had the 611th view of the video haha
Epic! Thanks for watching.
Does the o scale J class engine have locking couplers like the other lion chief engines?
The Modern O Scale J Class has a motorized coupler on the tender. Thanks for watching!
Do you have any ho Js?
You have a likeness to the actor Jim Carey.
Haha! I get that comment a lot. Wonder if he is into trains?
I think the MPC cars would look best with the Modern J. One thing, though, do you have a favorite engine amoung your Js, and if I had a 746, if I wanted to personalize it, say with 611 decals, would it deplete the value of the engine? You'll probably say do your own thing, but if I ever did get my hands on one, I wouldn't want to ruin a good investment.
I wish the 611 game back home to Roanoke. I miss it. But they can’t even use it here because the rules don’t allow it to operate. Ridiculousness.
At 3:41 what smoke fluid is that?
MTH Protosmoke. Love that stuff!