A guy over at the Colorado Railroad Museum named Mark, or Hyce if you only know his CZcams 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.
@@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.
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.
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.🙂
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.
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 👍👍
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
@@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?
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.
A guy over at the Colorado Railroad Museum named Mark, or Hyce if you only know his CZcams 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.
A fellow hyce viewer in the wild!
Hyce is a tool that started tons of drama at railroad museums and ruined the communities of many games that are in development.
@@NoahDoane I learned a lot about steam trains I didn't know before, so shut up.
How did he do this? I am just curious.
@@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.
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.
I mean they do have the same amount of wheels as well
I picked up number 1369. It represents the Pennsylvania Railroads early experiments with a Trainphone system. Really cool.
Got that one aswell, I love it
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.🙂
Thanks
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
Great video Eric!
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.
Anyone else notice the ant on the cab at 11:12?
Ha, nice catch
I now have a respect for ants seeing they have the same interests I do
I’m waiting on my Mikado at Nicholas Smith. I got the lionchief model. I can’t wait!
Got the Lehigh and New England 501. It's great with Pere Marquette 1225's whistle!
I personally can’t wait for the brass hybrid challenger I ordered to come in Lionel has them today!
I like the second whistle and the first bell
WHISTLE 4 IS 1225 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 can’t wait to see that in the catalog next year
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.
Right on!
Excellent choice on the Pennsy. Dog house all the way!
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
That is a really cool model Eric!!
Beautiful engine Eric
Nice model! It would be great if Lionel will make the Vision line triplex in the future from MTH.
It would be
I agree the triplex is a signature model from MTH Lionel would be foolish to not do a rendition of the triplex
The second whistle reminds me of the old tmcc T1 Duplex model
What an amazing model! I love this!
Thank you! Cheers!
that is a beautiful motel
That locomotive is really awesome.
Excellent video Eric. Great camera angles.
Glad you liked it!
This is a nice release. But It will never outmatch its life as an MTH piece in my book.
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 👍👍
Such a Nice looking Model, This Engine sure is Powerful., the Sounds in this is Amazing.👍
Whistles 2,3,5 are awesome for this locomotive
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!
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!
Hey Rich Melvin's back!
Great Video Eric!
Thanks!
I live in Altoona about 15 minutes from the museum.
Excellent steam engine Eric!!!
Very IMPRESSIVE LOCO! love it!👍👍👍👍👍
I got to admit this. U really go through every aspects of the trains u show. Engines and cars For this I thank you.
Thank you very much!
@@Ericstrains ur welcome
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
Yeah I may do that
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.
8:25 suicide steps, I thought they were called switcher steps!?
Love it, wish I could have ordered one!
Hi Eric love your videos you do a awesome very informative an enjoyable so thank you you trains 🚂
Glad you like them!
I watch but rarely comment. This model is a beauty
Beautiful steam engine 😊
That is a very nice loco!
#2 is the whistle. Only one I would ever use.
Awesome vid that I watched all of
Don’t mind the fact it came out 52 seconds ago
Haha, that was fast!
Nice job. I enjoyed it very much. JH
11:13 so we all just watching that lil bug exploring the cab?
This is why I subscribe, for videos like this. Thanks.
Thank you!
Beautiful locomotive ❤ 🚂 . Running on awesome layout.
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.
That's not a bad idea.
Cool beans, kinda wondering how the ex-Railking 2-8-0 is going to turn out as a Lionchieg engine after seeing this.
17:14 right here gave me Chills, put ur Airpods in to find out
I hope that was a good thing lol
Extraordinary sounding locomotive ✨️✨️✨️✨️👍🏻
Want the emporer of the north version👌🇺🇸
Love your content
Hi Eric I want a very excellent l locomotive I like it I always buy Lionel they make excellent products
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.
LIONEL TEM MUITA HISTÓRIA ❤
Beautiful Pennsy Eric. How much did you pay for her?
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.
The boiler end when the gray start the gray is the smoke box and smoke box door
Like a new car smell funny but so true 😂
Whistle 1 - 13:21
2 - 13:30
3 - 13:38
4 - 13:46
5 - 13:56
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
Great review, do you like Microtech knives? I just got a microtech stitch and love it
Yeah I do
Very nice!
8:26, you shouldn’t say suicide on CZcams, it could get you channel demonetized
ha, yeah.
I found out my foreman’s dad used to be signal maintainer for the Pennsy.
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.
Not with these guys. Lionel yes men. They can’t do any wrong
Exactly. Lionel needs to REALLY shape up
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?
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.
@@Ericstrains yeah guess so, probably would be pretty expensive too for Lionel to convert production lines to do that
Nice engine, love seeing more lionel ex-mth stuff
Are you getting more ho scale trains
Neat!
How do you change the whistle and bell tone?
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
Does this engine come with different smoke stack attachments?
No
If you load some freight cars with real weight, can the motors take the load? At a $1000 engine, I hope so.
Why doesn’t Lionel use scale coupler’s?
Do you have any websites to recommend for getting Lionel Halloween O gauge train cars?
Try legacy station or train world.
Did anyone else notice they Cameo from the ant?
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?
These models aren’t build to scale in terms of weight so there’s no exact way to know. Maybe a few tons?
@@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?
Eric I bet you have enough trains to start your own train store and put legacy station out of business 😂
Ha
Do you have any 1940?
Not sure what you mean
Can anyone help a fellow CZcamsr here please? Thanks! Was this engine given the nickname hippo or am I thinking of a different class of locomotive?
i idea build american train model museum
Nice to bad its Pennsy!
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.
Ok. My new I-1 works fine
1000 dollars is away to much for this locomotive its just not worth it