Strasburg Engine 1 | K-Line Plymouth | Fan Smoker Fix

Welcome back to the train room for another repair / run session of my Strasburg Railroad (SRC) Engine 1. The Strasburg engine 1 is a Plymouth gas powered locomotive that was the first excursion train in 1959, breaking the 40 year streak of no passenger service!
Today I will be fixing components of the fan smoke unit. It appeared that the capacitor and transistor decided to blow after more than a decade of service.
Enjoy the train run as we also pull a Lionel SRC boxcar.
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Happy Railroading!

[@skeetermctavish5386]

Thanks for the video. I have two K-Line Plymouth switchers. One for sure has the original smoke unit. I ordered to boards as extras in case it fails. The other switcher….not sure if it has a smoke unit or not as it’s packed away. But I am now prepared in case the smoke unit or board needs work. Great video!!!!

[@johnsaxon7029]

When it comes to circut boards I'm lost. Nice repair.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! Sometimes I can figure out what they do , but not how they work if that makes sense lol 🚂💨

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

Great job Nick!! You did a sweet repair. You see, you shouldn’t let a little board freak you again out. You did a fantastic job, and boy, that little switcher pours out a lot of smoke!! Tastefully done.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much my friend! 🚂💨 yeah capacitors freak me out lol I hate getting zapped.

[@robertheinemann3251]

Awesome paint scheme

[@NixCrossing]

It’s definitely a beautiful little loco 🚂💨

[@JamieMakin]

Nice repair job! Glad to see you're learning new skills with repairing them. It's hard to imagine riding behind a diesel at Strasburg, but to ride behind a Plymouth would be pretty cool at this point.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! They did run the Plymouth a few times and was the original excursion train of Strasburg 🚂💨

[@tinytowntrainstv]

Like you, there is a lot about the circuit boards I don't like, but you did a great job overcoming that to get it fixed. Well done...I appreciate you. T4

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! I like a good challenge 😝👍🏻🚂💨

[@tinytowntrainstv]

@@NixCrossing I may have to tackle something similar someday, but thankfully not today! T4

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Wow great job! 😃🚂👍🏼

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! 🚂💨

[@chiconian49]

Cool fix Nick. My soldering iron has a two position heat switch, 15 and 35 watts. I only use 15 watts when working on boards.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much my friend! I’ll have to look into getting one of those 🚂💨

[@Brianrockrailfan]

great video

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! 🚂💨

[@sparky107107]

that as cool. never seen a smoke unit apart before

[@NixCrossing]

They are fun , especially when they glow red hot 🔥

[@huntercoleman460]

Nice repair Nick.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! 🚂💨

[@bernardsaucier2062]

Well done, Nick ! Those switcher’s are super great smokers, aren’t they ?

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! Yes they are, unfortunately she doesn’t run that well at the moment

[@railfanroger]

I was at strasburg yesterday

[@NixCrossing]

I’ll be there tomorrow 😄

[@railfanroger]

Make sure to wave at the cam

[@CountryBunkersTrains]

Awesome video! Great job! Gonna have to start sending some repair work your way! 😂 I gotta get my feet wet working with the circuit boards still.

[@NixCrossing]

Thanks so much! oh geez! haha if you ever have post war stuff to fix, I can definitely figure it out. The circuit car stuff can be really tricky.

[@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125]

As many of these I have seen, I never seen one run, little along seen one smoke.

[@NixCrossing]

Nice! They are getting harder to find. They were selling them like hot-cakes back in the 2,000s. Some were also sold with ore cars for Bethlehem steel and such

[@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125]

@@NixCrossing I'm surprised that lionel has.not brought that one back out. Lionel and Strasburg have sort of a good relationship.

[@nightisright1873]

Kline the thing Lionel ruined

[@NixCrossing]

I love K Line stuff. Whenever I find it , I pick it up 🚂💨

[@nightisright1873]

@@NixCrossing Lionel is why can't have nice reasonably priced stuff in the hobby