Train Show - Looking for Vintage Locomotives & Trains - Found 4 F40PHs!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Every January the Aylmer train show rolls around and this year was one I'm glad I didn't miss. There were many great vendors and displays available and I got some good deals.
Although I showed up on the second day of the show everything was fully stocked as a snowstorm had held people back until the next day, this meant I also met several subscribers for the first time in person which was a nice experience
I ended up buying several HO scale locomotives and a few buildings which should all go towards future projects.
There’s always more life left in a LifeLike! My first train set was a LifeLike F7 that my wife bought for me as a present. That reactivated my love for the hobby that lasts to this day. The train is not much aesthetically but it can still make it down the track.
I get that they aren’t the most reliable out there but I find the issues with them are usually less catastrophic than with other budget brands.
I loved Tyco and Life Like when I was really big into the hobby as a kid and youth in the 1970s to early 1980s. Now I am 60 years old, disabled, retired and a Boomer so I will get back into the hobby with Life Like, Tyco and the more high end like Bachman. I am like a kid in a candy store right now. Computers, tropical fish, books, motorcycles and now again HO trains are my loves. Again disabled so I admire motorcycles from afar now but I love the train, computer, book and tropical fish shows that I have attended. You get to explore, share your hobby with others... many of them more advanced than you are but love talking about their loves. I have learned so much and am lost at shows for hours as they are like museums to take it all in. The prices are great and the shows are an experience. So if you get a clunker or two all is not lost because the eight other or more things you buy will be good ti great, 😀
@@Smenkhaare it’s amazing what you can do with a bit of paint or replacing wheels and couplers on some of the old stuff. To me that’s more fun than buying rtr rolling stock. Why count the number of rivets when you could be enjoying watching the trains go round
Train shows are always my favorite part of model railroading. Been a part of the hobby since I was 13 now 62. My very first train set was a Bachmann HO BN GP 40. In those days they guaranteed the engine for life. I have some Life- Like engines as well as old school AHM. Nothing wrong with them. Sure Athern is awesome but, for the price you can't go wrong. Great video. I really enjoy your channel Harrison. It's great to see younger people interested in the hobby.
Train Shows are The #1 Place To Go to the Start In Model Railroading.Always Stay Till Closing whenever you Go to A Awsome Train Show.
Wow just getting back into the hobby at age 60... I totally forgot about AHM. Thanks for the memory.
Train shows are great. Last show I went to I walked out with 17 locomotives for under 100 bucks
@@micoasters Train shows are great places to get bargains. It is okay if one or two or three are duds... who really cares. Under a $100 you are really getting great bargains. Even if half are garbage you are doing very well.
@@Smenkhaare at the shows near me, alot of the sellers just have boxes that are say $2 per item inside. So that's how I usually get what I do. I also try to talk everything down
I'm going to a show in Ohio on Sunday, I don't really have the space for a layout but I have a trolley and some amtrak coaches because my mom sold my engines at a garage sale awhile back but I have my own place so I should be getting my first engine on Sunday. Keep doing what you're doing, it's a very therapeutic hobby and for me personally, my future plans for my layout is what drives me to enjoy the hobby, every new engine or building just adds to your passion for this hobby.
Thank You Harrison you made my morning , I just had a feeling that New Jersey Transit loco was a runner. And the luck of the Irish was on me. I am from Wildwood. A long time watcher.
I like the paint scheme on that model, I'm sure with a bit of cleaning it will run quite well.
Being New York City boy I loved seeing that New Jersey transit loco... it made my day.
The two F40PHs you picked up, the Northtrain and Metra, are representations of Chicago Commuter Rail (like a before and after).
The Northtrain unit I've never seen before, but the livery is the same one that was done on the F40C units that ran in Chicago. The F40Cs were inherited by Metra (in their creation in the 80s). Only 2 remain out of 15 total. The Metra F40PH is what is seen nowadays for commuter service in Chicago, in the blue Livery. They have gradually repainted their fleet over the years to a new Livery, but a fair number of metras fleet of F40PHs bear the blue Livery.
Looks like a nice train show. With a good selection of train rolling stock. I have a couple of CN passenger cars from Rivarossi. Like the ones at :47. They are really nice passenger cars.
Kool Harrison, we luv the Train Show indeed! Thanks
I've had that same metra engine for 38 years and it still works great.
Serenity, we have 4 runners! 4 outa 4 ain't bad. Cheers from eastern TN
Converting the Soo Line Athearn into a power unit would be really cool, yes! Maybe putting the Digitrax 123 into it, too.
Oh man that old CalTrain F40 sure brings back memories, double so since I grew up roughly 3-4 blocks from the tracks (yeah I heard them a lot), but I remember my dad taking me on a trip when they first started service. I want to say that is the original paint scheme they started with too.
I was about say he should have picked up honestly as they are pretty rare and hard to find nowadays, I’ve been too 4 train shows in the Bay Area and never seen a lifelike one but a brass model for 300$
Very cool train show. I attended one last month. That's where you find some really good deals. Nice vid, thanks. From Texas
1:19 I was NOT expecting to see a NJ Transit F40!! That's awesome!! They only have two left in service: 4119 and 4120. I've seen both of them at my local station.
Nor was I expecting you to actually get it!!
I have a lifelike F40ph in the Amtrak phase 2 scheme. I have owned it since I was little and its been a good runner. When I got back into the hobby less than 2 years ago, I polished it up and it runs even better. I did make a review vid on it.
I have been watching the channel for 3 years you've taught me everything I know about trains and I've always wanted to comment on one of your videos but I finally got the chance because I'm on my grandma's but you just help me figure out everything with trains and now I finally figured out how to work with them
I was using siri and liked my own comment
Always a fun time watching you go through old train stuff. Nice purchases. Can’t wait to see what you bought from the Flea Market.
For the first time I managed to get rid of more than I bought at the flea market, it was all free but I'll still call it a win. I didn't walk away with a crazy amount of stuff but still some things I can't wait to work on.
@@SMTMainline I love trading stuff at the shows and flea markets. I learned with computer shows to take a box of stuff that I have not used in my builds and just up and trade with the vendors. I appreciate that train shows are the same.
A fun suggestion for the Athearn Soo Line locomotive: upgrade it with Athearn's Genesis motor (ATHG63842), which I believe is a 5-pole motor. That F45 has a lot of room for ballast and combined with a strong motor, you could have a budget DCC-ready unit that could out-haul a modern Athearn loco for about 1/2 to 2/3 the cost!
The “abandoned building” you have is an AHM Old Mine kit. They turn out really nice with some patience and attention, I have one on my layout. Great haul!
Is that the coal mine kit whose box, on its front cover, depicted the building attached to a hillside and spanning over several tracks. I think it also depicted a narrow-gauge train running through the building.
@@Petemonster62 it is indeed!
The “north train” F40PH I believe is a representation of the F40C’s Milwaukee Road used for commuter service in Chicago before Metra took over.
really looking forward to that "budget layout" series as someone who doesnt have much money to work on a layout myself
In 2018 I had about $100 to my name and desperately wanted to add an extension to my layout and managed to build the whole thing for about $50. I feel like it's gotta be possible to do it again and show others along the way.
I love train shows you have a great selection and good deals.
For sure, I wish there were more of them.
@@SMTMainline Unfortunately the shows of all types are slowly dying out. Go to as many as you can now.
Wasnt expecting to see an NJ transit F40PH! Awesome!!
I've always liked the NJ transit paint scheme but this is the first time I've found one of their locomotives at a decent price. I'm guessing by your profile picture you've seen a few in person?
@@SMTMainline Yeah, I live nearby one of the lines, every time i pass it i see atleast one NJT consist go by
Great haul my friend! Make that SOO engine a powered unit!!!
Nice haul on the F40PHs! On a sad note, the Caltrain F40PHs are being retired to make way for Stadler electric DMUs on the Caltrain line between San Jose and San Francisco. The one you have, #609, doesn't have a prototypical number because all of the Caltrain F40PHs are numbered from 900 to 922.
Keep up the great work and looking forward to you converting the dummy engine into a motorized one!
It is sad to see the F40s go, and they are my favorite type of locomotive produced by Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated to EMD). That was a great haul SMT!!
I would like to see a train set that includes military haulers. Like back during the Kuwait War I saw actual tanks and vehicles being hauled on flat cars. The Abrams tanks would stick out on both sides of the car and they tended to sway back and forth, looking like they could flip over if special care in engineering wasn't taken.
You got some awesome things. Great video. Metra is the commuter rail by me.
Hey SMT it always makes me happy when I see you have posted a new video. I saw a couple of really nice brass steam locomotives at a yard sale once. And after that seeing your videos on fixing vintage locomotives got me into the hobby. Today right after getting off work I actually went to buy a life like Rail Master from someone on offer up for $25. I am really happy with my purchase because everything was in the box and it was almost brand new. I also recently purchased an unopened yard boss on offer up as well. So I just wanted to hop on the comments and thank you for showing us how you fix your trains. I Hope you're having an awesome day
It is wonderful to see you branch all the way out to New Jersey Transit
I've always wanted one but they usually aren't cheap.
Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Thanks
Train shows are my favorite parts of the year! I don’t have many of them here, so I do enjoy the ones that I get to go to. Seeing your haul has really inspired me to finally start building my own layout!
Another great video, Harrison!
- Storm
Thanks, I wish there were more of them.
That Soo engine is very cool but it is the strangest looking GP38-2 I’ve ever seen. lol. It also must be having an identity crisis because it is a EMD riding on GE trucks. Great video. I always enjoy seeing what’s next on the channel.
Nice haul you got from the train show! I really like those old life like f40phs.
Looks like quite an interesting show! Belleville and Brighton also had our show this past weekend.
Man seeing those old F40ph's are a staple from my childhood. Fun fact one of my nearby cities here in Illinois still has a F40ph running under Metra and can say for an old timer they can stand a test to time and still be reliable
Thanks to you Harrison I took your advice on the MRC Tech 3 9500 and found one on EBAY with a 1 yr warranty Thank you
I've run the snot out of mine and it's still dishing it out on its 6th season.
@@SMTMainline I hope I have the same good luck as you
Harrison I just had a train show in Columbia, SC and got a go haul of trains for less than twenty dollars. I was carrying a box of parts and two bags of books and six rolling stock cars.
Got some nice pickups there Harrison! I used to have a couple of Life-Like F40PHs, one in Burlington Northern and the other in Amtrak. Sadly, neither survived my childhood, to bad, they were great looking locomotives!
Mine made it through by the skin of it's teeth. It looks like crap and is missing most of it's cosmetic details but it still runs lol
Great train show 👍 and love the NJ transit since that’s where I’m from 😊
NYC here I love NJ Transit since I also lived in Jersey City, Newark and Hoboken for a number of years. To find reasonably priced HO stock is a GOD send.
I didn't expect to see Puma, Jagd. Panther, Jagd.pz. 4 and a panther hull here, great video
I took a pic of one of the 4407's sister locomotives, the 4402, operating here, in Austin, MN. on July 13th, 2014.
This was an excellent video! I’m not the most fond of passenger service, but F40’s have always been a pretty neat loco in my opinion. They are iconic to an extent. Glad you were able to expand your fleet! Anyways, I really enjoy your train show tours because usually hypes me up for them! I’ve got one coming up the weekend after next, so wish me luck finding some good deals/good finds! Thanks again for the video!
hello SMT Mainline & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks SMT Mainline & Friends Randy
that's a really cool train show. im shocked at seeing the lifelike locomotives. ive never really seen these before other then what i have a FP45 and a Fph40 amtrak. good vid of everything
Well that was an interesting choice of items. I really like that. The barnlike structure caught my eye too. I woulda
snapped that up. The old house with the stock pens was a layout staple for me. I got a couple because I wanted the stock loading ramps for a couple of spurs on my layout. One at the town my layout is named after (which is actually just a tiny way station. (though it does have a bathtub on the salt flats.) Good Haul.
I rode behind the Caltrain F40s. have that version, but as a Bachmann model, pretty ok unit too.
3:54
you certainly were correct about aircraft enthusiasts potentially watching this!
I knew there were some in the community!
I have one of those Life Like F40PHs. Mine has a CN "Sargent stripes" paint scheme".
Mine has since grenaded its gear box and stopped working long ago. But I kept it a harvested it for its weight, wires and even pick ups.
I still have the shell and I intend to some how retro fit it to a more modern chassi cause I do like then way it looks. As you said they really are the greatest but we all started with them and they brought hours of fun.
I've got a couple of the "Sargent stripes" myself. One busted a gear like yours so its two wheel drive now but so far its holding.
The Greenberg train show used to be so much better. It comes around to the north east here in New Jersey two times a year. The one around holiday time is always a little bit better and you can get some deals, but they don’t put on the displays like they used to when I was little when the show that I used to go to was in Philadelphia.
Budget layout is a great idea
Well done sir
Great video thanks
SMT - Regarding the cattle stockyard building, the gray tower had a windmill assembly on it that was the type typically used on farms and ranches to pump water.
I worked at a farm years ago. The one where I was had something similar but it pumped air instead to prevent stagnation in the pond.
8:35 NJ TRANSIT my New Jersey train. From Hoboken to Lyndhurst. Those were the locomotive trains I remember.
Smt mainline you are my favorite CZcamsr and I like all of your model trains
Thank you!
Great video, as usual. Shows are great for getting budget stuff and a bad day at a train show is better than a good day at work. LifeLike F40’s hold a special place in my heart, as the first loco I bought at age 14 to replace a burned out Tyco F7 I got for my first train set was a BN green F40. And then you unbox that SOO FP45 that turns out to be an Athearn, which was icing on the cake for this, as I still own an Athearn Milwaukee Road Passenger FP45 that was my third locomotive. I’ve been wanting to post a budget layout build on FB for years, using train show bought parts, but life seems to get in the way, so I am looking forward to seeing your build.
Thank you so much for the comment!
Thanks, Harrison, for bringing us along. Great top-up on the F40"s. Some I've never seen either. I'm looking forward to powering the Athearn Soo Line piece. As far as the brass track. My Roman Coliseum of trains is about 1/2 brass😅
Your layout is living proof that brass track works just fine so long as you clean it often.
I like the aviation one a lot! That's sooo cool!! I love that california transportation F40ph, it looks like it is for Amtrak California (i have seen a NPCU like that loco before, it was nearly identical). If you don't want/ need it, I would take it, FYI i have 2 powered locomotives in my colection. Great video SMT!! You are my favorite CZcamsr and the best one out there!!
Gd to be back w/you! Great buys fr train show!🎉❤
The old Lifelike diesels were better than the last generation, I would have scooped up those yellow box commuter locos, just like you did.
Highly recommend to anyone who loves trains shows to check out ashville ag center! Their trains shows are amazing and so are the people! I’ve found lots of great deals and amazing trains there! The layouts unfortunately have drastically declined since Covid but still love going to it either way! also the Hendersonville train club is not to far from it and they have an amazing display that I highly recommend visiting 10/10!
Bag606 - What state are Ashville and Hendersonville in?
It sounds like Ashville and Hendersonville are both in North Carolina!
@@Petemonster62 yes they are and actully pretty close to each other
Converting dummy unit into a powered one series maybe ? I will make sure to watch it once you upload it ( i don't think i can watch it if yet if you upload it this week cus for this week i have to take my final exam before graduating from high school , but i will make sure to watch it once you upload it )
It probably won't be a for a while, best of luck on that exam!
CalTrain! San Fran to San Jose/Gilroy (commuter). Oldest continually running train west of the Mississippi!
Cool new toys 👍🏻
That’s what I call a show
Yes a video of repower the Soo loco would be excellent
Personally, I am a fan of Lifelike. I have 2 locomotives from the brand and they were from my father's old collection. They have always run with no issues other than the wheels oxidizing over time. Otherwise they have always been great!
I like the aviation train set
Nice finds! I do quite like the life like f40’s, and with being close to the line my whole life, I need to get myself one of those Caltrain life like engines at some point. I’ve tried several times but just haven’t been able to.
I NEED THAT LIFE LIKE METRA LOCOMOTIVE
I USED TO LIVE IN DOWNERS GROVE
The Athearn dummy has two of the same trucks on it, it will short the system if you just install axles and a motor.
The "Tyco Tweedy Bird' is the motor squealing due to lack of motor bearing lubrication
whats funny is just as this video came out, i recived a load of o-gauge marx, lionel and some s gauge ac gilbert stuff too! great video harrison! keep it up
@SMTMainline
Harrison, I am right there with you on the LifeLike thing! ModelPower too! They were my favorite brands BITD because they were not expensive, they were of solid quality & detail, they looked good and ran well. Granted, I'm an NScale guy but they were a good choice regardless of the scale.
Model power made some great stuff. Some of their other products were rebadged Roco locomotives which were also solid.
That one abandoned building is the old Tyco mine kit .there should had been some trestle's it sits up on.
I'll have to check the box again to make sure I didn't miss it.
That Metra engine is pretty nice Metra engines run out of Chicago and maybe next year will end in Rockford🤞
Funny enough i was also at a train show last week and i ended up buying 2 märklin american freight cars sets, one contained 2 boxcars and the other contained 1 boxcar and 1 gondola, so now i have 2 tankers, 1 gondola and 6 boxcars
You definitely got your hands on some great stuff, Harrison. I was at a train show at the Kern County Fairgrounds earlier this year too.
Keep a eye out for some Milwaukee Road passenger cars to run with the Hiawatha steam engine
Those life like a F40s are fun especially when they use a road name that never owned any F40s. I have a Union Pacific one which oddly has nickel silver wheels on it.
The CN units were fictional as well but I still like them.
You can never have enough track, brass track is just as good as Nickel silver, if you are smart enough to clean your track! Or not have your layout in moisture, Same with steel. Moisture will also break down your scenery especially wood, glue and lychen.
When I Started Back into Model Railroading Lifelike Powerloc Was The Call And Haven’t had Any Problems yet.
My first oval of power loc track worked well. The stuff that came with my walthers set was okay but some of the pieces seemed warped which caused some issues.
Once I Started Modeling with Lifelike Tracks it Won’t be Easy to Replace and I Won’t Change it for Anything.
I was at a train show a few weeks ago and I got some good stuff there.
Wonderful!
Great video just goes to show anyone that talks down about those old life likes , a safe bet would be that it will start.
I understand they weren't the highest quality but they were affordable which was important for families. I feel like they get a lot more flack then they deserve considering they seem to be more reliable than the Bachmann Kadar and Tyco Power torque motors.
@SMTMainline absolutely. The hobby needs locomotives that can be purchased for 45 $ its not rocket science. You can buy a cell phone for less than a 100$ . Model Trains for a child open up a world of imagination. We need more of that.
Thanks SMT for the Go Transit engine.
It is 1:58 am for me right now
You gotta find some NJ Transit coaches for that F40PH
SMT - I think brass track will be okay as long as you have additional sets of wires connected to the track, at various points, that are connected to the controller. You could make your own version of Atlas Terminal Rail Joiners by soldering a wire on the bottom side of a rail joiner. Or just get several terminal track sections. The small O gauge layout of an oval with two spur tracks inside reminds me of a set made by Marx that was offered in one of the Christmas catalogs back in the early 1970s. I recall the set had a steam locomotive with a headlight, smoke unit, E-unit, and a slope-back tender. There were two revenue freight cars and a caboose. The set included the Marx station platform, water tower, telegraph poles, people figures, and signs.
I'm not too worried about distance since the budget layout will likely be a 4x6 or something similar. Can you use Oxgard directly on the track? Once I remove the surface oxidation I wanna try to slow down the process.
@@SMTMainline - I had a similar sized layout myself with brass track. I found feeder wires were needed around a couple of switch tracks (also known as "points" or "turnouts".). SMT, you can use the voltmeter and ohmmeter functions of your digital multimeter to spot and fix any problem areas. Using Oxgard to fight oxidation is an intriguing idea SMT, but if you want to try it, I would suggest applying it sparingly to the top and inside edge of the railheads. It may be a good idea to keep it out of the rail joiners and joints to prevent bad connections from developing. The Oxgard may impair locomotive traction as well.
SMT - Maybe any slipperiness from the Oxgard may be negligible? I have heard of modelers putting Wahl brand hair clipper oil on the railheads of their track, to fight oxidation, and no mention of any traction problems from using the oil.
Find some gallery cars for the Metra engine. As for the North Train, it has the paint schemes for the Metra F40C locomotives that ran the Milwaukee North line.
6:17 The two toonies and a loonie town. I'd feel right at home.
Haha
I like lifelike engines too
Your the best
Dear Harrison
I have a hobby shop in Columbus Ohio it is called Robbie’s hobby’s they have great prices. I saw a g scale locomotive for 80USD!!
That's good to know
Peter agrees with me that you should come on down and join our club as well as fix a few locomotives! You know who I'm talking about...
My main man Peter Waco? If I'm ever in California I'd be happy to.
@@SMTMainline That's the man.
oh maaan am looking for that Model Power Champion boxcar!
I have the Life-Like version too!
the farm one is a Tyco & that same building has been used for Ma's Place & Speedy Andrew's Repair Shop
well Life-Like is like 2nd worst next to Tyco locos from the 70s to 1993
Woah. Nice f40s. Sad Caltrain is fixing to fully retire them
At one point I wanted to collect every Life-Like F40, but I kept finding new versions
They seem to have quite a few variants. I wouldn't be surprised if their were even some Australian models.
I am very optimistic that I am able to get this junked train running, considering its starting condition.
Hi' How about getting some danish locomotives in H0 scale. You could try the DSB MY 1100 series, or the DSB MZ4 1400 series. It would be fun to see some danish locomotives on your tracks.
I was surprised to see an NJ Transit loco in your footage, and even more surprised you decided to buy it. New Jersey does not get a whole lot of representation in any scale.
I like the paint scheme. I'm amazed they sold them in Canada though
Harrison not sure if you're referring to the liveries or the locomotives but the locomotives are EMD F40ph locomotives and from 77 to present in a lot of places are/were the backbone of the commuter fleets in the US as well as the bulk of the Amtrak and Via intercity fleets for years. Despite their reputation the Lifelike F40ph's were big sellers because they were the only F40ph on the market. I have the one in Metra predecessor Regional Transportation Authority livery in storage myself. If you were referring to the livery on the " North" locomotive not surprised you're not familiar with it as it was an early predecessor to the Chicago RTA for one commuter road in Chicago. It's the NITD or Northern Illinois Transportation District and provided the rare and now nearly extinct F40c ( effectively a cowled SD40)that replaced F units on the two Milwaukee Road commuter lines ( Metra Milwaukee Road West and Metra MR North) in 73 or so. Ironically they looked a lot closer to the FP45 but with a stainless steel side grille ( represented by the silver side panels on the Lifelike).
Additionally in a bit of ironic timing Caltrans apparently had been promoting the last run of their F40phs all over Facebook this past weekend not an excursion like Metra did with the E8s or E9s just you could go trackside to watch them enroute to the demolition facility. Yep no museum donations because they might still belch diesel if not destroyed...California 🙄
They're throwing away perfectly running diesels because they're a bit too smoky? Ugh, as if getting materials to build a new locomotives wasn't energy intensive. In Canada they rebuilt the F40PHs into F40PH-2s.