Thank you so very much for you program. I am 75 years old and no longer able to have a train layouts do to my health and money really enjoy your program.
Thanks for the update Eric, Love the engine house and workbench. Having an actual (comfortable) place to work on engines and projects makes a huge difference.
Me an my lil guy are going to try to make the drive from Fort Benning Ga for the open house. We love watching your videos. Just wanted to tell you that we love your videos and we appreciate them very much. TY!
Hey Eric.. good to see a mighty pic of an NZR loco there in your workshop. Couldn't quite make out the number, but looks great. Keep up the good work. From a Kiwi.
Hi Eric, I am watching your trains from Kuwait. No train stores over here that I have found. Glad to be able to watch you and the others in the hobby grow.That is great news about writing for the MAG. Layout looking great. Hope you have a great Open House.
Congrats on getting a writing gig with Classic Toy Trains! I had a subscription to them.... must have been 20 years ago.. I even still, I consider them to be *the* hobbyists magazine.
Good to see you . I remember when you were working on the metal bridge that you weathered green in the main room. I have been collecting trains and some rolling stock in HO scale. Hope to have a railroad yard soon. No layout just yet. Have a great show in Nov. .
Great video as always Eric. I enjoy ALL of them. I have every issue of Classic Toy Trains since the premier issue. I am looking forward to reading your reviews. Congrats and you are going to an excellent addition to the magazine.
An informative video and well worth the wait. I like what you've done with the garage. I did similar modifications with my last garage. Presently working on a plan for the one I now have. You certainly have made a lot of progress on the layout and I like your storage shelving units. Looking forward to reading your reviews.
Hey Eric, it's great to get a video from you bro and the layout is looking awesome as always, love what you have done in the garage too! Bar some unforeseen emergency, I will definitely be attending the open house this year! Last year I was working in Iowa so attending was impossible, but this year I'm in North Carolina and only 4 to 5 hours drive away, so I will almost definitely be there! Anyways thanks for the video bro and have a great one!
Nice! It's great to see yet another update! I've been watching since late 2012 or early 2013 (can't exactly remember) once I was really into model railroading. Unfortunately, my work and TH-cam videos about Meteorology and Radio have kind of pushed me out of the hobby due to a lack of time and funding, but I love your videos and work so much!
I have to admit. I’ve been seeing your reviews over and over again. There amazing. However I’m more and HO and N scale model railroader. I also suggest you get the O gauge 2-8-8 Mikado Southern Railway 4501 by MTH. It’s still available at Legacy station for your choice of train shopping. Being a resident of Jacksonville FL we don’t have as many brick and mortar Hobby shops. Also being a resident of JAX I’m on the Georgia Border. I haven’t been to Atlanta yet. It’s an extremely long drive away. My favorite reviews are the Lionel vision line big boy 4014, the MTH Big Boy 4014, the Lionel Legacy UP #844, the N&W Pocahontas set with 611, and the NKP #765. As you mentioned Rich Melvin, his voice on the 765 and 844, I think Riches voice was on 844 because since she did an excursion for the LCCA, he was the engineer of 844 along with manager Ed Dickens. But only for that excursion.
Eric, Great and admirable amount of work on and around the layout. Also congratulations on your classic toy trains endeavor and yes it's a great publication. I'm assuming from the video that you no longer use your garage for parking cars. I patiently await the video of how you do your roads. I plan to be at your open house. As always, thanks for what you do for our hobby.
I just started saving my money for a brand new legacy engine, probably a diesel about the size of a SD70ACe, but maybe a small steamer like that beautiful H-10. I am hoping to raise the money in at least a year and a half. I am at about $230 so far, so I think I can do it! Wish me luck Eric!
Eric...the scenery on walls...decals, wallpaper, hand painted?...very nice! Was it added after the layout, before the layout, during...maybe work in process of both?...
Love keeping up with your work. Your videos reignited that spark I had as a kid when my dad built me a train set. Just curious, have you ever considered running one of the locomotives that run off of real steam or coal? I think it would be a really neat challange.
That was awesome you should do a night run and turn the train lights on also I am sad to say I will not make it to the open house since I live in Pennsylvania but wish I could will try to get down there someday
most of my mth engines are protosound(10), proto 1(20) a few proto 2 engines (4), some (10) lionel prewar conventional & (8) k-line engines. Tranformers- have 1 mth z4000 with 1 tiu & dcs remote, 1 old zw, 1 new (from 2008) lionel zw, 1 lionel legacy command system. Am I correct that I cant run conventional pre war engines without this double throw toggle switch because, at 18 volts they fly off the track? Finding it very hard to make the lionel & mth transformers to work together. very few videos go into detail. My track plan( atlas track) has a main circle, 2nd circle, 4 sidings to park passenger cars, 18 parking tracks for my steam engines. Have power feeds every 5 feet. Seems like a double throw toggle is the only way to run so many different era engines run the layout? I'll try to do some videos so you & others can critique my setup, but I'm very overwhelmed. Using a separate transformer & separate track to run prewar conventional & proto 1 mth engines defeats the purpose of having so many parking tracks ( my parking tracks were so I did not need to lift the often very heavy engines every time I run a diff engine.) Suggestions please
Hi Eric, nice stuff. I saw Bachmann has released a lovely little 0-6-0 tender engine for On30, maybe something for your narrow gauge track in the Colorado room?
Great video, I always am amazed at your layout. Was looking to expand my layout with an elevated section, Do you have to back your trains down from your elevated section?
Modern trains don't really give off an ozone odor like the older ones do. I'm not sure if they will help with it or not...heck some air purifiers actually ADD ozone. I guess you'd have to look at the specs for the specific air purifier.
Great work so far. I have a few building that would great on your layout if you interested in them. I just no longer have room to store them. I would love for them to go to a good home-----Anthony Boey
Where can I order a great PS3 for my MTH BNSF EMD SD-70 Diesel. Trying to change from a PS1, always whatch your videos an was hoping for a little help or advice. Thanks, Chris
William Richardson well ideally you’d want to get O-Scale vehicles, 1:48, to go with your O-scale trains. There aren’t that many 1:48 vehicles made so we often end up having to go with 1:43 or 1:50 instead. Those are close enough to O-Scale to where they’ll look ok.
Thank you so very much for you program. I am 75 years old and no longer able to have a train layouts do to my health and money really enjoy your program.
Hi eric I'm 12 and you've inspired me to build a model train layout so I will like to say thank you so much for spreading the love of trains
I remember when that giant bridge was only an idea so nice to see how you and your project has come!
This layout is incredible. I don't know how you do it. Many of those tunnels look great and I love your fleet.
Loved the cab ride. Great video as usual. Thx.
Thanks for the update Eric, Love the engine house and workbench. Having an actual (comfortable) place to work on engines and projects makes a huge difference.
Me an my lil guy are going to try to make the drive from Fort Benning Ga for the open house. We love watching your videos. Just wanted to tell you that we love your videos and we appreciate them very much. TY!
Hey Eric.. good to see a mighty pic of an NZR loco there in your workshop. Couldn't quite make out the number, but looks great. Keep up the good work. From a Kiwi.
Hi Eric, I am watching your trains from Kuwait. No train stores over here that I have found. Glad to be able to watch you and the others in the hobby grow.That is great news about writing for the MAG. Layout looking great. Hope you have a great Open House.
Thanks Scottie! I guess somebody should open some train stores over there!
Most detailed “O” scale layout I have seen. Great job Eric!
Congrats on getting a writing gig with Classic Toy Trains! I had a subscription to them.... must have been 20 years ago.. I even still, I consider them to be *the* hobbyists magazine.
Good to see you .
I remember when you were working on the metal bridge that you weathered green in the main room.
I have been collecting trains and some rolling stock in HO scale.
Hope to have a railroad yard soon.
No layout just yet.
Have a great show in Nov.
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Eric, Thanks for the fun ride. Very relaxing.
Great video as always Eric. I enjoy ALL of them. I have every issue of Classic Toy Trains since the premier issue. I am looking forward to reading your reviews. Congrats and you are going to an excellent addition to the magazine.
Brilliant layout love the videos one day I might get a chance to see it in person
Oh my gosh, Eric, it's so great to watch this, as I've been watching since 2012!
Thanks!
Good to see you got the diesel depot completed! Well done.
An informative video and well worth the wait. I like what you've done with the garage. I did similar modifications with my last garage. Presently working on a plan for the one I now have. You certainly have made a lot of progress on the layout and I like your storage shelving units. Looking forward to reading your reviews.
Whoa great run through at end, I bet the layout looks amazing with a night look too with all your awesome buildings and lights.
Hey Eric, it's great to get a video from you bro and the layout is looking awesome as always, love what you have done in the garage too! Bar some unforeseen emergency, I will definitely be attending the open house this year! Last year I was working in Iowa so attending was impossible, but this year I'm in North Carolina and only 4 to 5 hours drive away, so I will almost definitely be there! Anyways thanks for the video bro and have a great one!
Bill Yates awesome!
@@Ericstrains north carolina is a 10 hour drive from where i live
Thanks for the mighty fine train ride, I thoroughly enjoyed it! :-)
Glad to see you back in action! I'll be there for the open house for sure!
Nice! It's great to see yet another update! I've been watching since late 2012 or early 2013 (can't exactly remember) once I was really into model railroading. Unfortunately, my work and TH-cam videos about Meteorology and Radio have kind of pushed me out of the hobby due to a lack of time and funding, but I love your videos and work so much!
Great video, thanks for the tour
Great video Eric. Your layout is looking great
Hey Eric my grandpa is subscribed to classic toy train and he has a lot of old Lionel O-27 trains from the 1950’s postwar era.
Looking good, Eric! I wish I could be at the open house, but it would be too expensive to travel from Portland, Maine to Piedmont.
Love the Updates Eric! Great Work!!!
Eric you must have a very understanding wife to put up with the train shelf’s in your living areas.
There is no wife, that's how I get away with that.
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Those berks look amazing!
I have to admit. I’ve been seeing your reviews over and over again. There amazing. However I’m more and HO and N scale model railroader. I also suggest you get the O gauge 2-8-8 Mikado Southern Railway 4501 by MTH. It’s still available at Legacy station for your choice of train shopping. Being a resident of Jacksonville FL we don’t have as many brick and mortar Hobby shops. Also being a resident of JAX I’m on the Georgia Border. I haven’t been to Atlanta yet. It’s an extremely long drive away. My favorite reviews are the Lionel vision line big boy 4014, the MTH Big Boy 4014, the Lionel Legacy UP #844, the N&W Pocahontas set with 611, and the NKP #765. As you mentioned Rich Melvin, his voice on the 765 and 844, I think Riches voice was on 844 because since she did an excursion for the LCCA, he was the engineer of 844 along with manager Ed Dickens. But only for that excursion.
Your a very talented guy. Your layout is amazing!
I saw the legacy polar express Berkshire in the line of steam locos on the layout
Nice.
Excellent video Eric
10:44 good to see a picture of a NZ steam engine in your workshop!
Eric,
Great and admirable amount of work on and around the layout. Also congratulations on your classic toy trains endeavor and yes it's a great publication. I'm assuming from the video that you no longer use your garage for parking cars. I patiently await the video of how you do your roads. I plan to be at your open house. As always, thanks for what you do for our hobby.
Yeah, I've never used my garage for cars. It's too valuable to me as a work or storage space.
Me either and unlike you I don't even have a basement.
I just started saving my money for a brand new legacy engine, probably a diesel about the size of a SD70ACe, but maybe a small steamer like that beautiful H-10. I am hoping to raise the money in at least a year and a half. I am at about $230 so far, so I think I can do it! Wish me luck Eric!
Nice update Eric!!!
Great update Eric!!!
That's great Eric.
Diesel House looks great!
I have the same 2819 Pennsylvania consolidation featured on ur work bench it was the first train in my collection
Great to see another video keep it up Eric’s Trains
Eric...the scenery on walls...decals, wallpaper, hand painted?...very nice! Was it added after the layout, before the layout, during...maybe work in process of both?...
Love keeping up with your work. Your videos reignited that spark I had as a kid when my dad built me a train set. Just curious, have you ever considered running one of the locomotives that run off of real steam or coal? I think it would be a really neat challange.
Very nice!
That was awesome you should do a night run and turn the train lights on also I am sad to say I will not make it to the open house since I live in Pennsylvania but wish I could will try to get down there someday
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YOU'VE GOT WESTERN MARYLAND #6?! I rode on her back in 2012!
Love the front mounted camera. Was that on a flatbed or something else? Love your videos. 🐢🚂🐢🚂🐢🚂
Fantastic! 👍
the name of your channel made me think you had trouble going to the bathroom. i'm glad to see that isn't the case. nice setup
Quite happy nobody said anything about 69. 👏👏👏👏
11:32 Oh god lol. I took one look and heard it like it was in the room "steam and fire, I'm the Pennsylvania Flyer!"
Would love to check out your layout at the layout tour, but I live in Indiana. Maybe someday, I'll be in the area and can check it out, if possible.
Wonderfull video
most of my mth engines are protosound(10), proto 1(20) a few proto 2 engines (4), some (10) lionel prewar conventional & (8) k-line engines. Tranformers- have 1 mth z4000 with 1 tiu & dcs remote, 1 old zw, 1 new (from 2008) lionel zw, 1 lionel legacy command system. Am I correct that I cant run conventional pre war engines without this double throw toggle switch because, at 18 volts they fly off the track?
Finding it very hard to make the lionel & mth transformers to work together. very few videos go into detail. My track plan( atlas track) has a main circle, 2nd circle, 4 sidings to park passenger cars, 18 parking tracks for my steam engines. Have power feeds every 5 feet. Seems like a double throw toggle is the only way to run so many different era engines run the layout? I'll try to do some videos so you & others can critique my setup, but I'm very overwhelmed. Using a separate transformer & separate track to run prewar conventional & proto 1 mth engines defeats the purpose of having so many parking tracks ( my parking tracks were so I did not need to lift the often very heavy engines every time I run a diff engine.) Suggestions please
Is the Norfolk Southern Diesel shop based of any particular Norfolk Southern terminal? such as Inmann Yard or Roanoke?
Enjoyed it.
I'll pay you money for that Lehigh Valley geep Eric. XD
Seriously though good video as always.
It's been at least 4 years
since I visited this channel, I vaguely remember the man behind it, Eric.
Today, I sat down, and pretended I was 9 again.
Right on. Thanks!
Eric ,love your layouts ! I have smoke units in my trains as well, do your air purifier's really pull all that smoke smell out of your layout space?
Hi Eric, nice stuff. I saw Bachmann has released a lovely little 0-6-0 tender engine for On30, maybe something for your narrow gauge track in the Colorado room?
I have that exact same C & O Tin Poster on my Wall in my Train room!
How the best way to get the details on your railway
Did you hear that Lionel is re-releasing the Vision Line Challenger?
Hey Eric can you do showcase of the of your new trains when you get them thanks.
Great video, I always am amazed at your layout.
Was looking to expand my layout with an elevated section, Do you have to back your trains down from your elevated section?
Do the air purification systems do anything for reducing and/or eliminating the ozone odor the trains give off?
Modern trains don't really give off an ozone odor like the older ones do. I'm not sure if they will help with it or not...heck some air purifiers actually ADD ozone. I guess you'd have to look at the specs for the specific air purifier.
Nice video!
Please do a video on the Lionel vision line H7 class 2-8-8-2
awesome!
Hey Eric, great video. Could you tell me about your brink portals and retaining walls. Did you make them or are they from a company? Thanks. JMAC
I get them from Scenic Express.
I wanna see that Southern berk in action!
Hi Eric,
I was wondering if you, in the future, are going to incorporate lionels new IRV2 system into your layout?
Are you going to York in october this year
Yeah
Great work so far. I have a few building that would great on your layout if you interested in them. I just no longer have room to store them. I would love for them to go to a good home-----Anthony Boey
'' I hope you never have to move '' ...- and btw;
... what two engines would you use for a 'Gomez Addams ' ??
I will eventually be moving and I'll have to take down the layout at that time. Probably sometimes in the next 3-5 years.
Love Big Six!
YES FINALLY
Impressive
Can you run two separate powered diesel engines together?
You a cubs fan? I saw the little headless cubs player at 11:20.
Are you using Atlas O gauge tracks?
are you going to build a rip track for your rail cars to get fix
possibly
Sup Eric I was hoping to find some of your trains online but sadly I don’t know what website it is.
I would really like to come to the open house
LOL 3 berks 123 right there. LOL love them
A night view will look all some
Where can I order a great PS3 for my MTH BNSF EMD SD-70 Diesel. Trying to change from a PS1, always whatch your videos an was hoping for a little help or advice. Thanks, Chris
I'm planning on purchasing a 400e for Christmas. Which one do you think I should get?
love the vids!!!!!!!
What is the model vehicle size ratio that looks best with O Scale trains?
William Richardson well ideally you’d want to get O-Scale vehicles, 1:48, to go with your O-scale trains. There aren’t that many 1:48 vehicles made so we often end up having to go with 1:43 or 1:50 instead. Those are close enough to O-Scale to where they’ll look ok.
ericstrains thank you! It seems I can find a lot of 1/50 pretty easy
Why don't you do many running sessions?
Veranda! Any chamce you cpuld run the new s3 with your hiawtha set?
Why do you have a picture of a New Zealand railways ka/ja/ab steam locomotive
Nice
Eric you should do the Santa Fe 2-10-10-2 steam locomotive
Sure. You buy one for me, I'll do it. :)
Hey Eric could you please do a review on the new Vision Line Niagara before it becomes too outdated to review?
It hasn't shipped yet. I won't be able to review it until it arrives.
That makes sense, thanks for getting back to me on that!