I really enjoyed this video. Born in 1953 my Dad built a 3 level mountain tiered layout with lumber nnd painted cement for the mountains. He was really handy with his electroinics background from years in the Air Force. It was started around 1958 and our Lional Santa Fe passenger set was from 1960. It all came down when I started college in 1971 as the prior years it had already started collecting dust in our basement. I was never a model railroader but years later in 5 weekend to weekend trips I rode all the AMTRAK long distance routes west of St. Louis / Chicago to see The West. That was how Lionel rubbed off on me. I really enjoyed your video and all your background information.
Love postwar Lionel. My dad left me a 2343 with the aluminum passenger cars & a Lionel 623 switcher with plenty of 6464 box cars. I still have them & they run great. These trains will run forever & provide years of joy. You are right, they are magical! They embody everything a model train should be, Tough, rugged, mechanically sound & absolutely gorgeous!
Dennis Impallomeni Miller engineering did the Pabst sign very accurately. I could see the actual sign out of my bedroom window as a kid. I wasn’t aware that they do other famous brands, I’ll have to look at their catalog.
machia0705 omg they make a lot of signs and get the power supply and they have a connection block that the power supply plugs into the signs run on 4.5 vdc or 3 battery’s so I bought the power supply and block the coming soon signs peppermint patty is sexy
Even if someone is not into trains, being made from 1948-1966 by the original Corp. makes it such a recognizable piece of postwar Americana. People either had one, knew someone who had one, or always wanted one. One of those small life pleasures. They look great Bunk.
This is my up most favorite locomotive! I been wanting a set of 2343 Santa fe since I was 5 years old, my icon is elastigirl holding a 2343 Santa fe for goodness sake! Thanks for sharing these beautiful trains, I love them!
LOVE your tribute to both the engines & the 2nd great boom (1st was 1948-58 roughly). Surprised you aren't collecting all the variations of that iconic F3: the MTH Premier (Proto 2 or 3), the Rail King Scale (vitually identical to Lionel PW but w/ smoke!), Lionel's 90's re-issues (pass. cars have silhouette people) and the latest gen Lionels, super-detailed w/ Legacy. I know I've missed a few, and didn't supply model numbers, but you get the gist. The only PW one I have is a cheapie 2383, single motored unit. Grew up w/ it. I do have a 2344 set of NYC's, the "growlers." Love 'em too.
First time here. While describing the iconic Santa Fe warbonnet, you mentioned the way they look, how they run, and how they sound. But you failed to mention how they SMELL. Yes, to old guys like me, the smell of ozone coming from the postwar Lionel motors takes me back to my childhood in the 1950s. I have these engines in boxed sets and love them all. Along with my mint GG1 set, arguably the F3 is my favorite.
Just started watching this video and 2 things you said really stand out to me. The first is when you said when people talk about Lionel trains the Santa Fe F3s engine is what they think of. Secondly buy a train because you like it not as an investment! Enjoyed the video. For me the 2383 are my favorites. I like the Black truck side frames and vertical motors for performance.
Thanks Al! Same here! I am eagerly waiting for the 120th anniversary set to show up. Still got a long 4 months at least to wait I believe. Gonna take forever! Ha!
Thanks for sharing your talents and trains your layout is great Doug in Ga 😎 l got a Lionel switcher from a estate sale and my first it was magnatraction , l cleaned an oil it best running train could run it wide open , l was hooked 😎
Thank you Doug!! Great to hear about the switcher! I’ve yet to come across a postwar engine that wouldn’t run. They may need some lube, or wire repair, but they always come back to life for me. Little tanks!
I always liked the postwar Santa Fe but not with modern era freight cars like I see here. I like the 1950 to 1954 Golden Years the best. I would collect 6464 near scale boxcars and many of the other cars made in those years only. The new Postwar Conventional Classics are very nice and would be tempted to buy a few sets. I just saw the new Santa Fe F-3 AA freight set for 2021. I would like to have that one because it looks great and has all the sound features plus smoke too. Nice of Lionel to do that for us postwar lovers.
Great-looking layout, but I notice those scale crossing gates (nice!) are a bit slow to drop (about 1/2 way thru the train!) when the UP hopper train is going past.
Great show and explanation on the SF F3's Yes, many that you see for sale are of far less quality than yours. Yours all look to be in great cab shape with color and lettering... Greatly enjoy your channel.
Thanks John! These are far from perfect, but look great running around the layout/s. I am glad you are enjoying the channel! Great to hear. Happy holidays
Great Video!! My first Lionel F3 Santa Fe. 2353 with the B unit for an ABA combo. I have my original freight set and was lucky enough to get the 2530, 31, 32, 33. 34 passenger cars! And I bought a Greenburg book to take them apart to lube them up....but I haven't tried yet?????
Thanks Joe! I need to get a B unit one day! I’ve yet to get one. Come close a couple times. I also need to get the correct passenger cars! I’m envious of you! Haven’t come across “the set” of them yet.
@@CountryBunkersTrains I got a GREAT price on eBay for the set. Original boxes except for the baggage car. Found a box for it and really had to work at repairing the box. But like you say it's 70 yrs old. Later I picked up a second Pullman car for a song....like $25/30 in it's box. I was the only one who bid on it. My baggage car is the small door. If you want the Large door one .... bring your gold card. I also bought a 2333 NYC AA unit ('48/'49) and grabbed a set of passenger cars to run behind it from '91 they look great. Take Care...Keep the videos coming. Your layout is FANTASTIC!!!
HEY, I NEED YOUR HELP!!! Did you say you upgraded one of you MTH engines??? I bought a 20-3042-1.....M-1 MONSTER Its almost 40" long. Thinking ah pro-sound no PROBLEM...YES PROBLEM, it doesn't work with DCS. My 2 072 lines are DCS. I'd need to upgrade the engine. I'm concerned about 1. my ability to do it. 2. cost to have it done. 3. try to figure out a way to be able to which 1 line back and forth from DCS to a Z-controller I have brick I'd just need to get a Z-controller........An option I don't like argue with the guy and send it back.....AS I SAID HELP!
Joe Gennari Thats a gorgeous engine! She’s huge! You are correct though. Protosound 1. Conventional control, not command control. I haven’t done an MTH PS3 upgrade myself, but had my local guy do an upgrade for me on my Empire State express. It was a little costly, but well worth it to me. Only really have 2 options which it sounds like you already know. Either upgrade the engine, or get a transformer to power it. It cost me $500 for the upgrade on my Empire State express. That was for the kit and labor. Are your 2 O72 loops separate or running off of the same power? If separated, can just install the transformer through the TIU, and set as “direct power” for the TIU. That’s how I run my TIU. This way I can still run the postwar stuff with my ZW’s conventionally, or turn em all the way up to run the command control stuff (18 volts).
Thanks John! I’ve got Menards Tubular on one layout, and MTH Realtrax on the other layout. Both have their own pros and cons it seems. Merry Christmas!
I’m fighting that battle now, Original or TMCC I always thought the 1950 773 would be nice to have but having owned the 2005 TMCC PWC series 773 with the bigger tender is hard to resist
Mine is a MTH and I had it signed by Mike Wolfe the first Train he ever signed was mine And he did not want too he felt like he was ruining it but Tony from roundhouse said to Mike that’s what he wants so I had a bunch signed
so agree your comment about collector. run your train because you enjoy the hobby. I remember when Lionel reissued American flyer rolling stock of rare color scheme. collector had a shit fit. I personally was ecstatic since i could own road name and color scheme i could only hope for. as a side note start buying Lionel for my son and built his layout not flyer. avoiding a years of frustration. running flyer is a labor of love. lol content is wonderful. curious s why do you run UP passenger behind you F3? not some classic silver streamline?
Thanks Brian! Have always been intrigued with the Flyer stuff. Would like to get a set one day just to say I have it. Absolutely! No fun in not running any of it! At the time of this video, didn’t have any Fitting cars to run behind them. Only those railking UP cars. Fixed that earlier this year and picked up some postwar inspired 90’s remake silver cars for them. They look great together.
AWSOME!!! HAD: #2323 A-B-A W/HORN IN B-UNIT!!! NOT SURE WAT YEAR-!!!! THEY WERE IN 1972 FLOOD!!! SURVIVED@$!@$!@$!@$! AWSOME-@$!@$! RANG/GREAT : PULLED 25-CAR TRAIN!!! ALL 1960'S CARS!!! W/CABOOSE!!!! MISS DAT ENGINE!!! LUV DA A-B-A SET-UP!!!! WOW!!! JUST PICTURES & MEMORIES!!!! DJB@NEPA....DJB43-!!! U.S.A. "LIONEL" -{☆☆☆☆☆}-&-《♡♡♡♡♡》-!!!! DJB...☆☆☆☆☆
OKAY.... How did you run that?? Did you run it from a separate transformer??? Oh $500 that's what I paid for the M-1 !!!!! I can't squeeze another 500 out!! Couldn't I Take one of the two 072 loops and wire it to a separate terminal block and run it to a Z-Contoller powered by a 100 watt brick. And when I don't use the M-1 switch the second brick back to the TIU on Fixed Voltage 2 and I'd be able to run all 3 trains again thru the remote??? By the way do I have to name the tracks 1 & 2 if I add a second brick to the TIU to run All three trains. That's a problem I'm having now. I can't run all three on 1 brick. 2 will work, but the second I start the 3rd the breaker kicks out. Someone told me I could hook 2 of the same watt bricks to one imput on the TIU for more power. My son said Dad I wouldn't do that. You could FRY something Like the TIU our your engines THANKS!!!
Joe Gennari Absolutely. Just wire one of the O72 loops to a different terminal on the TIU, and have the power coming in from a Z controller. Don’t have to name the tracks for different terminals. The TIU will send signals out from any of the terminals. I’d leave it set up as a fixed voltage output, that way you can control the power with the Z controller. I’ve tried controlling the power output with the DCS remote with a brick, but was a lot easier to just use the transformer itself. Don’t run 2 bricks or transformers on the same terminals. It is too much power for the TIU. Older TIU’s didn’t have breakers, and it will fry something. If it’s a newer model it will keep tripping the breaker as it’s too much power. I think the Lionel 180w bricks are at the upper end for power through a TIU by themselves.
@@CountryBunkersTrains I was shocked to put it mildly! The guy I bought the M-1 from called me. He has a shop in NY and is going to send me stuff about his shop, his Facebook page and other stuff. He does have Post War stuff, I'll see what he sends and let you know. And basically I have everything I need to run the M-1. I watched a video from Eric from Eric's trains on running conventional engines with DCS. I will watch it a few more times and write it down. The DCS manual wasn't to clear for me on how to do it. But I feel really confident now and can hardly wait for the engine to get here. Plus adding the second brick and switching voltage setups will eliminate the breaker problem. Thanks for your imput too. Wish you lived closer! My one train buddy is LIONEL Post War only. He builds most of his on scenery and has a bunch of old Lionel operating cars and things. The other is HO guy. Started his own club and has a bunch of guys that help build, maintain and run the MASSIVE layout. They have other clubs come there just to run the setup. 10/12 remotes. And they build a train and pass it from station to station. It is UNBELIEVABLE. Since the covid thing my Lionel buddy and I have not gotten together, he's really concerned about it. Hey STAY SAFE AND WELL!!!
The F-units look Great. We have a F9 at out Museum in Frisco - th-cam.com/video/p2qDgpBCN38/w-d-xo.html May say a F7, but has been upgraded to 1850hp which is a f9
I started modelrailroading in 1968. I've never gotten tired of the hobby. I have the first year pair, Sanra Fe. Runs fine. 👍!
I really enjoyed this video. Born in 1953 my Dad built a 3 level mountain tiered layout with lumber nnd painted cement for the mountains. He was really handy with his electroinics background from years in the Air Force. It was started around 1958 and our Lional Santa Fe passenger set was from 1960. It all came down when I started college in 1971 as the prior years it had already started collecting dust in our basement. I was never a model railroader but years later in 5 weekend to weekend trips I rode all the AMTRAK long distance routes west of St. Louis / Chicago to see The West. That was how Lionel rubbed off on me. I really enjoyed your video and all your background information.
Great video. I love seeing multiple trains running.
Love postwar Lionel. My dad left me a 2343 with the aluminum passenger cars & a Lionel 623 switcher with plenty of 6464 box cars. I still have them & they run great. These trains will run forever & provide years of joy. You are right, they are magical! They embody everything a model train should be, Tough, rugged, mechanically sound & absolutely gorgeous!
All of them look and sound great Zack!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Henry!
That Pabst Blue Ribbon sign brings back memories of Newark.
The LIONEL Santa Fe, what a classic!
Nice fleet and layout.
machia0705 Thank you!! I love the Miller signs! They do a great job with them! Happy railroading!
Miller engineering has the signs I bought the cracker jacks and coopertone
My next one will be peppermint patty
Dennis Impallomeni
Miller engineering did the Pabst sign very accurately. I could see the actual sign out of my bedroom window as a kid. I wasn’t aware that they do other famous brands, I’ll have to look at their catalog.
machia0705 omg they make a lot of signs and get the power supply and they have a connection block that the power supply plugs into the signs run on 4.5 vdc or 3 battery’s so I bought the power supply and block the coming soon signs peppermint patty is sexy
Very nice. What a nice collection of locomotives. Thank you for sharing.
Even if someone is not into trains, being made from 1948-1966 by the original Corp. makes it such a recognizable piece of postwar Americana. People either had one, knew someone who had one, or always wanted one. One of those small life pleasures. They look great Bunk.
Great video thanks, something special about these models, even the beat up ones have charisma
beautiful trains love the red
Very nice layout. Of course I love the ATSF F3’s. Thank you for sharing.
Great warbonnets, wonderful update. Amazing collection. Enjoyed the history. Nice video.
This is my up most favorite locomotive! I been wanting a set of 2343 Santa fe since I was 5 years old, my icon is elastigirl holding a 2343 Santa fe for goodness sake! Thanks for sharing these beautiful trains, I love them!
LOL! Glad you enjoyed them! Thank you! I hope you get that beautiful set of 2343’s!! Happy railroading
LOVE your tribute to both the engines & the 2nd great boom (1st was 1948-58 roughly). Surprised you aren't collecting all the variations of that iconic F3: the MTH Premier (Proto 2 or 3), the Rail King Scale (vitually identical to Lionel PW but w/ smoke!), Lionel's 90's re-issues (pass. cars have silhouette people) and the latest gen Lionels, super-detailed w/ Legacy. I know I've missed a few, and didn't supply model numbers, but you get the gist. The only PW one I have is a cheapie 2383, single motored unit. Grew up w/ it. I do have a 2344 set of NYC's, the "growlers." Love 'em too.
First time here. While describing the iconic Santa Fe warbonnet, you mentioned the way they look, how they run, and how they sound. But you failed to mention how they SMELL. Yes, to old guys like me, the smell of ozone coming from the postwar Lionel motors takes me back to my childhood in the 1950s. I have these engines in boxed sets and love them all. Along with my mint GG1 set, arguably the F3 is my favorite.
Paul Matulavich Yes they do smell great! Nothing like the smell of the room with all postwar engines running! Ozone and smoke pellets!
Just started watching this video and 2 things you said really stand out to me. The first is when you said when people talk about Lionel trains the Santa Fe F3s engine is what they think of. Secondly buy a train because you like it not as an investment! Enjoyed the video. For me the 2383 are my favorites. I like the Black truck side frames and vertical motors for performance.
Great episode brother.
I love your laid back, informative style. God Bless you and Merry Christmas!
Thanks William! Merry Christmas!
nice camera angle and view of your layout with these iconic engines, could be a magazine or catalog cover.
Great video. The iconic Lionel Santa Fe F3. Beautiful engines! I can't wait until the 120th anniversary set is released. Al
Thanks Al! Same here! I am eagerly waiting for the 120th anniversary set to show up. Still got a long 4 months at least to wait I believe. Gonna take forever! Ha!
Great set of F’s. All you need are a set of aluminum SF passenger carsand you might not take them off the layout.
Great review. All the engines look and run great.
Wow you have earned a new subscriber, I love the postwar F units
Thanks for sharing your talents and trains your layout is great Doug in Ga 😎 l got a Lionel switcher from a estate sale and my first it was magnatraction , l cleaned an oil it best running train could run it wide open , l was hooked 😎
Thank you Doug!! Great to hear about the switcher! I’ve yet to come across a postwar engine that wouldn’t run. They may need some lube, or wire repair, but they always come back to life for me. Little tanks!
You can always tell the "age" of the kid by how fast they run their trains!!!
I always liked the postwar Santa Fe but not with modern era freight cars like I see here. I like the 1950 to 1954 Golden Years the best. I would collect 6464 near scale boxcars and many of the other cars made in those years only. The new Postwar Conventional Classics are very nice and would be tempted to buy a few sets. I just saw the new Santa Fe F-3 AA freight set for 2021. I would like to have that one because it looks great and has all the sound features plus smoke too. Nice of Lionel to do that for us postwar lovers.
I have the 1950 passenger set in original boxes, Cost $100.00 back then . A lot of money back then . And , yes , I took the battery out of the horn.
Great-looking layout, but I notice those scale crossing gates (nice!) are a bit slow to drop (about 1/2 way thru the train!) when the UP hopper train is going past.
Thanks! Yea, the insulated track sections aren’t that long, so are a bit laggy
Wow! That's quite the fleet!
Thank you!
I learned something thanks.
Great show and explanation on the SF F3's Yes, many that you see for sale are of far less quality than yours. Yours all look to be in great cab shape with color and lettering... Greatly enjoy your channel.
Thanks John! These are far from perfect, but look great running around the layout/s. I am glad you are enjoying the channel! Great to hear. Happy holidays
Great Video!! My first Lionel F3 Santa Fe. 2353 with the B unit for an ABA combo. I have my original freight set and was lucky enough to get the 2530, 31, 32, 33. 34 passenger cars! And I bought a Greenburg book to take them apart to lube them up....but I haven't tried yet?????
Thanks Joe! I need to get a B unit one day! I’ve yet to get one. Come close a couple times. I also need to get the correct passenger cars! I’m envious of you! Haven’t come across “the set” of them yet.
@@CountryBunkersTrains I got a GREAT price on eBay for the set. Original boxes except for the baggage car. Found a box for it and really had to work at repairing the box. But like you say it's 70 yrs old. Later I picked up a second Pullman car for a song....like $25/30 in it's box. I was the only one who bid on it. My baggage car is the small door. If you want the Large door one .... bring your gold card. I also bought a 2333 NYC AA unit ('48/'49) and grabbed a set of passenger cars to run behind it from '91 they look great. Take Care...Keep the videos coming. Your layout is FANTASTIC!!!
HEY, I NEED YOUR HELP!!! Did you say you upgraded one of you MTH engines??? I bought a 20-3042-1.....M-1 MONSTER Its almost 40" long. Thinking ah pro-sound no PROBLEM...YES PROBLEM, it doesn't work with DCS. My 2 072 lines are DCS. I'd need to upgrade the engine. I'm concerned about 1. my ability to do it. 2. cost to have it done. 3. try to figure out a way to be able to which 1 line back and forth from DCS to a Z-controller I have brick I'd just need to get a Z-controller........An option I don't like argue with the guy and send it back.....AS I SAID HELP!
Joe Gennari Thats a gorgeous engine! She’s huge! You are correct though. Protosound 1. Conventional control, not command control. I haven’t done an MTH PS3 upgrade myself, but had my local guy do an upgrade for me on my Empire State express. It was a little costly, but well worth it to me. Only really have 2 options which it sounds like you already know. Either upgrade the engine, or get a transformer to power it. It cost me $500 for the upgrade on my Empire State express. That was for the kit and labor. Are your 2 O72 loops separate or running off of the same power? If separated, can just install the transformer through the TIU, and set as “direct power” for the TIU. That’s how I run my TIU. This way I can still run the postwar stuff with my ZW’s conventionally, or turn em all the way up to run the command control stuff (18 volts).
Here is my Protosound 1 Empire State express originally-
th-cam.com/video/6bgOjHonRD4/w-d-xo.html
I enjoyed your video on expanding your layout too....what brand of track an switches are you using? What transformers are you using?
Thanks John! I’ve got Menards Tubular on one layout, and MTH Realtrax on the other layout. Both have their own pros and cons it seems. Merry Christmas!
good job
Wow I love them trying to buy a set now 😁
I have a Santa Fe by Bachmann, but she has no number... Do you know why they would do that ??
I always buys the trains I like, after all it's my Railroad
Charles Bodman Absolutely!!
I’m fighting that battle now,
Original or TMCC
I always thought the 1950 773 would be nice to have but having owned the 2005 TMCC PWC series 773 with the bigger tender is hard to resist
That PWC 773 is a great looking piece! Why stop at just one, let’s get em both?!?! LOL
Nice F3s.
Cool
GREAT VIDEO & LAYOUT -&- INFO@$!@$!@$! DJB43....
Thanks David!
Mine is a MTH and I had it signed by Mike Wolfe the first Train he ever signed was mine
And he did not want too he felt like he was ruining it but Tony from roundhouse said to Mike that’s what he wants so I had a bunch signed
so agree your comment about collector. run your train because you enjoy the hobby. I remember when Lionel reissued American flyer rolling stock of rare color scheme. collector had a shit fit. I personally was ecstatic since i could own road name and color scheme i could only hope for. as a side note start buying Lionel for my son and built his layout not flyer. avoiding a years of frustration. running flyer is a labor of love. lol content is wonderful. curious s why do you run UP passenger behind you F3? not some classic silver streamline?
Thanks Brian! Have always been intrigued with the Flyer stuff. Would like to get a set one day just to say I have it. Absolutely! No fun in not running any of it! At the time of this video, didn’t have any Fitting cars to run behind them. Only those railking UP cars. Fixed that earlier this year and picked up some postwar inspired 90’s remake silver cars for them. They look great together.
Are you an electrical engineer? Man this is a fantastic layout that you have built!
Thank you
AWSOME!!! HAD: #2323 A-B-A W/HORN IN B-UNIT!!! NOT SURE WAT YEAR-!!!! THEY WERE IN 1972 FLOOD!!! SURVIVED@$!@$!@$!@$! AWSOME-@$!@$! RANG/GREAT : PULLED 25-CAR TRAIN!!! ALL 1960'S CARS!!! W/CABOOSE!!!! MISS DAT ENGINE!!! LUV DA A-B-A SET-UP!!!! WOW!!! JUST PICTURES & MEMORIES!!!! DJB@NEPA....DJB43-!!! U.S.A. "LIONEL" -{☆☆☆☆☆}-&-《♡♡♡♡♡》-!!!! DJB...☆☆☆☆☆
Hey can I used part number 6691rcmc800 for my Lionel legacy Norfolk southern engine 6963
I tried looking the part number up, but did not come across anything. What is it? I’m not exactly a repair guy, but can try to look into it.
OKAY.... How did you run that?? Did you run it from a separate transformer??? Oh $500 that's what I paid for the M-1 !!!!! I can't squeeze another 500 out!! Couldn't I Take one of the two 072 loops and wire it to a separate terminal block and run it to a Z-Contoller powered by a 100 watt brick. And when I don't use the M-1 switch the second brick back to the TIU on Fixed Voltage 2 and I'd be able to run all 3 trains again thru the remote??? By the way do I have to name the tracks 1 & 2 if I add a second brick to the TIU to run All three trains. That's a problem I'm having now. I can't run all three on 1 brick. 2 will work, but the second I start the 3rd the breaker kicks out. Someone told me I could hook 2 of the same watt bricks to one imput on the TIU for more power. My son said Dad I wouldn't do that. You could FRY something Like the TIU our your engines
THANKS!!!
Joe Gennari Absolutely. Just wire one of the O72 loops to a different terminal on the TIU, and have the power coming in from a Z controller. Don’t have to name the tracks for different terminals. The TIU will send signals out from any of the terminals. I’d leave it set up as a fixed voltage output, that way you can control the power with the Z controller. I’ve tried controlling the power output with the DCS remote with a brick, but was a lot easier to just use the transformer itself. Don’t run 2 bricks or transformers on the same terminals. It is too much power for the TIU. Older TIU’s didn’t have breakers, and it will fry something. If it’s a newer model it will keep tripping the breaker as it’s too much power. I think the Lionel 180w bricks are at the upper end for power through a TIU by themselves.
@@CountryBunkersTrains I was shocked to put it mildly! The guy I bought the M-1 from called me. He has a shop in NY and is going to send me stuff about his shop, his Facebook page and other stuff. He does have Post War stuff, I'll see what he sends and let you know. And basically I have everything I need to run the M-1. I watched a video from Eric from Eric's trains on running conventional engines with DCS. I will watch it a few more times and write it down. The DCS manual wasn't to clear for me on how to do it. But I feel really confident now and can hardly wait for the engine to get here. Plus adding the second brick and switching voltage setups will eliminate the breaker problem.
Thanks for your imput too. Wish you lived closer! My one train buddy is LIONEL Post War only. He builds most of his on scenery and has a bunch of old Lionel operating cars and things. The other is HO guy. Started his own club and has a bunch of guys that help build, maintain and run the MASSIVE layout. They have other clubs come there just to run the setup. 10/12 remotes. And they build a train and pass it from station to station. It is UNBELIEVABLE. Since the covid thing my Lionel buddy and I have not gotten together, he's really concerned about it. Hey STAY SAFE AND WELL!!!
The F-units look Great. We have a F9 at out Museum in Frisco - th-cam.com/video/p2qDgpBCN38/w-d-xo.html
May say a F7, but has been upgraded to 1850hp which is a f9
Thanks! I’ll have to check the video out later tonight.
@@CountryBunkersTrains The video is 1 minute long