My review of the new MTH Premier NKP #765 2-8-4 Berkshire Locomotive Link to my 765 excursion video: • Nickle Plate Road 765 ... Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/m... License code: PZLQP8VDEVQEVIJH
Grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and went to Wayne High School, class of 1975. One of my teachers was the late Walter Sassmanshausen, who was instrumental in reviving 765. I have video from 1990 of an excursion on 765 from Fort Wayne to Peru, Indiana with my wife, 5 year old son, and my late uncle. Great rememories!
Thanks to this video JD. I discovered I have the exact NKP 765 and it has a steam whistle. I have ran this MTH model for 3 or so years and never knew I could be enjoying the whistle with steam. BONUS! THANKS!
Love it! Especially the consist at the end that’s the same as what you rode on in 2013. It’s really awesome to create this entire miniature worlds in model railroading, and be able to include/recreate something from the real world that holds significance to us personally.
I grew up in Bellevue, OH and have a lot of memories of the 765 and 611 steam engines when growing up as a young kid. Got to see them both in the NS train yard back by the roundhouse when the turntable was operational. I've saw the 765 that day from Bellevue to Bucyrus that you refer to and in the Cuyahoga Valley for some excursions. My kids have ridden behind the 765 in Cuyahoga Valley. I'd like to take them to see the 611 while it is still in Pennsylvania. Love your videos and envious of your NS diesel collection. I have an 0 scale layout in Columbus, OH but have been struggling keeping the Lionel Legacy system working consistently. I've been looking for a Lionel Legacy 765 to add to my collection too:)
I know the articulated locos are getting most of the attention right now, but the 2-8-4s, 4-8-2s and 4-8-4s are still my favorites...glad you decided to get the updated Berkshire. You buy'em... I'll watch you review'em...deal?
@@JDStucks I saw the engine in 2012 it rolled passed Maumee in 2012 it was a Sunday that day my mother rolled up to the crossing by the middle school I heard her whistle she turned around I was reunited with the engine the September 11th for steam in the valley she will be in Bellevue next week I will be help firing her up like you I watched so many videos of her and fell in love just subscribed to you
Very cool video Jason!! I got to see the 765 a couple of years ago at " Franklin Park Train Days" . It's all about creating great memories "Train Dawg ".
WOW! What a fantastic locomotive. And MTH did a great job with it. I especially appreciate your story about your family. I'm very glad to hear your father has recovered. What a great day you two must have had riding the train too. Mom was a good sport!! Great video!
Went to high school in Lakewood Ohio in the late 50's. It was located right on the NKP line when they were still working steam. They used to "smoke up" the bleachers on the football field sometimes during a game. :0)
Love your video's Jason. I have the Proto 2 NKP Berkshire with the passenger car set. I got it from Muffins about 4 years ago. I resonate with what you said about steam. I saw the 3751 and 4449 in California when I was younger. When I lived in Milwaukee I watched the 261 pull into the Amtrak station. I watched with amazement and Steve Sondeman of the 261 invited me up into the cab. l climbed in and the smells and sounds blew me away. I accidentally stepped on the level for the firebox and it opened to a large screech and the heat rushed me. I was paralyzed with joy. Never forgot that day and I remember it well. Keep up the good work.
A nice story to go with a gorgeous locomotive model! The whistle smoke is really nicely executed, and sounds awesome!! I’m an N scale guy myself, but I’ve really enjoyed following your layout progress and experiencing some of these O scale trains vicariously through your channel. Keep up the great work man!
Speaking of 765 Jason. NS has bought him out once again!!! NS is currently sending him to a museum for excursion runs! N&W 611 also is running currently at Strasberg as well for excursions!
Jason, Got to be one of my favorites, The NKP, lucky me I have one, the O27 version, was hoping to get to Mad River for the event, hope you can make it, stay safe what ever you do, yours is a very fine model.
What a great looking and sounding steamer. I'm really going to miss MTH and their premier engines. They always did a great job with detail and this one was no exception.
Congratulations, Jason, on snagging a model of the NKP #765 Berk with the early lettering! It's a real stunner! And thanks for relating the back stories that make each of your models so special to you! It may interest you to know that the Fort Wayne Historical Society in New Haven, IN, has a rebuilt NKP Berk #765 that operates excursion trains with the late lettering on the tender! The locomotive also has a Mars light. Just like your layout, there are 2 #765 NKP Berks in existence! In your case, the older one has the 'late lettering' and the newer one has the 'early lettering'! Quite an historical twist of fate. Glad you shared this.
Another great video. I really enjoy your layout and your trains. Thanks so much explaining all the details of the engines. Nice to see your mom and dad involved with you in your hobby. Please keep the videos coming. I'm so glad I found you. You are a great guy and sharing the hobby with all of us. I learn so much from all of your videos. Thanks again
Looks and sounds awesome. I really liked you opening her up a little and getting some speed. Great story about the prototype. I went and saw the Big-Boy, but couldn't ride on it and there were thousands of people so they weren't letting anyone in the cab either 🤨
A amazing story and locomotive. Thank you for sharing Jason! MTH with that release has definitely kicked it up a notch with that smoking whistle. I say it is beautiful model!
Nice video Jason I remember my very first train my Dad bought me it was the Tyco Chattanooga Choo-choo like the ones on the TV commercials I loved that set I ran it everyday till the wheels fell off anyway my Dad passed away 20 yrs ago THANKS for sharing the joy of model railroading Jason GOD BLESS B SAFE MY FRIEND ALL ABOARD ;-)
@@JDStucks You are welcome Jason Love the trains on your layout what I would not give to have the space to build a 3 rail hi-rail layout BLESSINGS MY FRIEND ;-)
Beautiful Berkshire, great video, and even though its still summer its making me excited for my father and I to get out our collections this coming holiday season.
Fantastic story and video, Jason! I have the MTH NKP 765 along with 1225 in HO scale and I have to agree with you on the sounds and detail! The smoking whistle was also kind of an added bonus to the HO model and it's killer, especially in HO scale! Keep the videos comin'!
I have the 2020 MTH HO scale version of 765 with the Mars light added. The smoking whistle on the HO version looks just as amazing as the O scale. I only wish I had a TIU to operate the thing to its fullest potential.
The Premier O gauge model of the Nickel Plate Road #765 that MTH made in recent years looks great, although very strange they didn't have the shade on the headlight, even though their previous Premier O gauge models of it did have the shade on the headlight. I have two of MTH's HO versions of this locomotive and I'm glad I have them. The whistle sound is the same between the O gauge and HO versions of them and it is accurate to the real locomotive. However, the O gauge version has the correct bell sound unlike the HO versions since the prototype has a stationary bell. The HO version has the [incorrect] swinging bell sound from Pere Marquette #1225.
Love it Jason! Mention us to Stock Yard and see if they might be interested in stocking some of our stuff! We are now in Legacy Station and Mr Muffins trains!
My MTH NKP Berkshire just arrived about a week ago. Beautiful locomotive. I preordered it, but due to a mix up at my LHS, it never arrived. So I began to look for this engine and it was a pain to find. It runs great and looks great next to my N&W J.
I really want that soundfile for my HO version. The bell on the HO version is a swinging bell and not an air bell. MTH didn't post the soundfile on their site
Hello Jason Good Morning to you I just wanted to say Hi and to see if everything over there with your house is OK no flood damage my cousin Fran in PA had four feet of water in their Basement Chester county PA got hit really hard ;-(
Thank you for the demo.Do you need a DCS or DCS WIFI tooperate the steam whistle feature? I tried to use a z1000 Conventional Mode and no smoke? Any input would be much appreciated Thx Jason
Great video Jason. I love mine I got to it’s great engine and I love it however I’m not a big fan of the drawbar mth uses now. Also did you see the integra is coming back
@@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 They work beautifully...until they don't. Then they make 10,000,000 excuses to not honor their warranty, and want to charge you as much to repair it as another whole entire new one would cost! So yeah, screw them.
@@michigandon in the 15 years ive been collecting and operating ive never had any issues with any of their products they have all worked flawless and have nothing bad to say operations wise it may be user error in your case or just shitty luck lol
@@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 I had an HO-Scale C&O GP35 that I didn't even get Ten Hours of run time out of when she suddenly came to a screeching halt, let out a squawk that sounded like an old dial-up modem, and that was the end of her. And then the scenario I described above ensued. NEVER AGAIN!!!
Grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and went to Wayne High School, class of 1975. One of my teachers was the late Walter Sassmanshausen, who was instrumental in reviving 765. I have video from 1990 of an excursion on 765 from Fort Wayne to Peru, Indiana with my wife, 5 year old son, and my late uncle. Great rememories!
Thanks to this video JD. I discovered I have the exact NKP 765 and it has a steam whistle. I have ran this MTH model for 3 or so years and never knew I could be enjoying the whistle with steam. BONUS! THANKS!
Love it! Especially the consist at the end that’s the same as what you rode on in 2013. It’s really awesome to create this entire miniature worlds in model railroading, and be able to include/recreate something from the real world that holds significance to us personally.
I grew up in Bellevue, OH and have a lot of memories of the 765 and 611 steam engines when growing up as a young kid. Got to see them both in the NS train yard back by the roundhouse when the turntable was operational. I've saw the 765 that day from Bellevue to Bucyrus that you refer to and in the Cuyahoga Valley for some excursions. My kids have ridden behind the 765 in Cuyahoga Valley. I'd like to take them to see the 611 while it is still in Pennsylvania. Love your videos and envious of your NS diesel collection. I have an 0 scale layout in Columbus, OH but have been struggling keeping the Lionel Legacy system working consistently. I've been looking for a Lionel Legacy 765 to add to my collection too:)
I know the articulated locos are getting most of the attention right now, but the 2-8-4s, 4-8-2s and 4-8-4s are still my favorites...glad you decided to get the updated Berkshire. You buy'em... I'll watch you review'em...deal?
Deal! Glad you enjoyed!
@@JDStucks Hope all is well and you are having a truly incredible day! T4
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@@JDStucks I saw the engine in 2012 it rolled passed Maumee in 2012 it was a Sunday that day my mother rolled up to the crossing by the middle school I heard her whistle she turned around I was reunited with the engine the September 11th for steam in the valley she will be in Bellevue next week I will be help firing her up like you I watched so many videos of her and fell in love just subscribed to you
I appreciate your train connection with your Dad which is why I do trains.
Just picked up one for myself! Man great video.. can’t wait to get mine out of the box, run, and reviewed!!
Great memories. Thanks for sharing!
Hell yeah! Can't wait to see it running on your layout.
Enjoying seeing someone much younger than myself being an ambassador for the hobby.
Awesome engine! The Berkshire is surely a king in railway history!
Very cool video Jason!! I got to see the 765 a couple of years ago at " Franklin Park Train Days" . It's all about creating great memories "Train Dawg ".
Exactly! Thanks Steven
WOW! What a fantastic locomotive. And MTH did a great job with it. I especially appreciate your story about your family. I'm very glad to hear your father has recovered. What a great day you two must have had riding the train too. Mom was a good sport!! Great video!
Thank you Thomas!
Went to high school in Lakewood Ohio in the late 50's. It was located right on the NKP line when they were still working steam. They used to "smoke up" the bleachers on the football field sometimes during a game. :0)
Awesome! I grew up in Avon Lake but no steam when I was a kid haha
Love your video's Jason. I have the Proto 2 NKP Berkshire with the passenger car set. I got it from Muffins about 4 years ago. I resonate with what you said about steam. I saw the 3751 and 4449 in California when I was younger. When I lived in Milwaukee I watched the 261 pull into the Amtrak station. I watched with amazement and Steve Sondeman of the 261 invited me up into the cab. l climbed in and the smells and sounds blew me away. I accidentally stepped on the level for the firebox and it opened to a large screech and the heat rushed me. I was paralyzed with joy. Never forgot that day and I remember it well. Keep up the good work.
Great story and memory!
A nice story to go with a gorgeous locomotive model! The whistle smoke is really nicely executed, and sounds awesome!! I’m an N scale guy myself, but I’ve really enjoyed following your layout progress and experiencing some of these O scale trains vicariously through your channel. Keep up the great work man!
I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
That’s awesome man, my wife got us tickets to ride behind it next month for Steam in the Valley.
Thanks Norm!
Very nice addition to the collection, love your video's.
Thank you!
Very nice indeed! 👏😏
Thanks Jason
Cool train video.
Speaking of 765 Jason. NS has bought him out once again!!! NS is currently sending him to a museum for excursion runs! N&W 611 also is running currently at Strasberg as well for excursions!
Looking engine awesome whistle you're going to get years of enjoyment out of that 👍👍
beautiful and very nicely detailed locomotive. I love watching it run and the whistle steam effect.
Its sure is a beaut!
What a great story and an amazing model. I would definitely love to have one of these one day!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Jason, Got to be one of my favorites, The NKP, lucky me I have one, the O27 version, was hoping to get to Mad River for the event, hope you can make it, stay safe what ever you do, yours is a very fine model.
We'll see if I can make it. Would be really cool
Hi Jason. I actually seen the 765. Leaving from Allentown and heading to Pittston pa. I got some great photos of it. That was bach in 2015.
Great video! I was hoping that MrMuffin'sTrains would have made an Erie version but alas that never came to be sadly. Beautiful engine as always!
THANKS FOR SHARING!!! Great video!!!
Thanks Joe!
What a great looking and sounding steamer. I'm really going to miss MTH and their premier engines. They always did a great job with detail and this one was no exception.
We'll see if they release some new steamers soon.
Fantastic locomotive! I had one in n scale but it was sold off when my layout went totally Pennsylvania.
It was nice meeting you today at Stockyard Express’s customer appreciation day.
Nice meeting you too!
Congratulations, Jason, on snagging a model of the NKP #765 Berk with the early lettering! It's a real stunner! And thanks for relating the back stories that make each of your models so special to you! It may interest you to know that the Fort Wayne Historical Society in New Haven, IN, has a rebuilt NKP Berk #765 that operates excursion trains with the late lettering on the tender! The locomotive also has a Mars light. Just like your layout, there are 2 #765 NKP Berks in existence! In your case, the older one has the 'late lettering' and the newer one has the 'early lettering'! Quite an historical twist of fate. Glad you shared this.
Thanks for the info Tom!
Another great video. I really enjoy your layout and your trains. Thanks so much explaining all the details of the engines. Nice to see your mom and dad involved with you in your hobby. Please keep the videos coming. I'm so glad I found you. You are a great guy and sharing the hobby with all of us. I learn so much from all of your videos. Thanks again
Thank you so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the channel.
Great video- great memories for you and especially your dad. Enjoy it and the value/ quality/price that MTH provided.
Looks and sounds awesome. I really liked you opening her up a little and getting some speed. Great story about the prototype. I went and saw the Big-Boy, but couldn't ride on it and there were thousands of people so they weren't letting anyone in the cab either 🤨
You’re such a cool guy!
Thanks? lol
Beautiful engine. Love how the "steam" blows out of the whistle instead of a hole in the boiler.
Agreed. I hope all manufacturers do it this way in the future.
That’s a major hit to Lionel’s whistle steam smoke affect.
Really great to see you still keeping the tops of the rails shiny my friend... Been a long time. Great vid.
SWEEEET new addition. Hope you have many years of enjoyment. Nice to see the run with both engines just like your ride with your dad.
Thanks! I like to recreate them as best as I can.
Hola buen dia excelente video muy completo abrazo grande
Spectacular!
A amazing story and locomotive. Thank you for sharing Jason! MTH with that release has definitely kicked it up a notch with that smoking whistle. I say it is beautiful model!
They're definitely improving. They could use some better speakers next
Great addition to your fleet. Berkshires are a great engine to own. With the consist you had, it really looks outstanding.
Nice video Jason I remember my very first train my Dad bought me it was the Tyco Chattanooga Choo-choo like the ones on the TV commercials I loved that set I ran it everyday till the wheels fell off anyway my Dad passed away 20 yrs ago THANKS for sharing the joy of model railroading Jason GOD BLESS B SAFE MY FRIEND ALL ABOARD ;-)
Thanks for sharing the story Carl.
@@JDStucks You are welcome Jason Love the trains on your layout what I would not give to have the space to build a 3 rail hi-rail layout BLESSINGS MY FRIEND ;-)
I so want this engine right now
Now is the time to get one!
Beautiful Berkshire, great video, and even though its still summer its making me excited for my father and I to get out our collections this coming holiday season.
Nice piece.
Awesome. Now you have convinced me to go on the hunt for one.
Get one before they're gone!
Fantastic story and video, Jason! I have the MTH NKP 765 along with 1225 in HO scale and I have to agree with you on the sounds and detail! The smoking whistle was also kind of an added bonus to the HO model and it's killer, especially in HO scale! Keep the videos comin'!
Thanks! The smoking whistle is killer!
Would be cool if you did a video showing the cost of the wood for the layout, might start one soon and that would be helpful.
Congratulations Jason. Beautiful engine!
I have the 2020 MTH HO scale version of 765 with the Mars light added. The smoking whistle on the HO version looks just as amazing as the O scale. I only wish I had a TIU to operate the thing to its fullest potential.
Great locomotive! I saw the UP 4014 Big Boy two weeks ago. 8/13/2021
Very cool!
It's on my some day list. lol...
Enjoy it!
Layout is looking good as well!
Thanks Henry!
Awesome :)
The Premier O gauge model of the Nickel Plate Road #765 that MTH made in recent years looks great, although very strange they didn't have the shade on the headlight, even though their previous Premier O gauge models of it did have the shade on the headlight. I have two of MTH's HO versions of this locomotive and I'm glad I have them. The whistle sound is the same between the O gauge and HO versions of them and it is accurate to the real locomotive. However, the O gauge version has the correct bell sound unlike the HO versions since the prototype has a stationary bell. The HO version has the [incorrect] swinging bell sound from Pere Marquette #1225.
I like the single headlight early version better, good choice!
Very Nice !
👍 Cool engine! The whistle sounds a lot like the real NPR 765. 🚂
The whistle was recorded directly from the 765.
Love it Jason! Mention us to Stock Yard and see if they might be interested in stocking some of our stuff! We are now in Legacy Station and Mr Muffins trains!
I'll be seeing them this weekend. I'll see what they say.
@@JDStucks if they take us on we will pass on 20% discount to you
Awesome Engine Jason!!!
What kind of wear and tear do you see on the wheels care they shiny and when do they need to be replaced. Also what about wheel fling?????????????
Does the whistle steam actually shoot out of the whistle piece or is there a hole below it like Lionel’s whistle steam
My MTH NKP Berkshire just arrived about a week ago. Beautiful locomotive.
I preordered it, but due to a mix up at my LHS, it never arrived. So I began to look for this engine and it was a pain to find. It runs great and looks great next to my N&W J.
I'm glad you were able to get one!
Awesome video. Great looking Berkshire. Who makes those Pennsylvania passenger cars? One final question. How big is your layout?
Nice engine and story. Related to the controls in the tender, what are their functions and are they preset from the factory?
looking forward to more layout updates! Were you able to get the turn table installed and working?
I really want that soundfile for my HO version. The bell on the HO version is a swinging bell and not an air bell. MTH didn't post the soundfile on their site
I was going to say, usually MTH posts the sound file on their website. Maybe its delayed because of the changes taking place at MTH.
Hey Jason what mic do you use for your videos? Can you link it
Hello Jason Good Morning to you I just wanted to say Hi and to see if everything over there with your house is OK no flood damage my cousin Fran in PA had four feet of water in their Basement Chester county PA got hit really hard ;-(
I have the actual pictures I took of the Berkshire in 2015, at a train station in Toledo.
No way I call BS Pics or it never happened ……
Neat!
I want to find one of these in the 2 rail variant. Does MTH premier still allow for proto-scale 3-2 compatible?
I collect and operate o guage also
Will you see it at Bellevue for the Berkshires in Bellevue event?
I'm not sure. I'll see it at Steam in the Valley though.
@@JDStucks nice I'm chasing that also on the 12-13th
Hi Jason: I am contemplating purchasing the mth big boy. Quick question: Does it have lighting under the boiler at slow speeds? Mike
The lighting it has comes on when the train is stopped. "Ground lights"
@@JDStucks thanks Buddy. Enjoy your channel
Is this the same locomotive which were used in polar express that time ??
Thank you for the demo.Do you need a DCS or DCS WIFI tooperate the steam whistle feature? I tried to use a z1000 Conventional Mode and no smoke?
Any input would be much appreciated
Thx Jason
From what I can tell, you need DCS to operate the smoking whistle.
Great video Jason. I love mine I got to it’s great engine and I love it however I’m not a big fan of the drawbar mth uses now. Also did you see the integra is coming back
I dont think my Wheeling berk has markers. I feel like ive been ripped lol
I wonder if that was protoypical?
I have the late lettering version and it has different conductor announcements than yours mainly from Pennsylvania.
I'd love to know all the differences. I'll have to look up some reviews of the other one.
Where can I find this product? I live in europe.
Did the announcer say locomotive 2018, Joliet Rocket?
I believe so
Jason i live in michigan too. Do know of any train shows around Ann arbor-Dearborn?
I don't know of any in the Detroit area. I think there is one happening on the West side of the state this weekend though.
Thank you im closer to Detroit/ Toledo so it would take forever to get there.
I noticed your radio station is WTAM 1100. Do you live in Cleveland by any chance?
I grew up in Cleveland. Now I live in Detroit.
@@JDStucks My the The Lord have mercy and you stay safe here. Detroit is NO picnic and dangerous.
WAITING ...
Believe he central time
WHAT TIME ... EAST COAST OR CENTRAL ???
Be one mighty cold day in Hell before I buy another MTH anything!
That’s such a shame that your opinion is Jaded like this you’re probably more of a LionChief/RTR set guy anyway
@@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 They work beautifully...until they don't. Then they make 10,000,000 excuses to not honor their warranty, and want to charge you as much to repair it as another whole entire new one would cost! So yeah, screw them.
@@michigandon in the 15 years ive been collecting and operating ive never had any issues with any of their products they have all worked flawless and have nothing bad to say operations wise it may be user error in your case or just shitty luck lol
@@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 I had an HO-Scale C&O GP35 that I didn't even get Ten Hours of run time out of when she suddenly came to a screeching halt, let out a squawk that sounded like an old dial-up modem, and that was the end of her. And then the scenario I described above ensued.
NEVER AGAIN!!!
@@michigandon HO???? We are talking O lol SMDH
DESSLER CANNON
NEVER GiVE UP
The real one doesn't run on 3 rails.
Dude it’s a “Model” train it will be ok I promise …..
You live in Ohio I live in New Philadelphia Ohio
Shame it’s a 3 rail and nor 2 rail! Looks like a toy!
Here’s a shocker …..it is a toy lol
@@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 don’t you love it?
I assure you, if a locomotive is running in your house its a toy 2 or 3 rail
Cool train video.