Vintage Locomotives Collection - Mail Unboxing - Will They Start?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Around a week or so ago this box arrived in the mail, and I've been looking forward to opening it however I wasn't expecting for there to be a collection of eleven different vintage locomotives. I decided to test them all out to see if any worked but most seem to be just projects for the time being. Most have pretty simple drive systems so I think they all have a pretty high chance of riding the rails again soon.
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SMT’s basement, where dead locos go when no one wants them anymore.
I wonder if your place turns into Toy Story when you leave and turn the lights off….
Loco 1: So newbie, why are you here?
Loco 2: I lost some wheels and I’m full of carpet fibres. My previous owner gave up on me and sent me here.
Loco 1: You’re in good hands now. This kid fixes anything. See that old chugger over there? He came in last week, rusted, no light, motor was full of spider eggs, and full of thick paint. Now, he squeals around the layout.
Loco 2: When do you think he… what… the… heck… is… that….?
Loco 1: Ah, that’s Nerf cat. Just play dead. He’ll leave you alone.
Your stories never cease to make me smile lol
Too funny Mark. Good thing the neighbor kid is not there to create Frankenlocos or use them for target practice.
@@davidztog9011 Lol
lol
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Very kind of someone to send you those locomotives and engines. I’m anticipating lots of repair project videos in the future. 😊You should build an engine terminal diorama to pose all your projects with similar liveries on.
Cheers, Andrew
I can't wait to start working on them
That Rivarossi 0-8-0 with the missing front plate won't run without it's tender, BTW. Rivarossi loved putting their pickups on the tender wheels and using the drawbar connection to transmit electricity to the motor in the engine itself, and the 0-8-0 is no exception
I believe they made more Indiana Harbor Belt 102 than any other locomotive. It did have alternate road productions, but that was specifically a IHB switcher.
My first steam loco with valve gear. $14 new at K-Mart
Yeah, you can tell it needs the tender by the electrical pickup wire in the tender link.
@@JDCheng he can stab on any rivorassi tender he has....most will fit.
Wasn't me this time, Harrison. You sure have a lot of parts there, so the locomotive bone yard should be making money now.
Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
All the classics even if they weren't the best quality looked good on camera. I remember them in their original trainsets mostly TYCO. Longing to see these repairs. Always my pleasure to watch. 🙂
I'm so glad I found your videos. I have been able to fix a lot of my engines. Keep them coming TY!
That's awesome!
It's always amazing the generosity of people sending you parts and trains for your channel I wish I could get someone to send me stuff like that to give me an idea to build a franken train
Super jealous. I'd like to get a spirit of 76. I'm only just starting to collect and make a layout. That BN looks good too, as I've always been a fan of their colors. Can't wait to see you work on some of these.
What a great unboxing! I actually have a couple tyco models. A CP rail 979 and a Chattanooga 2-8-0 with a tender drive. Keep up the great work SMT
That was very nice of someone to send you a box of engines. I hope to see them running in future video
i find it funny, only the 2 engines that were missing a set of trucks wanted to run but couldn't, while the others had trucks but didn't want to run. they all seem like easy projects and should be a snap for you to repair. I have a challenge for ya if you want to try something: see how many locomotives you can bring back to life in 24 hours. i think it'd be interesting with how many you have. great video though, keep up the great work!
I might try that challenge with a bunch of the more simple ones
Thank pmkulp I’m
You are appreciated by your followers who number beaucoup! Your sincere appreciation for the gifts can't be faked. 👍💯
Merci
@@SMTMainline I never knew you spoke French Harrison, although I should have assumed lol, someday you should put maple syrup on a croissant haha
What an incredible lot. Such a very nice gift from an unknown sender. I agree with someone who mentioned to look at the newspapers and see if they give any kind of date and/or location. Would be interesting. I think it is funny how you always look through the plastic to see what it is before you actually open it all the way. Reminds me of those who give a package a little shake to try to guess what it is. Love it.
Question: I am a lover of trains and watching them rrun, even though I do not own any. So my question is, "What is the difference between an engine and a locomotive, if any?" I really enjoy watching your channel. I am always amazed at how you repair/restore each of the non-running trains, knowing the fact that you are self taught. I have been watching your channel for quite some time now and always watch in fascination. Thank you so very much for sharing your 'amazingl talent'.i call it the "Harrison magical touch." I appreciate how you always take the time to answer my questions or acknowledge that I commented. ❤😊❤🇺🇸
I wish I had though of the newspaper trick when I unboxed this, it's genius :)
It's an 0-6-0 switcher with tender. You can tell it was used for industries and docks by the two sand domes on each side of the steam dome. The other 0-6-0 is a saddletank version. GT #5511 is a GP9 highnose.
The bicentennial Alco Century 630 with the high short hood is interesting. Only Norfolk and Western had them in that configuration with the high short hoods. They had ten. Number 1135 is the only N & W Alco Century 630 preserved and one of only three C630 that are still extant. One Union Pacific C630 is preserved and one Reading Company Century 630 is preserved and operational.
Very cool lot Harrison! Those old Lionels should make for good runners once parts are located for them, don't know if aftermarket wheels would work or not with these particular models though. Those old all wheel drive Bachmann F units are surprisingly tough, I might have mentioned this once before, but I bought an FT some years back at a yard sale for only 25 cents, it looks like it rolled out of a "Fallout" video game, but it runs pretty good, so your Amtrak F unit should make for a decent runner!
I have a Lionel with the same drive and it runs great. I don't think parts should be too hard to come by.
Awesome mail unboxing video 🚅🚅🚂
Thank you!
Very nice lot of locomotives, that Rock Island unit is very sharp looking! Another great video! ~Pedro
Maybe check the newspaper wrapping to see if it's a local newspaper, maybe at least you'll get some idea of where they came from. Very kind and generous of them for sure. I had one of those Bachmann 0-6-0s just to use the cylinders and gear for a modification of an old Triang 0-4-0. The Rivarossi switcher is nice, it reminds me of the old Varney Dockside, which I'd love to get one day. All the best.
Cool they were forwarded instead of dumpstered. I'm looking for one of those GT's tho.🚂🇨🇦👍
Great video! Would love to see the four wheeled steam engine running again and in great condition.
I’m not gonna lie it looks like you have Christmas quite often in your house. If I got a box full of trains at my door step quite often, I would be in heaven. But overall I really enjoy your videos and reviews you do.
What a cool lot. I love to see those lionel engines and how tough they are.
Can't wait to see the Great Northerns Restoration
That first loco is my main steam engine! I was so surprised to see it one of the first videos on my channel was of that type of train
I also have an HO scale Lionel locomotive just like the GT one but in Santa Fe paint scheme and I think it has all wheel drive or it has a set of metal trucks that aren't powered. Very cool video though! Thanks!
"I dont know who it came from, where it's from"
opens it
*box explodes*
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Derp
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Wow! I have no models at home and I love your videos!
The riverossi 0-8-0 might need a tender in order to run. Some of their steam locomotives have the power pickups in the tender.
I think you're right.
I would like to see the Lionel diesels restored and running together with your evaluation on their design and operating characteristics.
Absolutely
I had that Rock Island locomotive when I was a kid and it was the best runner in my fleet
Super video. 💙 T.E.N.
Your encouraging me to collect more ho trains.
Very cool I did this a while ago with around 20 cars and 5 locos and geuss what all the locos ran exept a Pennsylvania railroad diesal
awsome
Heeeey!!! I have that same great northern!!!😄😄😄
Box may have been shipped from within Canadian borders otherwise ....
Unless you are shipping an envelope that weighs less than 16 oz., you need to include a customs form with your Canadian shipment.
I grew up on Tyco and Life-Like so I have a soft spot for them. I'm not super worried about rail fanning level of accuracy, so Tyco is still good enough for me in HO.
Dang harrison thats a nice lot right there!
That's a super spirit of 76. my brother had one and recently threw it away because it was so destroyed over the years of play. i was not happy about it.
A Mogul is a steam locomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement. That Bachmann AT&SF loco is an 0-6-0, which doesn't really have a name, other than maybe a six-coupled switcher
A mogul is a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement. The Bachmann is an 0-6-0 switcher. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee
Where are the news paper from give you a general idea of who or at least an area . Cool though nice to see there given another chance at running. Looking forward to that.
Interesting idea
The Mantua/Tyco C420/424’s are very nice shells. The major problem is the Power torque drive. My dad combined two Athearn drives, and I have a very nice model of a C420
I can tell, the 0-8-0 should defintely work. It needs to pick up power from the tender or a jumper wire, that's why nothing was happening!
such a cool lot i hope you find the sender
Yes, me too :)
Amtrak #505 is a F9A. Count the vents along its side. If it has 5 vents, its the 9 series. If it has 4 it is a 7 series.
Nice lot! Remember to clean the wheels first when restoring trains!
I think that's alot that he does incase you haven't been here long. 😊
@@mercuryoak2 I've been here a couple months, just most videos I watch he forgets to clean the wheels lol.
@@wilks3620 idk ive seen many he does. Most of the time too itsnot needed. Many of my own ice never cleaned them unless its some old vintage stuff.
@@wilks3620 That doesn't happen too often anymore. Keep in mind some work is done off camera to save time :)
I got my first H0 scale train track, it's Märklin. I have one locomotive which was involved in rain, it needs little bit of work because it doesn't run on low speeds.
The Spirit of 76 locos with the words Seal of the President of the United States around the eagle are the rare ones. The reason why they were recalled was that Tyco did not have permission to use the Presidential seal. As such, the locos with the Presidential seal are rarer than the later ones with only the eagle.
The Rivarossi 0-8-0 uses the tender to get power,the engine only picks up on one side common on Riv tender steam
it is ironic, the 2 locomotives with missing trucks are the best running🤣
4:27 That is factory paint! I have this exact locomotive and it does have silver lining on the windows.
The Bachmann and Rivarossi 0-6-0s are just called 0-6-0 switchers. A mogul is a 2-6-0.
The Rivarossi 0-8-0 needs a tender to run.
Should have know that considering I already own a couple.
I have that same BN GP38-2!
Nice!
The GT is. I have same one. The covers for trucks is what I need for mine
I like your videos
Thank you!
Funny that the only ones that worked was the ones without a truck lol
By the way, that Bachman Locomotive that was the first you took out of the box, that Isn’t a Mogul.
Moguls are 2-6-0’s. That is an 0-6-0. Just a friendly reminder.
the Riverrossi Baltimore and Ohio engine is a dockside switcher locomotive
The first locomotive you unwrapped looks similar to mine
That rivarossi 0-8-0 without the boiler front won't run without it's tender. The tender has the electrical pickups for the other rail. The engine has only pickups on one side only. I have one just like it.
That rivarossi 0-8-0 needs a tender to pickup power, that bachmann 0-6-0 loco is not referred as a mogul other then that grey video!
I like that 0-8-0 at 6:22. Needs a little work. Also, I have an old Bachmann Transcontinental Railroad 4-4-0 that runs terribly and is missing some parts. Is there anything that I mostly need to do? It runs skippy, and its really loud, too.
@ SMT mainline Mogul is a 260 that is 060
I have the same problem with my tyco Rock island unit
They certainly aren't reliable drives.
You may need the tender for the Rivorassi o-8-o
1:05
That's not a mogul
A mogul is an engine with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration, while the USRA engine in your hand is an 0-6-0, which is called a switcher/shunter
YO, I have a 2098 Burlington, but the numbers on the undercarriage are not the same, lol
It kinda seems as if some of the locos just needed a little more weight to help them run.
That first one is an 060 switcher
I was hoping you would done a video to day 1-9-22
I like trains.
happy new year smt
Same to you!
👍👍👍
Mogul is a 2-6-0 and the last Riverossi is an 0-8-0
Ah
Well heck get up this am to find not only a video from East Terminal Railroad ( check them out Harrison as you could say they're building a " layout " in 12 inch equals 1 foot scale) but a video from SMT.
Nice Video SMT Also SMT My AHM Came in the Mail today the SPIRT OF ENGINE 1776 Ho Scale AHM Alco Made IN Austria it Looks Like It Needs Cleaning the Seller On Amazon Said It Runs Good and Comestice Condition should I Run Like that or Do Maintenance First ? ALSO SMT do You Still Repair Repair Engines For Your Subscribers yes or No ?
And the River Rossi 0-4-0 I got that one is the same way you got it
It's probably a common problem with them.
The first one was a 0-6-0
i like the santa fa
Where did you learn so much about model trains?
Just over my time in the hobby. Still learning lots everyday
That Tyco i Santa Fe 5628 is the same one I got but it’s needs a lot of work
Luckily parts aren't hard to come by for these models.
Ok
I have that BN locomotive:D
What a nice lot of locomotives period at the beginning of the video you and shouldn't about the Spirit of 76 the reason why they had a recall was because they had the official presidential seal of United States the ones that Tycho had to redo just had the eagle and no United States presidential seal. The ones that have the official seal are very rare indeed
I remember hearing about that recall.
@@SMTMainline yeah pretty wild eh
The A.T.S.F is a 0-6-0 tender locomotive
HO scale locomotives collection .
I have N scale locomotives collection.
9 locomotives.
U36B.
GP38-2, 3560 Dummy.
GP40-2.
F9.
FM Dummy.
GP35 Dummy.
GP15-1 Dummy.
F9 Dummy.
The last steam engine isn’t a 040, it’s a 080
Hey buddy what would you recommend for cleaning the wheels on the locomotives.?
He's used a fiberglass pencil quite often. I ended up getting a few because of watching him and just starting to bring my old childhood trains out, and it definitely does a good job
A fiberglass pencil should be fine for general cleaning. A track bright can work well to cut through heavy grime.
I also use the fiberglass pencil but afterwars i regret it every time: the fibres are sticking evereywhere in the fingers. And be careful, dont breathe them into your lung...
Have you tried any trains from Märklin ?
2 run but cool
please get back to me, Are Train Show is in MARCH 5th an d 6th coming up fast ;
How do you inventory your collection?
I got the same amtrak f unit but in n scale
Do you have a n&w 1218 model :)
i love to see similar content on N gauge or perhaps a repairaton
do you know of any channels like that, well other than yourself but you don't own that much n scale train to do a lot with them
i am building my own locomotive chasis and i love to see how other makers did it but i mostly work with N scale electrics so not really much to copy from ho steam locos while diesels can be of some use
I bought some N scale stuff in a lot around a year ago. I still have to fix them :)
Watchtrainsnow is all N-scale. "And now it's time to run some trains!"
The first is a mogul ik bc of a game
I have two tyco powertorque (santa fe) like the one in this video in an unopened train set. I can’t find any of these train sets even opened on the internet. It is a tyco piggyback freight with sears action features and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about it.
When we gonna hear . . " Well folks in todays video " for a P. Waco box ? He says he' sent you some kewl items (tools, cleaners etc) that you can really use. can't say more but ... is it time S>M>T> ?
I want to but he instructed me to open it with my family and trying to get everyone together to do that is tricky. I'm looking forward to seeing what's inside.
@@SMTMainline aye, he hoped for over Christmas, so not sure if you should wait too much longer. He will be excited whenever you do it.
Moguls are 2-6-0