Love running the 671 turbine. It was my dad's first set back in 1947 and still looks and runs great. Interesting that Lionel's lasted longer than the real thing. Funny you mention the crane boom was broken. I wonder if they did the same thing my dad did. He tried to pick up the 2344 NYC F3 with it. It didn't work too well. I remember fixing the crane in the late 70's after he told me that tale. Thanks for the history on the Lionel turbines, Al.
@alsvintagetoytrains70422 күн бұрын
@jrmeindl That is definitely a great story and memory of your dad! The Turbines are well made and will probably last another lifetime or two as long as they are taken care of. I enjoyed bringing this set back to life, and I am glad you enjoyed the video.
@CornyVR.3 күн бұрын
wowzers! I remember my grandfather showed me his Lionel set. He had the commodore vanderbilt too! I wish I got to keep it.
@alsvintagetoytrains70423 күн бұрын
@@CornyVR. Too bad you did not get to keep your grandfather's set. I'm currently going through the set and should have it ready in a few more days.
@johnfroio49103 күн бұрын
Great sets, Al. Awaiting their first run!!
@alsvintagetoytrains70423 күн бұрын
@johnfroio4910 Hopefully, I will have the 265E ready in the coming week.
@TwistedMacGyversTrains3 күн бұрын
Beautiful Tinplate! This set would look amazing with 12 of these passenger cars. Great short Al!😊
@TwistedMacGyversTrains3 күн бұрын
Beautiful set! Gorgeous condition Al! 😊
@TwistedMacGyversTrains3 күн бұрын
Beautiful true classic! 👍
@TwistedMacGyversTrains3 күн бұрын
One of my favorite locomotives! I have the exact set. Great running session Al! 😊
@alsvintagetoytrains70423 күн бұрын
@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thanks! It was a lucky find from last year.
@TwistedMacGyversTrains3 күн бұрын
Looks to be in amazing condition Al! Beautiful!👍
@plunkervillerr15294 күн бұрын
Marx guy here, Me likem plenty good.
@terrystrainsdownunder98564 күн бұрын
😃😃Awesome Al 👍👍
@alsvintagetoytrains70424 күн бұрын
@@terrystrainsdownunder9856 Thank you! I could not resist these when offered. Just have to service them before I put them into operation.
@terrystrainsdownunder98564 күн бұрын
I look forward to seeing them running on the rails again 😊😊 Thanks for sharing Al 👍👍
@robertcriss39574 күн бұрын
Great Condition 👍
@susanthiem89924 күн бұрын
Very nice sets!
@alsvintagetoytrains70423 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@jrmeindl4 күн бұрын
That is a great addition. Awesome that the sets are in excellent condition for their age. The missing box flaps is pretty much a normal condition for something that old. I have with my own collection. The good thing is I was given many of the detached flaps with many of the boxes.
@alsvintagetoytrains70424 күн бұрын
@jrmeindl Thanks! I think the boxes did a great job protecting the trains over the past 85 years. I think I have most of the detached end flaps. Thankfully, it came with the boxed transformer, all the instruction sheets, and the manual. It's kind of neet to see the original tube of lube with instructions.
@jrmeindl3 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 Interesting finding a tube of lube. I've been going thru my dad's collection and have found a couple of original tubes as well. I gather the few that I have found are from the early 1950's or late 1940's. One tube looks as if it hasn't even been used or used very little.
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Күн бұрын
@jrmeindl It is interesting to see what you find in the old time capsules when you open up a set box from long ago.
@TwistedMacGyversTrains4 күн бұрын
They are in excellent condition. Very impressive Al! Congratulations on your latest haul!
@alsvintagetoytrains70424 күн бұрын
Thanks! Can't wait to service and clean these up for operation.
@seventhcircleracing30124 күн бұрын
Wow!
@Cyber_Horse_Studios8711 күн бұрын
HO/OO scale is fantastic, n scale is charming and compact, G scale is bulky and impressive, but Nothing can truly match the old style grinding and puttering of an old or even modern O gauge engine. I’ve always seen O gauge as one of the oldest and most robust model train classes out there, and this is a beautiful example of that.
@alsvintagetoytrains704211 күн бұрын
@Cyber_Horse_Studios87 This is the Lionel set that got me stated in collecting vintage Lionel more than 25 years ago. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing this 94 year old set in its captivating glory.
@Cyber_Horse_Studios8711 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 honestly it’s a beautiful engine! I myself have the Lionel Scout 1001, which while I know many would cringe in horror at the sight of one, it’s my most functional O gauge engine even though it was released in 1948. It even runs so fast it had a habit of hurling myself off the track. My other O gauge model is Lionel’s original release of the 4-4-0 General. Unfortunately while it does run, even at full power it barely crawls and I don’t really know why.
@alsvintagetoytrains704211 күн бұрын
@Cyber_Horse_Studios87 Lionel made lots of great trains and many to fit the various budgets from large to small. I don't mind running any of Lionel's inexpensive trains. I believe the only mistake Lionel really made was using the scout coupler that did not work with any other postwar coupler. I'm sorry to hear about the sluggish General 4-4-0. It sounds like it needs a good cleaning and servicing. Sometimes, the original grease gets so hard that it impairs the operation of the train as you described.
@Cyber_Horse_Studios8711 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 that’s probably it. I just wish I knew how properly clean it… also yeah, the scouts couplers SUUUUUUCK. XD Plus trying to replace the lamp in that thing is such a huge chore.
@paulbervid161012 күн бұрын
Great train. Awesome bridge
@alsvintagetoytrains704212 күн бұрын
@@paulbervid1610 Thanks! This passenger set is one of my favorites.
@richardgiammarino756812 күн бұрын
Al what year are those Madison coaches ?
@alsvintagetoytrains704212 күн бұрын
@richardgiammarino7568 I believe them to be 1941 production. All three are original "Manhattan" pullmans, and one of them has no numbers, just the Manhatten name. Was this one car just an error, or was it meant to be one of the few that were numbered 2624? I'm not sure, but they are great looking original prewar pullmans in excellent condition.
@stevencilento336413 күн бұрын
Beautiful train
@alsvintagetoytrains704213 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@willslowik726416 күн бұрын
Love O72 track, wish I had the space for it
@alsvintagetoytrains704216 күн бұрын
@willslowik7264 I thought about that early on in the planning back in 1998/99, thinking I did not want to be limited to what I could run. In 2013, I bought my 1934 M-10,000 that was designed for use on O-72 curves. I'm glad all of my main lines are O-72. Only my inner loop has sidings and interior cross loops with O-31 curves/O-22 switches.
@CanuckRails16 күн бұрын
Any recommendations or tips for a beginner who’d like to maybe get into classic toy trains? By the way, awesome layout Al! 🚂
@alsvintagetoytrains704216 күн бұрын
@CanuckRails A good valid question that is always hard to answer. I guess you should start by trying to define what you consider classic? Are you looking at prewar Lionel or postwar Lionel? Are you considering other manufacturers like American Flyer, Ive's, Bing, Hefner, Marklin, or others? I obviously got hooked on Lionel and have not really strayed too far away from that. I have found that I really collected Lionel starting around 1925 to about 1957, focusing more on 1935 to early 1950s. But I do have some American Flyer and Marx accessories here and there along with a couple Lionel MPC era stuff. I would highly recommend getting some of the DVDs made by TM productions Tom McComas like "I love Toy Trains" series and his series on "Toy Train Layouts". I would also invest in some references. I have an hour long video that talks about available references that are out there. Many of which are out of print. The bottom line is to either collect or operate (or both like me) what appeals to you. I kept my two layouts simple and "toy like" and not as realistic as some like to do. For me, the layout is intended to highlight the trains that run on it. Know what you are buying before you buy. I'm kind of picky on originality of the item. For example, one of my early purchases was a Lionel 681 Turbine that came with a tender that was not original to that engine, like maybe a 2466W tender. I was disappointed to find that out later on. The seller never mentioned it, and I never asked. I also use only old-school conventional control using ZW and Z transformers to keep with the period of trains that I operate. Many like the modern trains with DCC, TMCC, or other modern remote control systems. Lastly, take your time deciding what works best for you. I'm a little old-fashioned with both layouts (prewar & postwar) using only old style tubular track, with my old transformer power. Hope this helps. Al
@richardgiammarino756817 күн бұрын
The Turbines are great pullers
@alsvintagetoytrains704216 күн бұрын
@@richardgiammarino7568 Agreed! They are.
@RABSTRAINS17 күн бұрын
Nice👍🙏🔥
@ronalddevine958717 күн бұрын
Love the Turbines and the caboose.
@paulbervid161017 күн бұрын
Very nice
@alsvintagetoytrains704217 күн бұрын
@@paulbervid1610 Thanks.
@johnfroio491017 күн бұрын
Great looking set, Al!!
@alsvintagetoytrains704217 күн бұрын
@@johnfroio4910 Thank you!
@lucasquintanilla167317 күн бұрын
Which do you like better the pre-war or the postwar toy trains?
@alsvintagetoytrains704217 күн бұрын
@lucasquintanilla1673 That is a very tough question! Late prewar slightly more than early postwar. I like the attempt at realism, starting with the M10,000, Hiawatha, and then the pinical with the scale & semi-scale Hudson in 1937. The Madison cars and scale freight cars just before the war were great as well. I like my postwar almost as much! 1934 to 1957 would probably be my best range of Lionel from the M10,000 to the 746 N&W steamer.
@lucasquintanilla167317 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 do you have any MPC items from 1970 to the mid 80s? What about any modern items since Richard Kuhn bought Lionel in the 80s?
@alsvintagetoytrains704217 күн бұрын
@@lucasquintanilla1673 I have very little MPC and nothing modern other than some MTH lamp posts replicating old Lionel. 95% of what I have fits between 1925 and 1965. Most between 1934 and 1957.
@lucasquintanilla167317 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 with the exception of a single MPC era O gauge Santa Fe Bluebonnet F unit diesel with freight cars and a caboose and a HO gauge preamble Express streamlined diesel with American freedom train cars (which I’ve never been able to run because of the different gauge and the necessary equipment) almost all of my items that I ran as a kid are modern era specifically the 2000s. I have a Pennsylvania flyer starter set from the 2000s with some freight cars and a Pennsylvania caboose along with the polar Express train set from the 2000s with accompanying passenger cars, a great train robbery train set with a wild west engine that is Union Pacific along with some assorted 19th century style freight cars and a hand car along with a 19 century style wooden passenger car at the end, another train set that I got was the Hogwarts express with British passenger cars and a British steam, locomotive, and Finally I got a O gauge Thomas the Tank Engine with Annie and Clarabel. At one point my grandparents got a freight car and a caboose as add-ons one was a flat car with a tractor on it, and the other was a wooden dark blue caboose that I think was a bay window caboose. The MPC era set was a Santa Fe blue bonnet, diesel with assorted freight cars and the type of caboose with, the area where the conductor would’ve been being at the back of the car rather than all of it. That one was used the least often because by the time we got it, I’d pretty much stopped playing with toy trains. nowadays I intend to use these again, but a lot of stuff with college and unruly pets plus difficulties in getting the stuff cleaned and set up again have prevented me from using them again. Most of what I would probably want is stuff from the 90s to the present although I won’t complain if I can’t get stuff like fancy features like cruise control and crew talk (although I wouldn’t be opposed to that) all that they have to do as all I really care about is the type of engine that I can get my hands on as well as the rollingstock. The only features I really would want all that much are whistle horn and bell sound effects even if they are the postwar style ones. Honestly, my toy trains were supposed to have bell sound effects on them, but they never worked for some reason. The diesel never had any sound effects to it, so I’ve always wanted a diesel horn sound effect on one of my trains. I’m really most interested in getting the streamlined engines like the Dreyfuss Hudson, the Commodore Vanderbilt, the Pennsylvania T1 and the Mark Twain Zephyr. I can tell you when I was young I absolutely dreamed of getting the cool futuristic looking trains like that. I suppose what they say really applies to me is that the curse of watching I love Toy trains as a kid is really wishing you could get those train sets when you were young and when you go back into the hobby when you’re older, you decide to look into whether you could get those engines only to be shocked at the massive price tag
@alsvintagetoytrains704217 күн бұрын
@lucasquintanilla1673 My first set was an early inexpensive MPC freight set from about 1971 with a gray plastic 8141 steam engine & a "sound of steam" tender (more like sound of static). The common cars only had one plastic operating coupler and one fixed. My friend had his older brother's set with a great 736 Berkshire engine and more realistic cars, making my set look like a little plastic play toy. I got the bug collecting Lionel when I worked a deal on a beautiful 1930 tin plate set (Boxed outfit 241E with a very nice 260E engine). I traded two old hunting rifles for it. This was around 1998. So now I am collecting what I like from the prewar & postwar era, and hence, my channel regarding vintage toy trains. I started the channel back in 2018 more to document my collection and to share information that I learned along the way. It's hard to believe this is actually my 200th video.
@paulbervid161020 күн бұрын
Very historical
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
It was a fun research project, and it is always great to learn some of the history.
@TomzTrainzandAccessories20 күн бұрын
Absolutely a gorgeous switcher engine Al! You have a fantastic train collection. Tom
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
@TomzTrainzandAccessories Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. There is something magical about these old bell ringer switchers.
@henryszubielski860120 күн бұрын
Looks great Al !
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
@@henryszubielski8601 Thank you! It is one of my favorites.
@paulbervid161020 күн бұрын
Those coaches are nice
@paulbervid161020 күн бұрын
What an awesome angle. Trees look great.
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
@paulbervid1610 Thanks! I enjoy the old vintage toy train layout.
@paulbervid161020 күн бұрын
Very cool
@paulbervid161020 күн бұрын
Imagine the kid that woke up and got the coolest toy in the world for Christmas 1925.
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
@paulbervid1610 Agreed! It was huge, was 6 feet long, and weighs a ton. Any kid would have been thrilled back then.
@lucasquintanilla167320 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 I wonder if you plan to do anything special with this toy train for its one hundredth anniversary in 2025?
@alsvintagetoytrains704220 күн бұрын
@lucasquintanilla1673 That is a great idea! I will most likely present a video next year in December, a few weeks before Christmas. You can hold me to it.
@lucasquintanilla167320 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 what do you think that video will be about? Maybe how a Christmas in 1925 would’ve been like with classic Lionel toy trains? At the very least you should mention that it is the 100th anniversary of that toy train.
@TomzTrainzandAccessories21 күн бұрын
I love this set Al. Your set is gorgeous. I actually have the 1952 #2190W set myself with the 2343 locomotives. It’s one of my all time favorite sets. It’s just an incredible looking and running set.
@alsvintagetoytrains704221 күн бұрын
@TomzTrainzandAccessories It is definitely one of Lionel's iconic sets from the 1950s. I added the B unit to the 2353s and added the baggage car.
@TomzTrainzandAccessories21 күн бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 Same here. I added a Large Door #2530 Baggage Car, a 2343C “B” unit, and added an extra #2532 Astra-Dome car to give it a just a little more extra length to the set. I did take out the GE57 incandescent light bulbs in all of the passenger cars, and installed LED lightbulbs to help eliminate the power drop in amperage so the engine could pull that long consist. The mighty F3’ pulls it with no problem.
@alsvintagetoytrains704221 күн бұрын
@TomzTrainzandAccessories Very nice! Hard to find the large door baggage cars. I have not converted to any LED lights as yet. But the ZWs seem to handle the load just fine. I use a Z to handle the accessories.
@johnblair814621 күн бұрын
WHAT IS THAT ACCESSORY AT 5:48 ?!?!?!?!?!
@alsvintagetoytrains704221 күн бұрын
@johnblair8146 A very good question. Lionel seemed to use other manufacturers on their early catalogs. Note the Ives Dome Station. Looking online, it appears to be a Weeden Machine shop or something like that. See the link from a forum group. ogrforum.com/fileSendAction/fcType/0/fcOid/143467552935321952/filePointer/147690501395191877/fodoid/147690501395191872/imageType/LARGE/inlineImage/true/31C656F8-C965-4732-887B-3F8BABA7C894.jpeg
@TwistedMacGyversTrains22 күн бұрын
Hi Al, I had a box full of these old transformers. I trashed them because I got so tired of storing them and the fact that they were very dangerous. One of the names that I remember was a Jefferson that went up to 25 volts. Great video as usual! 👍
@alsvintagetoytrains704222 күн бұрын
@TwistedMacGyversTrains I can understand why you trashed them! They do make great paper weights or door stops.
@richardsobieck966023 күн бұрын
Good job, very informative on something we don’t see much about.
@alsvintagetoytrains704223 күн бұрын
@@richardsobieck9660 Thanks! It was enjoyable researching what I could find out about these old transformers.
@robertcriss395729 күн бұрын
Fantastic Condition !!!!!!!
@alsvintagetoytrains704229 күн бұрын
Yes indeed!
@Brayden4472Ай бұрын
I remember seeing this set on I Love Toy Trains!! It’s been a dream set ever since!!
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@Brayden4472 I love toy trains was a great series of videos. Tom McComas, the founder of TM videos, just passed away a few days ago.
@Brayden4472Ай бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 oh really!!? I had not heard that!! That’s awful!!! May he rest in peace
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
He was very knowledgeable about toy trains, and he was a great guy. He really helped grow the toy train hobby. @Brayden4472
@Isaac1TSАй бұрын
It makes a good impression of a Microwave nice train
@joeystrains.9316Ай бұрын
Bright colors on that set.
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
This is the set that got me into me into collecting vintage Lionel. I swapped a couple hunting rifles for it 25 or 26 years ago.
@noblerodkustom976Ай бұрын
Great sounding whistle
@northpennvalleysteamrailroadАй бұрын
Neat and Classy!
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@northpennvalleysteamrailroad Thank you!
@TwistedMacGyversTrainsАй бұрын
Incredible locomotive and set! 😊
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thank you! This is the set that got me hooked on vintage Lionel back in 1998. I traded a couple hunting rifles for it and we both thought we got the better end of the deal. Lionel prices were at the peak levels back then.
@IndianaNorthWesternАй бұрын
I hope I work this well when I'm 90 years old lol
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@IndianaNorthWestern Me too!
@johnfroio4910Ай бұрын
Another true classic, Al!
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@johnfroio4910 This is the set that got me started collecting vintage Lionel trains. I swapped a couple of hunting rifles for the boxed set with some additional freight cars. The best part is that we were both happy with the outcome of the transaction.
@ronalddevine9587Ай бұрын
Super cool. Love the looks and sounds of prewar Lionel.
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@ronalddevine9587 I love these old classics as well. This was Lionel's top of the line O-Gauge steam engine in 1930.
@ronalddevine9587Ай бұрын
@@alsvintagetoytrains7042 And still runs like new. The modern junk won't make it.
@colestrains1Ай бұрын
Just got my third turbine (‘46 2020) and MAN it’s surprisingly good. The worm shaft that drives both the rear and the front axles makes it run very smooth👍
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@colestrains1 Awesome! They were definitely very well made back in the day.
@jrmeindlАй бұрын
That is a really nice set, not abused. I've always been partial to the NYC F3's and have all three versions in my collection. The 2354 set I got lucky as well. I had gotten them off of Ebay. They looked good in the photos and even better when they arrived. All had original boxes, and the person included the still had the instruction sheet. You just get lucky at times. Love the growling of the horizontal motors.
@alsvintagetoytrains7042Ай бұрын
@@jrmeindl Thanks! I'm sure you enjoy your 3 variations of NYC F3s. They are great engines.