@@crashryanphoto Thanks! It’s always relaxing, running trains. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway Thanks, Bill! It’s been a fun challenge, for sure. I’ve pretty much exhausted all of my engines and cars, but it’s been worth it. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thanks much! It's been fun run, for sure.

Thanks! I thought that they would be kind of neat. I've never run the B&O, since I got it ten or so years ago. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thanks! It's been interesting, changing cars and locomotives around, for the challenge. Have a Merry Christmas and a fun New Year!

@@UncleSalty-nz5uk Thanks, Salty! It’s been fun! Have a great Christmas and a fine New Year!

@johnandrus3901 You as well sir!

@@TwistedMacGyversTrains Thanks much! It’s been a fun time, making these videos, for sure.

I wanted to do one more video, but I've run out of engines and boxcars. It's time to change things around and do some different videos. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

@@johnandrus3901Merry Christmas!

Thanks, Bill! It's my first year and I figured that I would give it the old college try. If I don't get another one out, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

@@johnandrus3901 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you too, John! Thanks again! Bill

Thanks! It's been a fun time, doing these videos. Have a Happy Hanukkah and a great New Year!

Thanks! I see what you're saying. The second A unit is nice, but I figured the single A was all I needed to run the boxcars. I think that they look quite good, hauling the boxcars and the unbroken lines are pretty clean looking. I don't have a second A or even a B, for the Southern. I do like to run my Santa Fe and NYC streamliners with an ABA combination, but I change that up, also, from time-to-time.

Thank you, much! It was fun making the video, as usual. Happy Holidays

Thanks! It's been a fun time making these videos, for sure.

Thanks much! It's always fun running my trains, for sure.

@@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Thanks! Great fun, for sure.

Thanks, Bill! It was fun trying different things for the Challenge. Have a very Merry Christmas and a great New Year!

Thanks! It's been enjoyable posting videos. Your channel looks interesting and I subscribed.✡

@@mysticrailroad Thanks! It’s certainly a work in progress. I’ll sub to your channel.

Thanks much!

@@VeekerStudios Thank you! I try to do the best that I can.

@@naxshack Thanks! It was fun making the video.

@@PopPopsTrainRoom Thanks much!

It's cool to run big trains, for sure! I've run 56, mostly scale and semi-scale, before I upgraded the curves. The outer loop had O96. at the wider end and the rest was O72. I upgraded to an O96/O72 hybrid on the rest of the curves and all O72 for the middle loop. It is around 84 feet around the outer loop. I can keep a good speed up, without worrying about locomotives running off of the track. I'll post a long train video, shortly.

Thanks! It was fun making the video, for sure.

@@joeystrains.9316 Thanks, Joey! That was my second Challenge vid. I’m getting better at this video stuff.

@johnandrus3901 Its fun!

Thanks. I try to be creative, since they are the only ones that I have.

Thanks much! It was a fun time making it.

Thanks! There is nothing like watching steam locomotives running around a layout.

Thanks, Salty! I'm also thinking of a diesel video. I'm not sure how I can pull it off, though. More rearranging of my boxcars will have to happen, since I've run all of the ones that I have. We'll see what I can do and I look forward to your's, also. This is certainly a fun challenge, for sure.

Thanks. I run them as I ran them as a kid. Great fun.

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway Thanks, Bill! Unfortunately, the whistle lever on the KW, doesn’t work and that Pennsy tender’s whistle doesn’t, either. I wanted it for the run, though, to make it a Pennsy train. It was fun making the video, for sure.

@@johnandrus3901 Well, perhaps those little issues will make for some good projects this winter. I did enjoy your video! You have a great space for your trains. It gives them plenty of room to stretch their legs. Bill

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway Thanks, Bill! I have a number of issues to address this winter. Smoke unit repair, whistle repair and fixing the KW, along with some locomotive tune-ups. This is what the cold weather is for, getting things in working order. Time to get crackin'!

Thanks, Mike! I had fun doing it.

Thanks, Salty! I really appreciate it! I'll be waiting for yours and checking out all of the other entries as they come up on my feed. This should be fun.

@johnandrus3901 Yes sir! I'll get a vid done next couple days

Yeah, I adding foam. The holidays and weather have slowed things down.

@@johnandrus3901 Thanks for all the info. I couldn’t tell for sure, but was thinking perhaps the 2026 was a 2035. Do you actually have an idea of why the #41 tires out. Some sort of mechanical problem, worn parts. I don’t know just figure you might. I enjoyed seeing you trains running today.

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway I don't know why it tires out, Bill. I serviced it earlier this summer. The commutator surface is in good shape I put new springs in to hold the brushes. I cut a spring in half, that came out of a light socket. Maybe, they are too long or too heavy duty? The brushes were a bit worn, but seemed OK. The pressure from the new springs may be wearing them out. Not sure, really. It ran quite fine on my inner loop, when it only went around the town. Hopefully, I'll figure it out. I run the 2026 the most, because it smokes way better than the others. I really need to service the other's smoke units. My MTH Pacific smokes real good, too, but it didn't fit with the theme of the video. I'll change things up, for the next one.🙂

@@johnandrus3901 I read your reply with interest especially about #41as there was a time years ago when my focus was on post war trains. While I now operate almost entirely command control equipment, I still really appreciate the post war trains. Is the motor overheating in a big way? I think focusing on the brushes and springs is the way to go. You might try just simply replacing both with new ones and see what that does. I have a friend who repairs Lionel post war equipment and will ask him what he thinks the issue could be. Take care. Bill PS I'll look forward to seeing your next box car video.

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway Thanks, Bill. It's perplexing, for sure. Maybe, it just doesn't like to pull cars around, that much. I may go down and run it without the body on it. I've got some ideas in my head about the next video and I'll have something in day or so.

@@johnandrus3901 Super! Do people say "super" anymore, lol! Bill

I have them set-up, but they need some work, before they are ready for video. They are all around 60 years old and need some TLC, to really get them working like new. They are 1/32 Revell, Eldon and Strombecker, Aurora HO and Ideal Motorific. I'll try to get them operational, before Christmas. I also have some Tyco and Life-Like sets. I have a Lionel HO set, with the Loop-d-loop, but it is at a friends house.

Thanks, Bill! I'm glad that you like it. I wanted to keep the #41 going, but it tends to poop-out. Oy!

BTW, I use MTH ProtoSmoke. It works quite well in post-war steam engines, with the pill-style smoke units.

@@johnandrus3901 Oh, yes, I understand! Nice little locomotive though. You know there is no rule limiting the number of videos one can contribute for the challenge. So, if you have another loco or string of box cars you want to share you can always do so. The challenge does not end until New Year's Day. Bill

@@johnandrus3901 Thanks, John, that is a good tip. Watching your video definitely has made me think about pulling out some of my post war trains. Bill

@@ozarkmidlandsouthernrailway Thanks, Bill. I'll try to mix things up, for sure.

@@thomaswalsh5097 Thanks! They are pretty sweet, for sure.

@@johnandrus3901 How are the rolling qualities of the AMT trucks compared to (postwar) Lionel? I always heard they didn't roll well. Or is it that they need periodic re-oiling?

@@RailRide The roll fairly well. You do need to keep them lubed, now and then. I'm thinking of going to a silicone spray lube, which dries quickly, as I don't really like getting lube getting on the tracks, which happens when you lubricate axles and bearings. The wheels are just a shade smaller in diameter than Lionel, but the tread is a tad wider. The truck side-frames are each separate pieces and hinged in the middle, so they are very forgiving on uneven track. The draw-bars are attached in the center and move separately from the truck. Their simplicity makes them easy to work on. The one major thing is that the cars are quite heavy. The frame is a separate casting, as are all of the pieces of the shell. Sides, doors, ends and roof. They're solid and can take a fair amount of abuse. So, all-in-all, the weight is the biggest factor, as far as pulling a long train goes. Sorry about the long-winded reply. I do tend to get going, when I talk about AMT passenger cars. I wish that I could just send a picture. Maybe I'll do a video on taking them apart and servicing them. Either way, thanks for the comment and question. It is much appreciated.

@@johnandrus3901 No problem with the length of the reply, it pretty much answered all the questions I may have had about them. Also I write replies that long all the time :D Every so often I see these at various shows and I think of how these cars would look with the roofs polished with some _Nevr-Dull_ then replacing the bulbs+frosted windows with overhead LED's and scratchbuilt interiors, but imagining the amount of drag with a full set of each car type sort of acted as a reality check. I sometimes wonder how the trucks might accommodate a ball-bearing upgrade, but that would likely require shop tools (that I don't have room for), to alter the sideframes. (also, adding to my collection is like a game of _Tetris_ now, so I'm being really choosy as of late)

@@RailRide I use Simonize on the roofs, whenever I feel the need. Turtle Wax is fine, also. Only use plain wax, no polishing type of wax or compound. The sockets for the bulbs are built into the chassis, but they don't stick-up too far, so you can get around that. I have 45 AMT passenger cars, so I would have to upgrade to LED's, over time. I've pulled ten of them, with a post-war F3. An upgrade to LED's would reduce the amperage that they draw, so the transformer would have a bit more amps, for the locomotive. With a good, dry lube and the reduced current from the LED's, I think that there would be no problem running a full consist. There are nine cars to each set and I usually only run six. Sometimes seven, but rarely. The locomotives handle that many, with no problem. If you find a handful of them for a good price, grab them.

@@NormanAllen-ps9ju Thanks! I’m glad that you enjoyed the run. They are great cars. I’ve been collecting the AMT passenger cars for a long time. I have enough to run 6 full trains, plus a couple shorter ones. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Thanks. I'll sub to your channel, also.

@@johnandrus3901 Thank You Buddy!!!!! 😁

Thanks, Dave. It is a 24x18 L. 9 feet wide at the short end and 7'4" at at the long end. I lose a lot of space, because of the slot car room, so it is narrower at the long end. My friend, who I bought the house from, subdivided the basement, many years ago. I thought about removing the room, when I bought the house, but I figured that I could use it for something, which is how the slot cars ended up in there.

They certainly are. I forgot all about them until I started to clean out the slot car room. They are totally opposite of my AMT passenger trains, but really cool, in their own sort of way Maybe, I'll have a Marx running session, when I get further along with the foam and scenery. Thanks for all of the great comments.