My 12 year old daughter opened her first (and my first) Lion Chief Plus BNSF 4 axle diesel for Christmas this morning and these units are amazing! I’m really beside myself how smoothly they run. I must admit here to the world, as much as I dislike “crew talk” during these videos, my daughters jaw dropped as she hit her first command. All morning she’s been using crew talk to initiate a “slow start” in her make believe town and they have inspired her to expand her layout on the carpet to include a complete village. What a great job from Lionel... my opinion of “crew talk” has been changed!
@spekt9095 жыл бұрын
Dear Eric, Thanks to you I am now intrigued Into this hobby Of model railroading.(In HO scale) I caught on with your channel With an old Video. (Lionel Santa Fe AC600) It sparked my Idea of model railroading, And on Christmas day I received a NYC Bachmann 4-6-2. Thank you for leading me to this point. We also Have a layout scheduled to be built soon- So I will gladly, thank you. You helped light the fire to my hobby. -Longtime fan, Rob white.
Fun fact: all Tom Hanks character merchandise, from Woody to the PE conductor, are the voice of Tom’s brother. Tom only voices the films.
@jackdeyoung25765 жыл бұрын
I saw your write up in Classic Toy mag. Good article, great vid!
@PowerTrain6115 жыл бұрын
Definitely Tom Hanks. It's pretty cool!
@Mnrr61314 жыл бұрын
WHY TO THE NORTH POLE OF COURSE THIS IS THE POLAR EXPRESS
@jonathansmith86723 жыл бұрын
@@Mnrr6131 The North Pole?
@Mnrr61313 жыл бұрын
@@jonathansmith8672 that’s something Tom hanks said in The Polar Express
@jonathansmith86723 жыл бұрын
@@Mnrr6131 No, I know what he is saying. That's just supposed to be the dialogue. After Tom Hanks says, "Why to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express", the hero boy asks, "The North Pole?"
@Mnrr61313 жыл бұрын
@@jonathansmith8672 ok sorry
@trigger7965 жыл бұрын
OMG THE DAY HAS COME!!! FINALLY!!
@Maxmellow944 жыл бұрын
Right
@ryanwomack90783 жыл бұрын
The whistle sounds are from back to the future that you here In the polar express movie
@RailFoxMedia5 жыл бұрын
6:33 Well can argue with that.............
@deshaunstrains99625 жыл бұрын
Thanks for videoing the polar express
@CalebsTrains5 жыл бұрын
Awesome locomotive. We have the original 10th anniversary one which is identical except for the Bluetooth. We hope you had a Merry Christmas.
@Porschedude85 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful! Thanks Eric, and Merry Christmas..
@TaylorTobitt5 жыл бұрын
been watching your videos for almost 5 years now and i love them all! keep up the great work eric and merry christmas!
@railfanjackson45315 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful engine Eric. I just watched the movie. Merry Christmas!
@aaronspringborn345 жыл бұрын
Now that's what I call a passenger train. Great chugging sounds!
@boombox40372 жыл бұрын
This has one of my most liked whistles on a Lionel train
@spproductions51035 жыл бұрын
Awesome locomotive and run Merry Christmas to you
@BenjaminGib5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful footage and camera angles running on the track, Eric!
@JimsPlanesandTrains5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful model Eric! Great video as always! Merry Christmas!
@aidand14285 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric
@michaeltorrent78295 жыл бұрын
Thank you Eric. Merry Christmas!
@warriorstar25175 жыл бұрын
Bound to be a fightin' free bonanza, whistle whines are one of many signs of the Piedmont Christmas Bash!
@VimarjesVente5 жыл бұрын
Polar Express = Pere Marquette #1225 ;D
@byates595 жыл бұрын
AWESOME video & locomotive Eric! 8 videos in 8 days, can't wait! Thanks bro and Merry Christmas!
@kristalkat79394 жыл бұрын
I love the polar express
@pinchy085 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric. BTW the regular crew talk sounds has Rich Melvin. Perfect voice to hear on 765, and 1225 either Pere Marquette or the Polar Express.
@tjprptchable5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Eric for making this video and merry Christmas
@TheGreatRailroadProductions5 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric.
@WilliamCreator575 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric! 🎅🏻🎄🎄🎄🎁☃️
@jonathanerickson15435 жыл бұрын
hey Eric! seeing your account is getting up there in years and the table is almost completely complete you should do a highlight video of your years on youtube and the layout! I've been watching since I was 9 and now it has been 10 years of Erics Trains, I am so blown away by the progress on the layout, but also on the quality of your videos. Just looking for a little nostalgia haha, cheers
@oxolotleman72265 жыл бұрын
Wow, this next week is going to be fun. 😀😀😀
@henryszubielski86015 жыл бұрын
Very Nice! Merry Christmas to you and yours Eric!
@MPT_Productions5 жыл бұрын
I knew this would be the first one!! Merry Christmas Eric and Happy New Year!! Love the locomotive
@byates595 жыл бұрын
Yep, what better engine to run on Christmas day? Merry Christmas Mark!
@MPT_Productions5 жыл бұрын
Bill Yates nothing! Thanks Bill! Merry Christmas to you too!
@saslovskykoslov5 жыл бұрын
I definitely like this engine. I've watch that movie since I was little. I hope you pull off your plan. good luck and have a nice new year, Eric.
@plymouthfury68405 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas
@FutureRailProductions5 жыл бұрын
Called it. Merry Christmas, Eric!
@coolcatTF24 жыл бұрын
Very nice profile pic
@MrNJT5 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric!
@stefanstolarchuk57665 жыл бұрын
That's pretty cool of Tom Hanks to do that
@nicholasfedirko4815 жыл бұрын
You know, Eric, I have seen the polar express in theatres. and it was amazing. the one part that scared me when I was a kid was the ice lake scene, why, because mainly when the ice began to crack. I thought the train was never going to make it back to the rails. but it did. I sigh in relive. I always think the ice scene was unrealistic. like, when a giant steam locomotive does not crack the ice. but yet, a tiny hair pin does.
@supermariobros4235 жыл бұрын
The bell seriously goes off to the rhythm of "jingle bells". Did you notice?
@ralphkinlinger0075 жыл бұрын
So awesome Eric.
@zacharybecker96355 жыл бұрын
I love that engine
@Steven_Williams5 жыл бұрын
Great video Eric! Merry Christmas!
@trainkid10155 жыл бұрын
I love the polar express model that was a great purchase for you
@stephenwhite5465 жыл бұрын
I happen to live where a lot of Polar express was filmed. The director Robert Zemeckis Is from Chicago . He used a lot of the Pullman buildings in the film . The clock tower from the factory grounds and the market square area from the actual Pullman neighborhood. The Pullman factory and neighborhood are actually a National Park now . The only National Park with in the borders of the city of Chicago. Eric if you ever get the chance you should come visit us in October for the Pullman House tours . Lot of railroad history here . Merry Christmas Eric to you and your wife .
@bernagordon56375 жыл бұрын
Nice video👍Merry Christmas Eric🎄
@christineanderson67505 жыл бұрын
I love Berkshires
@Nik-ne8sk5 жыл бұрын
Nice !thanks brother
@terryrunyon27935 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas!
@katerinakittycat38495 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric and nice review
@trainfan065 жыл бұрын
Do the polar express car set contain a station sounds diner because if it does I can just imagine all the movie scene sounds that would have!
@Chessie19855 жыл бұрын
Nice engine and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Eric!!!!
@ldever35 жыл бұрын
I like how the bell plays Jingle Bells.
@deshaunstrains99625 жыл бұрын
You can also control it with the lionel universal remote
@TobyPasman5 жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to your video of your Lionel Pere Marquette 1225. Merry Christmas, Eric.
@dejulesb9744 жыл бұрын
wish they didn't put the number boards on the top. Its not in the movie. Minor detail nut still awesome.
@DylanRailVids045 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays Eric
@oologahnorthernrailroad88735 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas, Eric, have a great day!
@1.rainz.4 жыл бұрын
You should review the new Lionel 15th Anniversary polar express
@Ericstrains4 жыл бұрын
That's not gonna happen
@zachwahl48275 жыл бұрын
I wish I had this train I have tried to get this train since the first time it came out I wish I had this so badly
@victorcocco67385 жыл бұрын
Great videos and Merry Christmas .
@silverstonestudios015 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas mate!!
@Ashton-ud1wm5 жыл бұрын
It's Christmas !!!!!!
@nickelplatenerd69895 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@evanbart41095 жыл бұрын
Great video 😀👍👍
@csgmainline23715 жыл бұрын
I got a train this Christmas and I loveeeee it ,it’s a Lionel Union Pacific 647 Hudson with lion chief plus ,it’s sooooo cooool .can you please do a review on it ?
@ianallen14475 жыл бұрын
i have never seen the pere marquette 1225 in michigan but let u know if i see one but it will not brobaly be in my area a small city
@yghfbunmhjkb5 жыл бұрын
MOM GIMME THE CREDIT CARD I WANT THIS TRAIN! "Edit I bought the train"
@Elavator663 жыл бұрын
exactly.
@jodywelds53795 жыл бұрын
FINALLY
@ThatKidIs1Of15 жыл бұрын
I also think Lionel should of put white trimming on the drive wheels.
@TomedysTrains5 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Eric! I saw and read your review on this in Classic Toy Trains, what an honor that you've been able to write review articles for them. To be honest, and I'm just telling it like it is, not being cynical. Unless Lionel's sales figures say otherwise, I don't believe this is a good idea of a locomotive to make. It's too "Middle of the Road" because it's too expensive for kids to run and it's too under-detailed for prototypical model railroaders. Lionel did it better originally by having the full-scale, fully-detailed Pere Marquette #1225 with the scale, fully-detailed Polar Express tender as well as all of the starter set Polar Express steam locomotives. This is just a pigeon-holed product that would be very difficult to market. For example, I like scale, highly-detailed locomotives, and I wouldn't buy this because it doesn't have enough prototypical detail, and I wouldn't buy it for a child either because it's too expensive. Given the choice, I'd much rather buy Lionel's full-scale Pere Marquette #1225 with the full-scale Polar Express tender (for myself) or the starter set Lionel Polar Express (for a child).
@commandingofficerkanawha75465 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@SRRC2455 жыл бұрын
Aayyyyyy those crescent limited cars very nice
@alstrains1525 жыл бұрын
You need to invest in some of the polar express heavyweight passenger cars
@talonsnowvlogs8185 жыл бұрын
Scale and gauge are the same thing
@sceptrdisle17665 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, thank you for another superb video. Do you mind me asking what camera you use for your videos please? (Tim - in the UK.)
@aidenfleming72105 жыл бұрын
Cool
@joshmontemayor12125 жыл бұрын
Eric, what are your thoughts on The Polar Express movie?
@trainfan-ks5hk5 жыл бұрын
This is actually a nice thing for you to try but don’t over do it Eric. We love your videos also matter what Will you run the Polar Express with the released passenger cars?
@raptorproductions16395 жыл бұрын
YASSS
@Andrew-McCormick4 жыл бұрын
Why does Lionel never use the right whistle for the polar express? Watch the movie, you’ll see what I’m saying
@ajmayowskijr5 жыл бұрын
Great review of a really nice engine. I'll stick with my semi-scale Berkshire and save a thousand bucks but it is nice. Merry Christmas Eric!
@spicyboi5225 жыл бұрын
If only i had a $1,000 in pocket change to afford that, too bad all i have is my TOMY TRACKMASTER THOMAS AS FRIENDS, from when i was younger, but i can still dream though😂😂😂
@CoalChrome5 жыл бұрын
this is nice, but I personally prefer the gold one
@ptakattack10445 жыл бұрын
Great video. What functions do you lose if you run only on the Lionchief app? I do not have Legacy.
@dmandc5 жыл бұрын
John Ptak quilling whistle is one of them, you won’t be able to quill it on the app
@ptakattack10445 жыл бұрын
Dman Dc do you still get the announcements and the smoking whistle?
@TweetsieRailroader5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful review Eric! I do love the Polar! Do you intend on getting the matching passenger cars? If so, will we get a review on those later on down the line?
@tobinrowe95585 жыл бұрын
Not that I have any problems with any models made thus far, I just wish someone would make a model with a recording of the whistle used in the movie.
@TheUsmc08025 жыл бұрын
Ok gang I need your help, Im going to purchase one of these soon, will the standard Polar express cars work with this? I plan on ordering the engine by the end of the month and one car every month after. Thanks gang!
@tubalubsplaysdestiny96124 жыл бұрын
TheUsmc1488 just Incase you haven’t done it yet: mechanically yes the polar express cars will work with this. Looks wise it won’t look good since they are much shorter than the ones meant for this loco
@chesapeakerailphotography5 жыл бұрын
I want to get that so bad
@trainman97435 жыл бұрын
How do you toggle between the generic dialogue and the movie specific dialogue? Merry Christmas also🎄🎄
@jrayproductions77905 жыл бұрын
I spy a DeutscheBahn locomotive in the background at 0:46
@richardsobieck96605 жыл бұрын
I'm not a fan of the Polar Express because what they did to the rear deck on the observation car. That big, round deck just doesn't look right. The Berk looks great despite the added larger pilot.
@southernpacificproductions5305 жыл бұрын
I actually just got a Lionel Legacy Berkshire today!
@katerinakittycat38495 жыл бұрын
Which one was it?
@southernpacificproductions5305 жыл бұрын
@@katerinakittycat3849 Nickel Plate Road 765
@katerinakittycat38495 жыл бұрын
Did you run it yet?
@southernpacificproductions5305 жыл бұрын
@@katerinakittycat3849 yep, she ran perfectly. She is my first Legacy engine
@rockyjohnIII5 жыл бұрын
Great Christmas video. I'm sorry Eric but I don't think Passenger trains were meant to travel slow except when approaching or leaving a station. You did have one scene hi-balling it by the tunnel. It made the whole video for me. Thanks again. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Holidays to you and the family.
@Plasticmercenary5 жыл бұрын
Michigan? Steam trains are still in use in real life??
@that__random__teen78874 жыл бұрын
Can you please put the link to where you brought this. I am very interested in getting a polar express and I would like to get this model versus the other ones. Thank you.
@ThatKidIs1Of15 жыл бұрын
do you have the movie polar express I do
@getreal33363 жыл бұрын
What is the best Polar Express train set to buy of all the different ones that have been made?
@jstrains70525 жыл бұрын
I thought they didn’t make these no more
@entertainment__yt4 жыл бұрын
Imagine if this whistle was on the lion chief version 4:03
@snowmellowbow65733 жыл бұрын
I know lionel isent selling this train any more but I was wondering if anyone knows were I could get one some how new or used?