Lionel NKP

My review of Lionel's latest 3-Rail O-Scale Nickel Plate Road #765 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive. More videos on my youtube channel or at www.ericstrains.com

[@WarningSirensOfUpstateNY]

27:34 That whistle is so beautiful!

[@Ericstrains]

Yeah, it's great.

[@Noah_Ciquera]

I know, it sounds crisp =D

[@brandonburneyt2931]

765 whistle in the 90s

[@aidanpascucci5688]

@Ericstrains Yeah that whistle on the Nickel Plate Road 765 sounds awesome.

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

That’s what I’m saying!

[@DrVaults]

That engine lives just down the road from me lol

[@OldIronVideo]

@@reversecloak550 this is 765 not 759

[@Toaster844]

Noice

[@firelynx1108]

luckyyyyyy

[@MatthewTheRBXMan]

woah!

[@HurricaneJahya]

When I first saw this engine I couldn't get over how immaculate the whistle was, 5 years later I still can't.

[@retrokingranch]

Me too it's just so good. Same with the legacy NYC hudson whistle. Probably my favorite 2 Lionel whistles ever.

[@terrysigler9043]

This is another one of my favorite wheel arrangements. I particularly love pere marquette 1225, because its the real polar express.

[@jurassicfan9292]

" "Eric, I don't like crew talk sounds!" Welp, too bad. I'm gonna make you listen to them anyway." LOL what?! XD

[@robertnielsen2461]

Jurassic Fan If you buy one just turn them off,problem solved.

[@TM24_MBP]

I Like them!

[@kyletrummel69]

Eric: "To install the mars light, you gotta remove this part to get the door off." Me: "That ain't so bad." Eric: "Lionel didn't supply a wire and bulb for the headlight in the other boiler front, so we have to borrow those from the first boiler front." Me: "Well that is rather annoying." Eric: "Now to avoid damage to the wires and the bulb we have to remove the plug and--" Me: "THAT'S IT! I can't take it anymore!"

[@Noah_Ciquera]

irk

[@erincahill4414]

me: OHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@Rocketman1583]

29:00 no one cares we love crew talk sounds. Great video,Eric!

[@retrokingranch]

Not everyone.

[@Northern1225]

I love the whole train

[@kdcwilliams1839]

I agree

[@jackdeyoung2576]

I remember the Lionel Nickel Plate Special set when I was a kid. I remember walking through Toys R Us and seeing it on the shelf during Christmas time and I always wanted one, but we were just to poor. This scaled one trumps that set from when I was kid. Great review.....Thanks!

[@elijahstewart7937]

Jack DeYoung I had that set

[@elijahstewart7937]

Jack DeYoung if you were talking about the plastic you model set

[@elijahstewart7937]

Jack DeYoung also I had the polar express set too

[@Bass_man1997]

Jack DeYoung oh that's sad I know how you feel though

[@hbsteve7724]

Beautiful engine; totally impressed w/ the Lionel version. Thanks for another great video.

[@ihavenoideawhattonamemesot4023]

I love NKP 765 it's my favourite train and the whistle steam sound it's the best steam whistle of oll time.And your video are amazing good job keep going.

[@chrisiyo_2017]

As I know, the Nickel Plate Road Nr.765 was built a few years after it's older brother, the Pere Marquette 1225, which is also based on the Polar Express.

[@HotboxHolton]

Nice review. I do plan on buying this model. I've been on 765 last year on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and it is coming back this year so I'm going to be there again. By the way, when I was there, the engine had the mars light and was numbered 767. I think it was to show people what the engine looked like before.

[@Jeebuus]

Benny Holton I think the 767 thing was a reference to when the engine was disguised as #767 (which a certain city wanted, however the engine was in poor condition so 765 was substituted with different numbers).

[@domstrains3984]

Acctually #767 was a different Locomotive NKP owned.

[@SteamKing2160]

Some other history: The 765 was also purchased by F. Nelson Blount but he died while piloting his own airplane in 1968. The 765 came to his area right on time and did excursions in many places from Roanoke, Virginia to Omaha Nebraska.

[@Vintage1976]

The main pieces you removed for the headlight- Mars light change were; 1) Smokebox door and 2) cross compound air pump. Excellent review as always Eric.

[@BalticFilms144]

Nice review Eric! I rode 765 last summer from Detroit to Fort Wayne.

[@thereadingg3945]

Lucky you!

[@aaronspringborn34]

Sounds like the original whistle and bell. This review video is underrated. Great job Eric.

[@missj3809]

Amazing layout you have. So impressive. I love it.

[@Rebecca_The_Dragon]

man they really nailed it with this engine, especially with Richard Melvin doing the talk sounds, and that whistle...oh that whistle...sounds SO amazing

[@henryszubielski8601]

Great locomotive and nice tutorial! Thanks.

[@vijayalakshmipandian6169]

Wow!! The Whistle and the bell Sounds so sweet

[@Steven_Williams]

Awesome Engine Eric! Love the crew talk sounds also the boiler plate fix. Great tip!

[@logancoker5205]

I love this channel. Great video thanks. The 2-8-4 Berkshire is my favorite steam train wheel arrangement.

[@edwardlabonte6341]

Just noticed the Pennsylvania mail/rpo/baggage car is reversed from true operational direction. I used to play with the mail bag hook on this car pulled by the Copper Country Limited/Milwaukee Road. Not bitching or complaining, your videos are truly great and love all that you do. It was just a Segway to say something about the CCL. Ed

[@ertegunrex1]

this engine is my favorite engine so thanks for getting it Eric!

[@reversecloak550]

Same man i might be getting this for christmas this year

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

Almost every steam excursion be having mixtures of many types of coaches from different railroads 😅

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

Great Review Eric! I enjoyed this review from start to finish!

[@MrBorderman01]

Eric as usual great video and many thanks for the tip of swapping the front cover with the mars light. I also ordered this engine and as soon as i am back from vacation i will follow your instructions.

[@allegheny48]

Great review Eric! As a kid growing up in the 1950's I got to see 765 and her sisters running in and out of Conneaut, Ohio until they were retired in 1958. The MARS oscillating light was added to the Berks, as well as other NKP engines, after WWII as a safety measure. I believe it operated in a horizontal figure 8 pattern. Not having the MARS light would be an "as built" configuration for the engine. Would it be possible to replace the lower boiler front hinge screw with a flared head pin dropping in from the top or is the clearance between the upper and lower hinges too small? I have to agree with your BFIMO. Rich Melvin has been associated with 765 for years and having his voice in the crew talk is very fitting. Check out the video "Running That New River Train" to see Rich pulling throttle on 765 in the New River Gorge. Thanks again, Eric.

[@Chessie1985]

Beautiful engine and cool hearing Rich's voice and great review Eric.

[@trainmantim99]

Another great review video Eric. Rich Melvin did the crew talk on Lionel's first rendition of 765 in 2010.

[@thefemboyfamilyvlogs8837]

I got to go see this engine on the Cyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad here in Ohio on September 21, 2018 n it was the best day of my life n it was THE very first steam locomotive I've ever seen in my entire life

[@Alco16-251F]

I Love this engine very Much! I wish Lioned made my favorite engine, The NKP 759, the 765's sister locomotive! I love the 765 very much, and I got to see it at Steamtown's railfest in 2015

[@jltrain-zgamingrailfan202x3]

I really like the quiling 3 part echo of 765's Nathan 6 Chime from 80s, 90s. That's my favorite part of the video.

[@WarbonnetProductions]

I really wish I had the engine! Great review!

[@larryjohnson8549]

My dad, my grandpa, and I rode and this train and I have pictures of it on my train layout. I also got to talk to rich Melvin

[@BenjaminGib]

Eric, your layout is looking stellar! STELLAR!

[@venomousfrog102]

Really nice review and I really enjoyed the how to section of the video with the head light and the blooper at the end lol

[@davidbritton1802]

AWSOME.

[@riverlinerailphotoproductions]

Hey Eric I know it’s late in the years to be commenting on this video but I enjoy watching your videos and all your engines and all your rolling stock are very nice and that the Norfolk Southern car you had behind 765 is exactly what the Fort Wayne Railroad did when they ran their excursions bc most of the cars they used were in-fact from Norfolk Southern

[@Ericstrains]

USARailfanProductions thanks!

[@KwabenaL.]

That whistle is amazing!!

[@mamanbear1667]

Eric, great video. I can't believe that you figured out to safely put on the Mars light. Lionel could have a done a little bit better job of thinking that through. Beautiful engine and detail. Thanks.

[@PetersTrainz]

My favorite feature is the Rich Melvin crew talk, too, I noticed it's on the Pere Marquette 1225 & both Polar Express Berkshires. Will upload a video of mine soon. :)

[@thatredfokker]

“And, last of all, let’s check out the always-controversial crew talk sounds. ‘Eric, I don’t like crew talk sounds!’ Welp, too bad. I’m gonna make you listen to them anyway.” Love it.

[@g8779]

I actually just discovered youtube videos of the 765 using different whistles; including the 611's

[@blakesmith4371]

That is a very beautiful locomotive I have seen that in person and its consist or passenger cars

[@arthurhouston3]

So you should order a replacement light bulb assembly for the start will save a lot of trouble.

[@debbietravis3638]

You did Very good Eric'strains Your video of the lionel NKP 765 2-8-4 Berkshire is Realy Great with the video how to install an alternive boiler front good job

[@algorithm1193]

The whistle is amazing, of course taking into granted it's a model, and you get little vibrations and the speaker doesn't sound 100% real because it's a speaker. But damn, that freaking whistle...

[@davidstrainsandlego]

My favorite locomotive

[@BenjaminGib]

So good eric! I haven't seen your videos in a while and just wanted to tell you how awesome that completed bridge looks in the background!!

[@richwolyniec2724]

I would love to see your collection You do a great job with your reviews

[@Railroadguy64]

If I could I would get that engine if I could, it's a great engine (mostly the whistle, it's so good)

[@SaturnMist09]

Another awesome review!!!! Great job Eric and hope you and your family had a Very Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

[@KungLao765]

loved the whistle chime

[@andrewdaniel9944]

THIS IS THE BEST AND I REPEAT THE! BEST! TRAIN IN THE MIDWEST!

[@liamstrains6420]

when you where talking about the mars light and how the locomotive used to have one, I looked over to the recommended side of the video, and I got a video with the thumbnail of the locomotive with the headlight

[@optimusprime4785]

Dude, you should try the Lionel Legacy Pere Marquette 1225 or The Polar Express 10th anniversary. (Legacy)

[@railfanjackson4531]

He’s got them. He made videos for each of them not that long ago. His review of the Polar Express locomotive: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gojcpIargseFY8k His review of the matching passenger cars: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKHXmmmBa5WIfc0 His review of 1225: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZCnaISfatZ7aK8

[@robertnielsen2461]

The method of wheel classification is the Whyte method and differs from that used in Europe, where the wheel count is one side only.

[@tmscheum]

I have personal history with NKP 765. Grew up in Fort Wayne where 765 was displayed for many years as 767. I attended Wayne High School (class of ‘75) and one of my teachers, Walter Sassmanshausen was instrumental in the formation of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society which took on the restoration of 765. I have early VHS video from 1990 of my wife, 5 year old son, and my late Uncle on an excursion on 765 from Fort Wayne to Peru, Indiana. My Grandfather, Clement Meyer, was a brakeman at the yard in Fort Wayne until the late 50’s and I’m trying to find out if he worked for Nickel Plate ( and possibly 765) or more likely for the Pennsy. At any rate I currently live in NE Tennessee and an planning my first layout and I think I’m going to model part of the Fort Wayne yard using Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania equipment as well as from a local line, the Tweetsie (ET&NWC). Good video!

[@Ericstrains]

Wow cool

[@WarningSirensOfUpstateNY]

I like how funny you are! 🤣

[@nathanielcruz6675]

Here's the trivia of #765. Before #765 was restored in the mid-1970s, she was on display in a park in Fort Wayne, IN. She was renumbered to #767, Fort Wayne wanted #767 on display because it was the locomotive to celebrate the opening/completion of the Fort Wayne track elevation. #767 had been scrapped already, so NKP renumbered #765 to #767 and the locomotive was given to the town. In the 1980s, the locomotive appeared in the movies Four Friends and Matewan, and became an annual attraction in the New River Gorge operating the New River Trains from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1993. In 2006, the FWRHS was given a "Locomotive Restoration Award" by the Tourist Railway Association, Inc and the "Outstanding Restoration Award" from the Architecture and Community Heritage Foundation of Fort Wayne. In 2014, NKP #765 was re-lettered and renumbered as "Lionel Lines" #726. In 2016, Nickel Plate Road #765 ran a couple of excursions, and for the Steam in the Cuyahoga Valley excursion, it was briefly renumbered to #767. Since 2017, NKP #765 visits Joliet, IL each year for the "Joliet Rocket" a passenger excursion that runs from Joliet to LaSalle St. Station.

[@byates59]

AWESOME review as always Eric!!!!!!!!!!! Lionel did a fantastic job with this engine!.... Your mars light installation demonstration was great, I was thinking that the boiler would have to come off the access that bottom screw. Anyways, thanks for the awesome review bro and happy holidays!

[@joenefski4406]

I really like the whistle on this engine

[@NW-de5qg]

You're videos are the best!

[@neargaming2057]

Hey Eric, in the 2015 MTH O gauge volume 1 catalog, there is a 5-pack of NKP cars. Those might suit well.

[@Ericstrains]

Yeah, i ordered those but they haven't been made yet.

[@neargaming2057]

Okay, but when you get the cars, please post a video featuring 765 and the cars.

[@danielwalton9012]

+ericstrains what about a lookover and review of lionel trains item number 83193 southern pacific 4-8-4 GS-4 #4449 with current southern pacific lines tender lettering ?

[@rileye.hearnikzov6029]

+ericstrains ITS THE POLAR EXPRESS

[@rileye.hearnikzov6029]

+ericstrains It's ok eric. I like the crew talk sounds

[@Stepdownfalloutandkirby]

I love crew talk sounds

[@danielhekemian491]

beautiful cars

[@mjc6184]

Eric, fantastic and professional review as always. I appreciate you taking the time to walk-through the MARS light conversion, will certainly use as a guide to make the swap on my 765. I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. How are you enjoying your Big Boy?

[@christinasagnella3601]

My dad loves the nickelplate road

[@Jimboliah3985]

28:59 Nice one... B3

[@jomama05]

The crew talk with Rich sounds way better. He should do the whole line up for Lionel.

[@kalexander1189]

That whistle sounds so good I mite pick one up

[@pamelarusso6575]

Awesome engine Eric!

[@Mr300bowler]

the crew talk it is so cool on NKP 765

[@guyholloway8677]

Awesome Review Eric

[@machia0705]

Great stuff but exorbitantly expensive. Most affordable way back into this hobby is to buy an old locomotive and load up with Menards rolling stock. Lionel made a beautiful engine here though! Maybe someday🚂

[@danielhekemian491]

even though they do go wit the engine there beautiful cars keep the vids going

[@tacomahunter]

A NKP Berkshire went past my house in upstate New York a few years ago on a excursion ride

[@TobyPasman]

Have you thought of getting Lionel's O-Scale Polar Express?

[@ChrisBbacon-jz4ne]

Toby Pasman I have the lionchief

[@ChrisBbacon-jz4ne]

Ik

[@jacquelineibarrondo710]

I have the original non lion chief version

[@zepp2582]

Jacqueline Ibarrondo same

[@Ecarroll7575]

That’s a nice model

[@wolfox712]

gotta love that 6 chime

[@MPT_Productions]

Wolfox yep those Nathan 6 Chime are great

[@paducahandlouisvillerailro1694]

I’m getting the new Lionel’s rendition of the Lionel legacy NKP ho train set

[@tonierbuckle0202]

Funny it recommends this video on 765's 79th birthday

[@Ericstrains]

The algorithm knows all

[@jackboerner1901]

I like crew talk sounds.

[@oologahnorthernrailroad8873]

Hey Eric that is a beautiful engine I have the 765 and he is in the other Berkshires

[@sgriffett541]

yay crew talk!! so cool

[@RDS51403]

I wish it was like the one back in 2009 when it didn’t have the whitewalls or the white trim on it and the firebox and front part of the boiler were all black

[@keystrokecomputer-DM]

The Berkshire N-1 class 2-8-4 is actually the Polar Express

[@MACKEYP]

could you please do a review of the peer Marquette berkshire or the 10 anniversary polar express berkshire.

[@polarjet1833]

Ok I need to get this because I live in Ohio which is where 765 is and I’ve also rode on 765 and she is an absolute beauty

[@trainroomgary]

Hi Eric • I always enjoy the history part of your videos, yes I am a baseball fan and I do have some stats, but nothing on the Berkshire. Great details on this Lionel. Boiler Front Demo. How to install mars light. Excellent Demo. I agree, have fun with your model railroad. • Cheers from the Detroit & Mackinac Railway

[@trainlover9943]

Sunset models? This is a Lionel engine

[@trainroomgary]

***** Thanks Matt • My chaos.

[@TM24_MBP]

2020: It permits the mars light.

[@DistanceNsVeterans]

I like the locomotive better with the mars light on it and plus on the toy train the Mars light blinks while on the real locomotive. The Mars light rotates for those who did not know this

[@_chan.burn.21_]

They should release this engine painted in the Polar Express paint scheme & have it come with 4 or 5 polar express coaches, it's be the perfect enthusiast's Christmas gift!

[@___axg96___63]

I think they do

[@elibepyt6738]

+ericstrains please do a Lionel video of Norfolk and western 2156 after you buy it

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning351]

Yea nice I saw some videos of the real version of this steamer with its mars light back on with the head light I guess the crew dictated to put the Mars light back on for a certain reason

[@maxrailroad]

What a beautiful engine! Great review Eric! In the next run session video, run it in lash up with some NS heritage! Why does the cab light turn off when the engine moves?

[@christinasagnella3601]

I wished for the same Berkshire for Christmas but I got the beginner engine #779

[@Jimboliah3985]

Quite a long one... Given the instructions for swapping the smokebox doors. At the end of the day, you'll have a screw loose from that surgery... :P BTW Those pieces from the pilot, those are the air pumps to pump up the air for the brakes on the real thing.

[@gerrard1144]

that whisle is like a banana! XD

[@rail-ryder7135]

You should buy a replacement headlight, and connect it to the alternate smoke box front to make it easier every time you change it. It was a pretty bad mistake by Lionel the fact that the headlight on the alternate smoke box front doesn't have a wire.