Like Big Steam? Try the Lionel Pennsy S1!

[@Ericstrains]

FYI, this video has chapters in case you feel like skipping around...although I wouldn't. :-)

[@robertswickard8355]

Hey Eric ,, it's painted to the PENNSY "" FLEET OF MODERNISM """ A real paint sceme but never on any locomotives ,, only cars .. Look for matching cars --- would make for and incredible display ------

[@angelgabriella7974]

Eric thank you for the review what can be said other than totally awesome! I love that red paint, fantasy or not it's gorgeous!

[@kboruss000]

I try to watch the directors cut ;)

[@Mr.BlitzSico]

Eric's trains this a stupid request cause you do o gauge but eventually can you do the flyer chief s gauge santa Fe 3751 or pere marquette 1225... It's edited cause I misspelled things

[@Ericstrains]

@@Mr.BlitzSico I would like to but I’m not really set up for S gauge

[@Pensyfan19]

Great review! If only the S1 had a livery like that in real life. That's one of my favorite fantasy liveries that Lionel ever made.

[@That_Thicc_Cat]

Hello there

[@ronaldsyme8737]

@@That_Thicc_Cat general kenobi

[@MsKinnara]

That's a awesome engine the S1 I love the steam as it comes out it's synced to the sound. I see so many steam engines just keep blowing smoke regardless of the engine piston stroke. It's great to see one that syncs the steam and piston stroke sound.

[@idioticchild3603]

Nice to think that instead of just throwing her into the torch, they still considered if they could afford to save her

[@rabbitstrainroom6327]

I’m so glad you do these videos. Because there is no way I could afford anything like this

[@ldever3]

I’m sure if you sold a kidney you could afford something like this. I am glad I don’t model the Pennsy, so I can save my kidney for something else.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks!

[@bnsf6902]

The Real Soo 700 lives and still operates at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum and North Shore Scenic Railroad

[@davidkasparian4089]

Wow!! What a beautiful, sleek, streamlined body design on that thing, absolutely gorgeous👍👍

[@tinytowntrainstv]

I am so glad you got the tuscan red version...it goes so much better with the modern tuscan red Pennsy passenger cars....thanks for the review, Eric! T4

[@bryanvandyke8523]

I have 4 of them and the Tuscan I one of them love it

[@DerpyPossum]

Looks like a train that a boy would be holding in those 1950s Lionel ads. :)

[@yuyan5683]

I LOVE the color! It's so vibrant and unique. My grandfather, who always requests to watch your channel when he comes to visit, would love it too.

[@lillywho]

If only one could have this hobby without having to be a bank robber or something, because even H0 stuff is insanely expensive.

[@lillywho]

@Tony’s Trains I appreciate the shout, still I just see it as the achilles heel of the hobby. By the way, punctuation goes a long way.

[@aidensypolt]

Or join The United States military and make more than 16,600 US dollars a month

[@lillywho]

@@aidensypolt Bit tough to do as an Irish woman living in Germany

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

​@@aidensypolt😂😂 NO THEY DONT. 🤣🤣🤣. BUT THATS A GOOD ONE

[@Cbtrainnut]

Catching this a year after posting. Man that is a massive engine and gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this! The GP 30 looks awesome too!

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks for watching!

[@skrep359]

Tuscan Red S1's look like a special kind of odd. an AMAZING looking odd!

[@TheRealEasyA]

That color is so amazing! I heard some people are upset at the Tuscan red but Idk why. The catalog does not do it justice at all. It's an AMAZING looking color. It kinda looks like a Coronation class outta England with that color.

[@UtahUPman]

Eric, I believe your Visionline Baldwin Centipede is your strongest puller; I think 4lbs+ on each unit... Regardless, this has amazing tug. That said, and given the weight of this massive torpedo the drive wheels probably don't have the prototypical wheel slip like the MTH version did :) Thanks a million for sharing this engine Eric! Arguably the most beautiful steamer in your fleet! Props man!

[@charlesmcclure5994]

Well sir I think that is the most beautiful engine that you have in your collection, this is shame none of the originals still exist

[@robsogaugetrains3581]

Wow Eric, I’m not one for fantasy paint schemes but this one is exceptional- great choice. I like the winged keystone above the headlight like the Torpedo had. Great video as usual!

[@zachwheeler9846]

I agree with you, wow that is a gorgeous paint scheme prototypical or not. I love observation car at the end, very unusual looking but cool. Great video and review.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Hey Eric very nice! “The BIG RED engine”

[@timothymclaughlin6860]

Magnificent Engine Guy. Appreciate the deep dive . They just keep getting better and better . Congratulations on Your Acquisition !

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@RBPTrains]

This has become one of my favorite engines! Great review as usual

[@henryszubielski8601]

Eric, That is one of the nicer Lionel fantasy schemes. Good choice! Enjoy! I like the GP30 as well.

[@simkinsfrank4169]

Love that fantasy paint scheme. Most scale engines are a little drab it really pops and brightens up everything around it. Great choice 👍🏻

[@trainfan-ks5hk]

I must say the Tuscan works very well on the S1 I could see it pulling a high class of the same color behind it

[@davvonmckenzie3911]

That's a very huge engine... really beautiful too

[@alconk7129]

You’re right that is a beautiful locomotive!

[@katerinakittycat3849]

I think for the open house you should run the Tuscan Red S1 and have the Brunswick Green S1 next to it on display I think that would look pretty cool Especially for the visitors

[@TheRealEasyA]

I second that! When I heard of there was gonna be a Tuscan Red version, I thought it would be a bit flatter red like the diesels. But it REALLY pops. Especially with the brass lining.

[@VladimirTheLeadHead]

Man as much as I’d love to have this loco, I’m actually more interested in that L&N sign in the background. My grandfather worked for L&N for 40 years. He used to take me to the yard when I was a kid and he would let me sit on his lap and run the levers in the switcher around the yard and back then they still had a few cabooses around and I would get ride on them every now and then. But that sign I’ve never seen and I would love to get one

[@Leogar982]

Speechless. Absolutely astonishing unit the Tuscan red the S-1 is.

[@IansTrains]

26:05 , I love the camera angle!! Great video, the color on the s1 is beautiful!

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Hi Eric! Nice Pennsylvania Railroad Tuscan S1! A monster for sure!

[@cheztys4565]

Another excellent review! It honestly couldn't have been better, in my opinion. I knew that there are two sides to this, but I wish the rest the locomotive review channel providers would watch your channel to see how to provide the best possible content, as one could easily point to your reviews, as being the standard against which all others should strive to compare. By the way, I have been watching your channel for quite a while, but have only been commenting on content for a fairly short time. I left a pretty lengthy comment under the amazing large steam locomotive consist video that had a number of questions and wanted your honest opinion as to whether either the length of the questions or the content was off-putting in way, as it is pretty easy to tell that you have a rather well organized and successful life and one would imagine that your time is therefore somewhat limited. Thanks for sharing your impressive collection and talents.

[@amadigidigaula771]

Great to see the GP30s arriving already. I ordered the SOO #700 too!

[@christsogaugetrains]

I think the red s1 looks so much nicer as well. 700 Soo is sharpe as well. I see these running down our tracks in rl

[@kimberlygerken4905]

I love the new flock and western Whistle

[@zeeeman8744]

Very disappointed Eric, you didn’t tell us what knife you used to open the box. Gorgeous engine !

[@teschvalleyrailroad]

I grew up less than 50 yards from the old Soo Line in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. My new GP30 #703 should be here any day! GP30 #700 is pictured on my mouse pad.

[@waynehoward781]

Hi Eric: Thank you for your prompt reply. Yes, that's the one. It's really cool. WH

[@TonyLasagna]

Oooff. She’s stunning. Might have to get me one of these! Can’t wait to see the next one. Almost there!

[@davidfurino2987]

You are like a kid in a toy factory,aloha Eric.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@TheDarkPhoenix23]

I have the previous Lionel version in the typical Brunswick Green (or DLE, whatever you want to refer to it as). This color scheme is an interesting take on it, though I'm surprised that they didn't make bronze an option of color, along with the "American Railroads" markings as it sat at the '39 NY World's Fair.

[@georgetrains6168]

What a beautiful train

[@aidensypolt]

Eric: The O scale S1 is big My ho scale prr 2-8-8-2: are you sure about that

[@JoeBell-y2f]

That is real as it gets. Enjoyed history of pennny . You have helped me create a layout that I truly enjoy salatude. N 4 that I. Thank. U e s from joebell.

[@Ericstrains]

Right on!

[@dannydai1]

Great. Wanna go see your layouts. But …… you are the king of train models.

[@rabbitstrainroom6327]

Absolutely beautiful

[@timothydemarco3525]

Love the video Eric thank you for the amazing content

[@CoalChrome]

I wish lionel still did the pilots that were attached to the frame but swiveled some when the car it attached to went around a curve, they looked a lot better.

[@perrytroxell8014]

Color me impressed!

[@Chessie1985]

Beautiful engine Eric!!!

[@Roadrunner4447]

I’m officially hooked Absolutely love your videos thank you 😊 sooooooo much

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks!

[@BluDog35]

Been waiting for you to get a GP30 for YEARS!

[@seven_hundred-seven_hundred]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@RandyCRR]

Glad you like it Eric. I like the loco, but not fantasy paint schemes. What matters is of course is what makes each of us happy without forcing our likes or dislikes on each other. Good day.

[@NW-gi1cp]

Im just waiting until you get an A class 1218 model :)

[@timothydemarco3525]

I can here the background music bass with my home theater system

[@railking61]

Give Chessie the cat a bigger cameo next time :) Like all the newer features on the current Lionel model compared to my MTH Premier version.

[@bigboy-tk8vq]

beautiful s1 very nice

[@raytomic2762]

Great train!

[@pkilznah5353]

Bro you’re such a pimp! You must keep that legacy station in business! So rad!👊🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

Can I use that one too? (Also for the PRR music video.)

[@cutie4umc]

21:26 best feature in my opinion

[@dennisfly1]

Nice love the color.

[@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266]

Awesome video!

[@TrainTracker911]

I grew up with steam and miss it very much. I still like the F3's, 7s, and 9s. Not too fond of the newer engines.

[@robertheinemann3251]

@Eric's Trains i love postwar and I have been wondering if you ever got around to upgrading your postwar engine to command control so they can be ran on your main layout .

[@Challenger3985Productions]

congrats to you for 50k subs

[@Thomasthestreamliner]

Cool look to it

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

I do recall you did do a review on one seven years ago before this review. If you still have it you'd have 2 S1 locomotives

[@mrtbag8128]

I moved from north Georgia “Cleveland ga” to go to Wisconsin to work on the WSOR’ still currently a train conductor here till I transfer to the blue ridge southern railroad, I would love to go but I work 6 days a week ): would love to watch the live on KZbin when you go !!

[@mattp2089]

Hi Eric, really cool locomotive and nice video. Curious - how do you film yourself in the car? My co-worker is trying to start up a youtube channel and is wondering how to set up a Dash-cam rig.

[@southernpennsyrailfan8579]

I really wish the real Pennsylvania S1 had a whistle instead of a Leslie A200

[@matt_6526]

11:35 HES GONE ROGUE

[@mslickstrains]

I hope mth will do one of these in the future

[@roro1767]

Amazing

[@paulwalkowiak1182]

I watched a clip on john Henry and the guy operating the steam hammer looked like you. This was on U Tube.

[@NaYawkr]

My personal favorite Steam Engine is the One we can no longer see, the most efficient and powerful of all 2 engine models, the New York Central's 4 - 8 - 8 - 4 Niagara, type 2. A sad day when the Central scrapped the last of the 27 Niagara's in the late 1950's.

[@GothRailfan]

I would love to find a Legacy Lionel PRR S1, because I just want the legacy sound installed into a bigger comissioned gauge 1 version of the S1.

[@miguelangelgarrido7233]

Hola buenas tardes excelente video felicitaciones por los 50 000 suscribsiones abrazo grande

[@katerinakittycat3849]

Much to my surprise legacy station also sells things on eBay. And I think I almost bought a part from them

[@Element-84]

Hi Eric!

[@Element-84]

What is a good way to start the hobby?

[@Ericstrains]

Probably with a Lionel starter set.

[@Element-84]

Ok thank you!

[@finlayfraser9952]

Eric, Some of those three rail locos are impressive. Is possible, is it practicable, to convert them to run on two rail?

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

Holy moly

[@chainsawcharl1e677]

I like the staggered chuff as demonstrated while at Legacy Station. Too bad the S1 isn't dual motored and without traction tires, so we could watch the infamous wheel slip.

[@nemesisii6026]

Did you have to open it up to take care of that loud smoke fan? I could hear it from the video in the store and was wondering if you were going to mention it but never did. Didn't hear it once it ran on the layout so I assume you took care of it? Ive had the same problem with my B6 out the box, smoke fan was nearly louder than the sounds.

[@Ericstrains]

I did go ahead and lubricate the smoke unit motor when I got it home because it was a little loud.

[@ldever3]

That is one of your best looking engines, at least in my opinion. Did the real engine have smoke coming out of both stacks simultaneously, or was it like the Vision Line Big Boy?

[@Mauscmkwk]

Are you gonna do a review an the passenger cars

[@michaelcoreyduke]

Are those the new Lionel South Wind passenger cars running behind the Tuscan red Pennsy?

[@brok3nD1am0nd45]

so lionel's making GP30's now? dope

[@theprivyline484]

This has one ounce of pulling power more than the sp ac-9 It has one pound of pulling power less than the Virginian bluebell/allegany It also beats its competition from mth is pulling power There the ac-12 cab forward with 4 pounds 3 ounces. This took a lot of editing

[@HtinLinnKo]

AMAZING

[@CSXtrackworker]

Jeeze. Lionel got the GP-30's prime mover wrong. It sounds like a 645 instead of the 567 block it came with. Even with Soo's rebuild of three of these with CAT engine inside, they did not sound like 645 blocks. At least Lionel got the Alco trucks on these right.

[@MMID303]

Absolutely stunning model. Wondering, what's the difference between the "as built" & "calendar" version. Can't see anything from the picture.

[@Ericstrains]

To be honest, I'm not sure. :)

[@realtoytrains]

Hey Eric, Does the pop-off steam work even with the main smoke unit off?

[@Ericstrains]

Yes

[@braysvideos964]

WOW!!!

[@newbright2629]

Hey eric how about the mth pennsy s1 are you can do a cpairston or not ?

[@sort187]

50k subs is pretty cool, but you ARE within spitting distance of reaching 100 episodes! Any plans for that milestone?

[@Trainmaster909]

Probably something small like a top 20 favorite locomotives since he is doing a big video for 50K

[@davidstrainsandlego]

This video is as long as the s1!

[@officialpennsyjoe]

Hey Eric, do you think Lionel made the Tuscan red on this locomotive too bright? If so, do you think you would weather it a bit, or customize the Tuscan red? It is a beautiful scheme, but personally, I think Lionel did a bit of false advertisement on the Tuscan Red S1. P.S. Broadway limited is an HO scale train company, and I hope they do a Tuscan red version of the S1, if they decide to make the S1.

[@Ericstrains]

It could probably stand to be a little darker. Not sure why you'd think it was false advertisement though.

[@officialpennsyjoe]

@@Ericstrains I thought it was false, because the tuscan red is brighter than advertised in their catalog. Perhaps, I am being too harsh. Seeing the model from multiple angles, I believe they did a very good job with the design.

[@highballallaboardthewdwrr550]

Do you have anything better to do than complain about every imperfection with these models?

[@officialpennsyjoe]

@@highballallaboardthewdwrr550 Yeah, and do you have to complain when someone else complains about something? Honestly, how could anything improve if nobody complained or criticized about said context?

[@highballallaboardthewdwrr550]

Only when the complaint is about something as minor as a flaw with the shade of paint. Rivet counters like you take the fun out of model railroading.

[@marcyounker6379]

I see a g scale track lgb do you have good scale trains also? nice video buddy