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@kevinjhonson59259 ай бұрын
This dude must be independently wealthy. I love the look of the CN tanker.
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
Nah, he’s uses government programs to get free trains.
@kevinjhonson59258 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains in that case I need train stamps also.
@MrStevesTrains8 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains ahhhh lmao 🤣
@cherokeecoyoteoffical4625Ай бұрын
I'd love to come to one of your open houses someday to see your beautiful layout
@EricSmith-ve7qi9 ай бұрын
Great Video as always! That's a 5th wheel which the trailer connects to the tractor! Nice car!
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@MrDave64759 ай бұрын
Love all the videos you do Eric, and love your layout I too collect American 3 rail over here in the UK, do have alot nearly 50 locos mainly MTH, (but not as much as you haha), when fastening the load on the depressed car cross the the chains top left to bottom right. All the best Dave in the UK
@ericwilliams26197 ай бұрын
Extraordinary unboxings 👍🏻✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
@scottfrezza35739 ай бұрын
Bought the well cars also they’re really nice !! Atlas really knocks it out of the park with all their rolling stock !!
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
Yep!
@CedarLakeRailfanner6 ай бұрын
The DM&IR ore train is just stunning
@Factoryf989 ай бұрын
Thank you Eric! So cool!
@njhirailers-lionelambassad68948 ай бұрын
That’s called a truck - for the Atlas well car. You see them with folks pulling campers and are found in the bed
@brianlohr34129 ай бұрын
love your picks !!!!! the depressed center looks great !!!!
@danielboone37708 ай бұрын
I love the cabooses, the CN tank car, ore cars, & depressed center flat car! I love the camel back too!
@BearCreekWoodworking8 ай бұрын
I remember the first time I held an Atlas Master’s car, I thought WOW and had a big smile on my face. 🚂 Fun video Eric! 👊
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
yep!
@danielboone37708 ай бұрын
You got some super awesome rolling stock!
@zachwheeler98468 ай бұрын
Awesome cars Eric! My favorite one is the depressed car, new seen one like it before. Definitely doesn't make me feel "depressed" 🤣. Great video Eric!
@henryszubielski86018 ай бұрын
Sweet rolling stock Eric!
@Steven_Williams9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Eric. Love the price point of the ore cars which would look great behind the various EJ&E engines that I have, which is a sister railroad of the DM&IR. " Big ups 👍 from Chicago "Train Dawg!"
@Davids_Hobbies9 ай бұрын
That red CNJ caboose is so awesome! Definitely my favorite piece of rolling stock from this video! I've seen the blue NJ Transit CNJ Heritage locomotive in person twice. Also, Atlas makes some killer stuff, while my bias of living in New Jersey not too far from where Atlas is headquartered doesn't help, I do believe that they are one of the best model train manufacturers. I have a brand new never run Atlas O NJ Transit ALP-44 #4402 as well as the matching extremely rare 3 pack of Comet II coaches and I've seen all three cars from the pack in person (granted renumbered because they got renumbered in the late 90's/early 2000's but I only have pictures of two of the three) and I even got to ride on a train that had one of the coaches from the pack. Also, I have on order the HO Master Gold Atlas 100 Anniversary ALP-45DP 4503 and I saw the real life locomotive on Christmas Eve 2023 which was super special (that wasn't at my local station though unfortunately; It's passed by several times in the evening but I was always too busy to be able to get out and see it).
@mjotrainbrain8 ай бұрын
Those ore cars are sweet! Price is just right to make a nice long train.
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
You got that right!
@ColtonRMagby9 ай бұрын
That's a lot of amazing 3-rail O-scale stuff.
@pinchy088 ай бұрын
That’s a heck of a lot of rolling stock you unboxed. I liked seeing them pulled by you CSX First Responders loco.
@jimsutter1492 ай бұрын
Atlas makes some very nice freight cars.
@DFLTrains9 ай бұрын
Great stuff!
@randyluginbuhl90858 ай бұрын
Atlas Pines Trailers are cool and would fit in that well car with the provided Fifth Wheel landing gear…I have several…nice
@davidstrainsandlego9 ай бұрын
Some really nice stuff, im a big fan of that depressed center flatcar
@bobgolfs44328 ай бұрын
Love the wagon top - I miss Weaver!
@lbeyyt65817 ай бұрын
Love this unboxing
@siverene8 ай бұрын
I love your videos. I still am hoping you will someday do tutorial videos on opening locomotives (out of warranty, of course) to teach us how to service/diagnose problems. Again, you rock!
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
yes, i will
@marcel18679 ай бұрын
Yesss! Unboxings!!
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad9 ай бұрын
Awesome video Eric! I like the CNJ caboose!
@vehiclestuff65469 ай бұрын
I bought that thing a few weeks ago!
@flashrocket91589 ай бұрын
I have an Railking Caboose similar to the CNJ Caboose, except mine is C&NW.
@JohnHuntt8 ай бұрын
Nice run of cars. JH
@charlesmcclure59949 ай бұрын
Sweet 👍👍
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@denniskimmell49838 ай бұрын
Love your video's Eric, keep them up❤
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
@ErikVince8 ай бұрын
The only thing about that shipping popcorn is it's very messy but the benefit is I believe if you put it in water it just melts down
@SimRacin148 ай бұрын
I'm a big fan of Atlas's stuff, especially Trainman. It's neat seeing O scale versions of the N scale items I have.
@Guytrains8 ай бұрын
Great video idea. Love it thanks. I have you locomotive number 60 👍👍👍👍👍
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@timtammaro12878 ай бұрын
Deember?! Wtf brother 😂😂 luv ya
@gordonsnell67358 ай бұрын
Pretty cool Eric 😊😊
@matthewpearsall92498 ай бұрын
I love the blue and white steam loco
@TrainNinja219 ай бұрын
22:08 i have a tank car, vroom vroom, i have a horsie, neigh neigh
@tranmere2928 ай бұрын
Just wondered what the difference was between 3-rail and 2-rail cars. All I can think of is whether the wheels are insulated.
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
yes, different wheel sets and the couplers are also different.
@SteveKrzesinski8 ай бұрын
The trailer thing is called a fifth wheel 8:37
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Thanks
@roadwolf28 ай бұрын
With the Menards stuff. Just think of it as equipment that's been worn and patched up.
@jaytwobeetwo8 ай бұрын
Love the Simpsons reference!
@jimbostrains65169 ай бұрын
Fifth wheel for the trailers
@chrisvarner67279 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@YourLocalRailfan8 ай бұрын
What’s the difference between three and two rail O gauge?
@bubblejomay8 ай бұрын
I noticed that when yo were opening the wagon top boxcar, there was mention of a historical fact that you overlooked when reading the description of the wagon top boxcar. Do a video to explain it to keep your fans fully informed😀😀
@dunky71578 ай бұрын
Hey Eric curious on how you maintain all the rolling stock and locomotives in your fleet. Do you have a rotating schedule when you work on them or just as needed? Would love to see a video about your maintenance program :) Great content as always! That Depressed flat car from Atlas is super cool!
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Just as needed
@SethPiros8 ай бұрын
I would Love to See you get a hold of some Australian O scale loco's like the V-Line N- Class or the Xtrapolis maybe the Victorian Rail C- Class also that would make my day/week
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Does someone make those in O scale?
@djtrainman28 ай бұрын
Do you have any Willam’s. I have a older Alaska gp38 with true blast sound. That engine alone can pull a ton of cars by itself
@ctskifreaks9 ай бұрын
3:29 "Deember 2023..." lol oops!
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
Why oops?
@ctskifreaks9 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains Your misspelling on the card on the transition. No big deal - just happened to catch it.
@stanbrow2 күн бұрын
Why do rolling stick items. Withiughynlights of any other power consuming items, need to know they are for 3raik track?
@lucasservedio38668 ай бұрын
Next open house?
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
This fall, probably in late November.
@jaystuckey49208 ай бұрын
As much as I like your train things the prettiest ...er...presentation on your videos is still your wife.
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Thanks lol
@michaeljbrennan37285 ай бұрын
What kind of weights do you use to weigh down your rolling stock?
@Ericstrains5 ай бұрын
@@michaeljbrennan3728 car weights
@garys0scale5258 ай бұрын
Are the Mernards tank cars scale or semi-scale? I want to purchase a Sancair oil car
@RailRide8 ай бұрын
With tank cars it's hard to say definitively, since the real thing came in all different sizes. The Menards cars are clones of the MTH RailKing 'modern tank car', but sit higher on their trucks. Are they deliberately designed to be an accurate scale model of a _specific_ make of real-life tanker? I'd say no. Can you find a real-life tank car with the same general dimensions? I'd bet money on it. Watch a video of a modern mixed freight and I can guarantee you'll see tankers of wildly varying sizes hitched to one another. Personally, I have no problem running cars like this mixed with Premier/Master line tank cars thanks to this.I only wish more of them came in realistic roadnames like the UTLX versions. Whizzing by at a scale 40-50mph (16-20 inches per second on your layout) you'd never know who made them.
@garys0scale5258 ай бұрын
Thank, very helpful!
@LyndonReedsmith8 ай бұрын
Can you please do some conrail stuff
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
Sure
@BearCreekWoodworking8 ай бұрын
Are Menard’s scale or semi scale? 🤷🏻♂️
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
usually semi, but some of their stuff is pretty close to scale.
@qmanmotorsports25539 ай бұрын
Hi Eric I just had a quick question do you use Lionel’s smoke fluid or some other brand fluid for steam
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
I use JT’s mega steam
@qmanmotorsports25539 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains ok thank you sir I really enjoy your videos keep up the amazing work
@MrStevesTrains8 ай бұрын
My Opinion, Atlas #1 in rolling stock. Atlas and MTH are hands down more bang for the buck over Lionel.
@ericoxner3268 ай бұрын
Hey!!!Seaboard home town railroad.I have the mth verson.
@RAILS_OF_STEEL8 ай бұрын
hey eric can you please run your heritage units especially Illinois terminal please i love your vids im your biggest fan i have watched all of your vids
@Ericstrains8 ай бұрын
yes!
@oohwhop7168 ай бұрын
Man I wish I knew how much you paying for your trains because Lionel is a expensive hobby