Modern Vs Vintage Trains!!

[@patrickgrogan4382]

I like both, but I lean a little more towards vintage. It's more budget-friendly, better for smaller layouts, and is more serviceable if anything goes wrong.

[@jameskerner7782]

Agreed.

[@colestrains1]

Vintage all the way!

[@jockellis]

New, old, it doesn’t matter. Once you have decent scenery and the trains start running, it magically becomes real. One of my favorite books is “The Runaway Train” where David sets up his 10th birthday present of a Lionel train set but when he starts following it around the house he finds a switch that runs it out on the back porch and then all through 1943 Auburn, AL. and back into the house with the hopper car full of candy dropped by a girl in a five and dime store. And thanks for pronouncing Norfolk correctly.

[@bsalightning69]

I like my vintage engines for one reason that I look for when buying a locomotive.. that is magna- traction. I have some pretty good grades and I love my magna-traction models. They've survived 70 years of abuse...(I keep the way I get them, they've earned their stripes). One of my best ones is a 2046 that I rescued from a antique store, busted, and missing many parts. After much tinkering, it's very dependable. I wonder how long today's modern electronics will last over time. That being said, I do have a MTH 611 myself, and am very proud of it. Both have their advantages, love them all, remembering that it all started in the mid 60s with a very cheap 027 set that I ran till it died years later. Still have some of those bits.

[@levidarling5107]

Hard to say, I kinda like the vintage stuff for how cute it sounds to me, yet the modern stuff I like because it sounds and looks so cool. I am at loss and can not say that one is better than the other.

[@ZekPatterson]

I don’t have any, but for me, if I was spending all the time and money, I’d prefer modern with all those wonderful features and sounds. I’d love to be in a position where I can get bored of the modern and want a few older sets just for the heck of it.

[@joecarlson6428]

Very cool video. I am a vintage train guy. I have 1946 675 steam set, a 1948 726 passenger set, and a 1950 671 small freight set. Most of rolling stock is vintage with some PWC freight cars and operating car sets. Most of my operating accessory sets are vintage. Track is o-31 tubular track and modern o-22 switches. My layout is 4 by 8. No room for scale track and locomotives . The vision line is out of league and not with in my budget. Vintage and MPC are affordable and work on O-31 track.I really like your channel as you have a layout witch scale engines and rolling stock. I get to see these scale sets run. Thank you. The neat thing about O gauge is any person can get into the hobby.

[@ChrisBookeBass]

I’m a huge MPC fan. I’m currently putting together all the trains of The Famous American Railroad Series. On the hunt for the Blue Comet.

[@jeffreyyeater1780]

Like em both too. All beautiful! Really great layout! Nice and clean ! Looks great

[@ibslacking9102]

Modern you get cause your just fascinated by all the bells and whistles but Vintage is a life time of memories

[@spencerfesing4145]

Vintage or modern model trains are always cool. You got to love that MPC era simplicity and the totally prototypical sounds.

[@zenith8101]

Hey Chris! Love the contrast between the good ol' days and the newer and more deluxe selection of today! Thanks for sharin'. - Vic

[@MattyCtrains]

Can never go wrong with the Blue Comet from any Era 😉 its always fascinating to see how far along technology has come when looking back at older models that were outstanding for there time and how they are today! Nice video idea Chris, love it!

[@TomedysTrains]

I'm on "Team Modern" for this one. They look, sound and perform much more realistically compared to their vintage counterparts, which is what I like about model trains in general a vast majority of the time. Only the Norfolk & Western J Class looks like its real life counterpart for the vintage steamers shown here, and that's why it's my favorite vintage steamer shown in this video. The vintage Southern Pacific GS4 is just a Norfolk & Western J Class with an oil tender and a Mars light. The other two vintage steamers are depicted as Hudsons, when in the real world, they were Pacifics. Nice that you were able to acquire these four steam passenger trains and two versions (modern and vintage) of each; very colorful collection of iconic trains from across the nation.

[@brian-te4xs]

RBT - Chris, I learn from every video and from the comments from you fellas. I like the new track design also.

[@jupitersteam8321]

i have to lean towards modern. I understand, the vintage has so much character and better budget, but the modern is absolutely incredible and extremely detailed.

[@joeystrains.9316]

Excellent video Chris, I like them both. My three kids had a youth pastor who not only looks identical to you but also speaks and entertains with the same passion! I don't think he plays with trains, though. 🤔 Thanks for sharing, Chris!

[@henryszubielski8601]

Hey Chris, Saw you in York at the point you were giving away the Triplex. Didn't want to interrupt. The look on thier faces... Thanks for being a great ambassador for our hobby!!😊

[@RBPTrains]

Fantastic! That was my favorite part of York. We recorded the whole thing and I will post the video this week. A moment I will never forget :)

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

@@RBPTrains I personally like a mix of modern and vintage locomotives for a layout although my ideal layout would probably be primarily consisted of modern locomotives from the 90s to the present some pre-war sets and pre-war inspired sets along with modern remakes of them and at least a few postwar items. One or two MPC items would not be bad either. Overall, modern and prewar are probably my favorites.

[@tomrogers5516]

An outstanding video and topic, Chris. Hands down, the whistles of the modern era locomotives are the most appealing, although I don't like the higher pitch of the three pitch whistle on the SP Daylight. The look of the vintage and modern of each are both super. Great to see on any layout at any time. It was a real adventure into the development of O gauge model trains over the years.

[@katherinemorey6517]

I agree. I love the way the modern whistles. Cory Mears

[@billkilgore9575]

I collect Post War and MPC. Like you, I run the Blue Comet and Crescent with multiples of cars in both, but add the Rail King Crescent cars only with a custom Lionel Southern-MTH F3 Diesel as the Loco. Quite a twister. I am really enjoying your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@katherinemorey6517]

Hi Chris, I think the modern ones are the best. Especially the streamlined steam locomotives. Cory

[@elsagillespie5210]

I spot a Gundam model - it's cool. I only have 1 model (no layout though) & it's the HO scale 46200 - Princess Royal by Tri-ang (now Hornby) but sadly she's missing her front wheels & is also need of an overhaul, as she's also missing her left side rods too. Even though I don't have a layout to use, I know of a place that has some of my fav. Australian trains (even though my fav. fav. train's the 4014 ~ Big Boy) that I might try to see if i can enter the contest with (if they'll left me take a video of them running).

[@hardtime3769]

In my opinion,you are by far the most entertaining model railroad KZbinr I've seen. I greatly appreciate it,needed this vid today. I primarily collect Post war and Mpc,although I like the scale stuff. I just don't have space for the giant curves.

[@walteranderson5090]

Agreed, RBP/Chris is a very entertaining fella. Will there be "Academy" awards developed for U tooba? 🤔

[@RBPTrains]

Thank you for the kind words! This video/topic was a fun one to explore.

[@sambrown6426]

I've only got Lionel Postwar, and the sound of those things growling along never gets old. And of course, Magne-traction.

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

Mine are too.

[@sambrown6426]

@@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Mine used to belong to my grandfathers, and they gave it all to me. How did you get yours?

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

@@sambrown6426 and have you ever seen Lionel prewar? Prewar in my opinion is interesting too and I would think that while the 1950s would be considered the golden age of Lionel I think an appropriate term for Lionel’s second best stage a silver age if you will would be the 1920s.

[@tylertroknya9780]

Awesome video the daylight changed a lot over the years from the traditional conventional control model to the top of the line visionline locomotive 🚂

[@bear470]

Definitely a bigger fan of modern. The vintage is cool, but the modern hits different.

[@allegheny48]

That was an interesting comparison and your ever growing collection is impressive. You are correct in that you can't compare the electronic sound effects from back then to the present day digital offerings. But, for their time, they were a welcome addition. It has been said that those postwar Lionel diesel horns that used the D cell battery were actually door bell buzzers. Every Monday I watch the show I Love Toy Trains. Trainz is one of their sponsors and you did a good job with their ad. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video.

[@modelrailpreservation]

While they were probably door buzzers, early postwar diesel horns were stamped 'Delta Electronic Marion, Indiana' on the tops, and Delta used those same buzzers for bicycle horns, and later stall warning buzzers in some aircraft. So yeah, with some adjustment to pitch, those buzzers probably saw other uses as well.

[@BearCreekWoodworking]

Fun to see how model trains have developed over the past 40 years. 🚂👍👊

[@rogerstrate5727]

I had a large collection of MPC back in the 70's and 80's and I really enjoyed them back then. My complaint was you could buy the engine but it only came in one road name for the engines released each year (I hated that). I later sold all my trains as a complete collection with little regret. Now I have a large collection of MTH and Lionel trains and I love them because I could buy road name specific models with awesome detail and sounds.

[@janemarkham4133]

We've colected modern Brotherman!!! H.&J. M 👍👍😀😃😁💟💕❤

[@nigelbritton6880]

I always get excited to see a new video of yours and was super excited to see the daylight along with all the others here. I still have not gone down to my local train museum, but up here in Portland we have the last surviving daylight which I think is pretty cool! Also love to see the Astray Red Frame in your new videos. Looks to be a PG which was my first PG Gundam to build :) Do you have any other Gundam's in your collection?

[@RBPTrains]

Thanks Nigel and that is cool that you live so close to the Daylight. Would be great to see that one in person one day. As for the Gundam, I only have this one and a MG Wing. Looking to build a few more but that is becoming a slippery slope, haha!

[@nigelbritton6880]

@@RBPTrains I totally get where you are coming from for the slippery slope haha! My Gundam collection is far larger then my train, of which I just started collecting. I believe I have more un-built then I do built now😝

[@SteveSchneider5618]

Thanks for this video, Chris. It's excellent as are all your videos. BTW, you have gotten me hooked on the MPC Era. You are right- without the MPC Era, we may not have the Lionel we all know and love today and the resulting products. MPC did provide the link to the modern day.

[@nicolaswyles6362]

Hi RBP, I just wanted to say I'm a huge fan. I love both eras because of the color schemes. It's nice to see someone bridging that gap between them and thoroughly enjoying both. I'm more of a modern guy myself, but I have great respect for those who still run vintage. I'm a bit young (literally and figuratively) to the hobby, but my collection consists of a TMCC GS-2, TMCC AC-9, Legacy Golden State E7s, and a TMCC Cab Forward which I'm selling to upgrade to a Legacy Cab Forward.

[@RBPTrains]

You have some nice trains in your collection! That cab forward is gonna be epic. I don't have one of those! Thanks for watching Nicolas!

[@trainguy4861]

I really enjoy your video's, one suggestion is to list the model number of the trains you run. I like a couple of your train and tried to search for them. Keep the the good work.

[@RBPTrains]

Great suggestion! I will update the description.

[@aaron-prime117]

I remember seeing a blue comet on I love toy trains that look like vintage but it was more well done. As for the others I never even knew they had models like this in vintage design

[@henryszubielski8601]

Great video Chris. Excellent selection of sets to compare! Me, I like all of the trains you ran. Keep having fun and enjoy them.

[@janemarkham4133]

We love them all brotherman, really nice colection. These engines take us back to being a kid again Bro, LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!! COOL MAN COOL!!! 😃😆😁😆💓💞💕👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio,, the Yard layout stared with lionchief sets then a 681 set from the 50s. Running outside with postwar engines is the best, bt speakers ad a modern sound to it from the tender and the pulling power from the magna traction is great...Thanks for the morning coffee

[@RichardModelTrains777]

I like modern, but do have some vintage. I do run vintage every now and then. You provide a good comparison of current and past trains. Keep up the good work!

[@joshuacampbell9990]

I appreciate the new offerings as they are by far more detailed than anything offered before. I collect everything from prewar to LTI, although most of my collection is postwar. Even though I was born in 1982, I gravitate to the older stuff.

[@theguys0305]

I like the vintage, But Man The Nostalgia🫠😃😄😁👍🇺🇲😀😆😉🙃🙂🤔😙

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Another great show Chris! There's not much I can add except you're so right, people wanting to get into the hobby but not wanting to take out a second mortgage on the house should take a good look at the MPC Era trains and not just those. Look at what I call the Kughn Era Lionels made from 1985 to 1996, many of those are coming up o the second-hand market and be had for very reasonable prices. And there's also the Post-War Era trains, many of which are so common it's no sin if you want to take one in no-so-good external condition and give it a custom paint job of your own. And if one doesn't like the older sound systems they're easily upgraded with sound kits available from different outfits. Oh, and it's no suprise the Blue Comet sets tend to be more expensive, Blue Comets of any era and make are always hot items.

[@Stanf954]

I had the pleasure of getting a cab ride on 611 while she was in Strasburg for my Birthday last year. It was fabulous. I am a HO/N/On30 collector.

[@ntvinternationalnews4591]

Great video 👍. 📹 👏👏👏. Thanks a lot! Always enjoying seeing those super cool trains👍👍👍 It would also be great if you could do a video about the different product lines of different brands. For example I saw an MTH amtrak set and I was like this is great 👍. But then I saw that it was just a starter set and maybe didn't have all the features of a premium level set. Is Rail king the premium line? Is Lionel legacy the premium line? Is the Vision line the premium line? It's confusing if you're just starting in the hobby. Thanks! All the best and looking forward to your next videos 📹

[@Coreyt1976]

Great video Chris. I think both modern and vintage are great. As I grow my collection, I’ll continue to get both b

[@robertstrains3811]

Hi Chris, Great video! 👍 I like the older one trains but I love and collect the modern trains. If I could, I would buy all of them, but they’re hard to find in Europe.

[@Newts_Trains]

Chris, I collect vintage & repo Tinplate as well as modern TMCC & PS2/3 MTH. Thanks.

[@louisletourneau3429]

I like the sound and the look of the modern version . The "hoot" of the 611 is very close . I also like the non brilliant varnish of the modern scale size model . Only thing I don't like is the prices of them !!!!

[@RBPTrains]

The whistle is pretty cool on that one! Thanks for watching Louis.

[@cnjrr1216]

Another awesome video Chris. I have the MTH Premier BLUE COMET and 5 car set, the engine is in PS only.

[@RayBoebel]

Very cool Chris!! One thing I notice as a non O scale guy (Im HO), it seems the new stuff is much quieter then the vintage. I think thats true across the board, but very noticeable here.

[@RBPTrains]

The newer trains are much quieter with their flywheel motors and such. In O Gauge, we often refer to the vintage trains as growlers, especially the Post War F3s. Thanks for watching!

[@kerrykonecny800]

All of those are great!...the smoke on the Daylights is awesome!

[@Cbtrainnut]

I really enjoyed this video Chris. Very cool being able to have both types of these sets. Thanks for taking the time to make and share this video!

[@RBPTrains]

Thank you! This is a video I have been wanting to make for a while. It was a lot of fun to record the trains side by side.

[@mikeyanello3664]

Great video Chris, really enjoyed it

[@Northcoastrails]

A friend of mine is a big fan of post war trains 😊

[@jamesmelchin2873]

Great content and great trains. Another "top shelf" video and I thank you !

[@RBPTrains]

Thanks James!

[@GLee-oe3op]

I’ve been on a Postwar Lionel kick lately, between 1946 and around 1957, when Lionel focused on military trains. It has a nice balance of keeping Lionel’s toylike charm while still having a few modern features like smoke

[@VulcansTrainsAndMusic]

Do you think you’ll do a third RBP & friends?Because I’m in the middle of a giant layout renovation and I probably won’t be done for a few more months

[@RBPTrains]

You bet! Take your time

[@TitanicKid]

Been a vintage fan my whole life. Got myself a 736 and 746, love 'em both. I've had some modern stuff, but it just doesn't have the same charm as the vintage stuff. Gonna be picking up a 700E real soon, the true icon of Lionel in my books.

[@bigredleo25]

I love the vintage trains from the MPC era. Especially, the Norfolk & Western 611 and Blue Comet trains. Also, I’m going to see it at Strasburg on Memorial Day Weekend for the In-Cab Experience on May 26th and ride the train on May 27th. 😬 Can you feel the excitement? lol

[@ebt12]

Both versions are cool, and I would take either one. I have a preference for the MPC version. I used to work in the railroad exhibit at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, and we had the MPC Blue Comet and Crescent, 3 of each. I took those apart and repaired them countless times. repairing the modern version would be much more difficult. I don't have any of them at home. While watching the video, the image of a miniature O. Winston Link with his camera set up track side popped into my head. Something to remember when my family and I get to build our own layout.

[@starscreammtfan]

i love how in the background of your videos randomly there is a pg gundam astray lol

[@bernd-das-brot]

I find it funny that right now you are doing a comparison of old and new just after I had to make a decision. My father bought a G gauge loco, the LGB BR99 6001, when I was a kid. Unfortunately, he sold it and now that I can finally start building a small garden railroad myself, I wanted to have one. The version with sound, the 2080S, came onto the market in 1974 and at the time cost almost 3 times as much as the version without sound. It was revolutionary as it already had a bell, initially mechanical, whistle and synchronized cylinder sound in 1974! It was produced until 1993 with small changes, e.g. the sound of the bell was later also generated electronically, and the sound was only fundamentally revised with the 1994 model. I deliberately chose an old, analogue version. It's amazing what's possible these days, but the challenge is just getting the microcontroller right, which is what engineers had to do back then to teach a bunch of analog parts to sound like a steam engine, and at the right beat, too. that is worth preserving! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qovJYoCYmJuIo7M

[@Ed-ICE-Berg]

I like 'em all Chris and run anything my layout will accommodate from American Flyer O-gauge, Hafner, Marx, Lionel, MTH, K-Line, etc., whatever I like.

[@LehighNewEnglandRailfan]

Hi Chris, can't wait to send you my G scale layout!

[@RBPTrains]

Excellent! I will be looking out for the video!

[@sleeplessingc]

dude the mini you by the tracks is awesome

[@dennis2494]

I like both but because of my budget and lack of room for a large layout, I tend to collect more of the vintage trains. One good thing is that Lion Chief Plus is now giving people with smaller layouts a chance to have engines with improved features, especially the sound and Bluetooth control.

[@walteranderson5090]

Another home run Chris. Just for the record. This post war baby is all about the technology. Can't get enough of it. But. One has to appreciate how each generation(yours MPC) has a "time stamp" for their hobby or favored interest.

[@muir8009]

Chris, One thing you could've added to make a better comparison is their RRP as appropriate. It may help to put them into perspective. Vision line et al could be considered frightfully expensive today, was the MPC blue comet the same frightfully expensive price in its day? I have some standard and wide gauge and as I'm sure you're aware the 381 3 car intercontinental ("state") set was extremely expensive in its day, although marketed for a different demographic, one that doesn't necessarily exist today. Great video, very enjoyable. I like both, were a probable lean towards modern, just due to their sheer impressiveness as a model. although as I'm wide/standard gauge my thoughts don't really count ;)

[@RBPTrains]

Great idea! I am wondering what the original Retail Price was for these sets in the 70s. Need to find out that info so I can run the good old calculator to see what the cost would be today. I like the standard gauge stuff! The history around it fascinates me. Thanks for watching!

[@Countrykid1229]

The modern has them by looks but the vintage have that good old spirit of original Lionel trains that’s why I choose vintage and I have a steamer that is either 63 or 64 years old. Anyway nice video RBP thanks for giving us something good to watch.

[@iusedtogomach]

My son wanted me to tell you he loves your train layout videos.

[@RBPTrains]

Awesome! Tell him Thank You from me :)

[@elonmusk-yk1kj]

I loved this video RBP. Great work keep doing what you do.

[@chiconian49]

I've had too many problems with shoddy workmanship from Lionel and MTH trains made in China. I'll stick with vintage.

[@rainierbagatsing1073]

I love both vintage and modern era of Lionel trains

[@kevinbeverly4086]

I like the gundam on the layout. I have a custom painted one inside my railroad shop building on my layout.

[@jasonrusso9808]

I love the way the old train manufacturers would replicate the sounds mechanically. Real pneumatic whistle/siren. Works on the same principle as an air raid or Federal© Signal. And the realistic chuffing on the Hornby although simple, sounded amazing. In a way it is like spring reverb on a guitar amplifier. Using mechanics to achieve sound FX.

[@hpelisr]

Yes, so cool. I like the way you present the trains. I wonder if you could do a show about the scale size's? I would like to know more about they meaning of scale, and when they made them. Thanks.

[@RBPTrains]

Great suggestion! I did a video on Semi Scale trains a while back but have not really done a video highlighting the various sizes in O Gauge. I will see if I can pull something together on that topic.

[@JohnHuntt]

I am modern. It was my son who got me into it. I felt overwhelmed in the beginning. I have a conventional layout on the lower level and the modern layout on the upper level. JH

[@RBPTrains]

That is cool that you have a layout where you can run both!

[@DwayneBublitz]

All great trains! All the classic trains were made in USA. Something you can't say about the modern trains.

[@Thetindallman]

Mpc stands for model products corporation. It was an era where Lionel started to make much more than just trains, but also functioning buildings, cars, and more. Also, they made functioning train cars like the helicopter flatcar

[@DRCRailroard]

Hey Chris, I collect and operate primarily conventional postwar, MPC, and LTI Era Marx, Lionel, Williams, and K-line models. Come on man, you know there is no comparison to the modern railsounds sound systems as compared to the horrible, virtually identical sounding MPC sounds. I install railsounds in my engines whenever I can and get the best of both worlds. However, I can't get myself to replace the MPC boards if they are in working order. MPC sounds. It is what it is. I'm embarrassed to demonstrate these to anyone not familiar with model trains, especially since they have already heard my go-to engines with the railsounds first. I have demonstrated the sounds from each Era in successive order and surprised how many people like the postwar steam whistles over the others.

[@RBPTrains]

Haha! I couldn't help myself. I would have to agree with the people you mentioned who like the Post War whistles. The sound of a Post War whistle is so much more than a sound. It is a reminder of the past, of the first golden years of O Gauge and brings that nostalgic vibe to the train table. Thanks for watching Dale!

[@lucasquintanilla1673]

@@RBPTrains while I never have actually had a post war set the starter sets I got which were made around the 1990s and early 2000s were dirt cheap when my parents got them and as a result didn’t have a lot of modern systems in them. Because of this, the only features they had were puffing smoke and whistle sounds. They were supposed to have bell noises as well, but for whatever reason they never worked on any of them. The whistle sounds sounded very similar to the post war whistle sound effects you hear on 1940s and 1950s train sets and because of that I’ve kind of related to some of the postwar era stuff even though I’ve never actually set my hands on one. Personally other than modern stuff the things I would want to get my hands on the most is the O gauge pre-war sets from the 1920s and 30s as well as some of the modern remakes and reproductions of those sets. I Recall that recently Lionel made a remake of the state set as well as a prewar inspired, electric locomotive, freight set, and both of those are something that I would want to get if I had the time and money to run toy trains.

[@stephenmccloughan7541]

I just brought the MPC Southern Crescent locomotive. And had no idea it is that old, lol.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

I love modern trains for the realism and features, but I also love the vintage stuff for the history and collectibility

[@WWIIREBEL]

I only operate in HO gauge (though O scale is awesome). Most of what i have are from William K. Walthers ,dating back to the late 1940's,lol.

[@JustSomeGuy_WasTaken]

I would love to see another video with the Yellowstone

[@JustSomeGuy_WasTaken]

Also the Yellowstone will be the start to my collection of O Scale trains

[@donaldfaris4798]

Chris thanks for running your Southern Crescents

[@robertrussell6774]

Very inspirational video that you for this informative post imna fan of vintage electronics by the way how long should the video we upload be

[@RBPTrains]

Thank you! I would keep the upload to a minute tops.

[@roaenokesyzlak7828]

1:27 the face I make every time I buy another train I don't really need. 😅😂 *post edit* You were right there was no comp with the whistle battle. Nostalgia wins every time.

[@RBPTrains]

hahahaha!

[@ericwilliams2619]

Extraordinary video Extraordinary collection impressive layout and the bridge I like modern lionel locomotives they are very realistic looking and sounds very much realistic like you stated the MP Era got it all started

[@jacobrobinson6603]

In my opinion every era of model railroading is fantastic

[@marksternattor]

A train is a train to me i like them all but steam is my favorite , I wish i had O gauge but its out of my price range being in australia . HO for me at this time but the N gauge or the Z gauge looks like fun and wont take up to much room might head that way. As for your video RBP they are great keep it up i am a fan and you have some nice trains mate . (HO needs smoke and sounds) and not me going toot toot

[@OwenConcorde]

Awesome video! I also like that Gundam Astray even though I don't care for Seed anymore and I'm more of a old school UC fan.

[@Jerseyshorerailfan-rh9cj]

Just sent in my RBP and friends submission dont let the layout fool you, my collection has some rare proto 2 MTH NJT sets and a Bigboy from 1997.

[@RBPTrains]

Cool! Thank you! I will be going through the submissions over the next few weeks.

[@sjwilson1079]

RBP. I love ALL the eras except the general mills era of Lionel. My favorite set is my 1988 hiawatha reproduction.

[@LMR78]

I have to say, modern and vintage both have their own charm. I’d say I can’t like one more than the other.

[@THEOFFICALPFL]

yeeesss you did it.I like modern for there power and vintage because it dosent cost to much

[@SilverPhoenix177]

The last shot with the Daylight’s made me think: GS Series Daylight: Hurry up lil bro! MPC Daylight: WAIT FOR ME!!!

[@Mr.Railfan]

Great video! Keep up the good work

[@ChazzLyons]

Thank you Chris 👍👍

[@jimdavis3913]

Prefer vintage engines ,easy to repair and cost effective,better made in usa.

[@michaelfoster7875]

Old and New Chris! Did you know that Mr. Lionel was actually the nickname of long time Lionel consultant Lenny Dean? (1926-2007)

[@rovervitesse1985]

In my N gauge collection are both modern and vintage trains. In a lot of cases i prefer the vintage ones. They are more durable and less troublesome. In some ocassions i bought both the modern and vintage version and the never ones are less noisy and have nicer driving gears but the overal quality is not always better