This model is actually an old MTH Premier tooling from the mid 90's. I bought 2 brand new. They were $379. Now, almost 30 years later it has command control, upgraded sounds and it $10 cheaper? I'd say that's a great deal. Good review Eric.
@MMID30310 ай бұрын
Railking is the best value in O guage. Many of their scale diesels look perfectly fine when paired with their premier cousins.
@bogusbits681010 ай бұрын
“L - aye - mah” not “L - ee - ma”
@jkurtz60110 ай бұрын
Wish this would come in ho scale
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad10 ай бұрын
MTH RailKing will always be my favorite. It is a shame some of the product line’s tooling has gone to Lionel, they have way more than enough tooling, not to mention that their trains are the most expensive in the hobby. Great video Eric!
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@tempertantrum646410 ай бұрын
At least Lionel is using the old MTH tooling. They bought up a lot of tooling from Mantua, Model Power, and the like in HO scale and they’re just sitting on it doing absolutely nothing with them. So annoying.
@northpennvalleysteamrailroad10 ай бұрын
@@tempertantrum6464 True. I do rather someone use it than not being used at all.
@asteroidrules10 ай бұрын
I am so glad that they were able to keep MTH going after Mike retired. Anyone doing more o gauge stuff is great, and the Railking line continue to be great value for money and great on tight curves which allow for more compact layouts. Also Baldwin diesels are just great.
@jordaneriksson541710 ай бұрын
I can agree that Baldwin Diesels are Great Friends with some of their older Steam Counterparts
@railchief7410 ай бұрын
Those knifes are starting to become a main character of your shows. Those Railking engines are so unique and amazing to run. Now I want a southern pacific Baldwin Now. Great video Eric
@lonestarrailfanning972210 ай бұрын
Very informative video. I like the engine! I found myself a Railking MP-15 switcher at my local hobby store for around the same price. Runs like a champ!
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Yep, got a video coming soon on that switcher as well!
@joestrmic792810 ай бұрын
@@EricstrainsEric can i still buy model trains online as normal
@UrMomsChauffer10 ай бұрын
Considering that many new HO scale locomotives are retailing for not much less than the price of this, this is an absolute steal. Might be cheap enough to get me back into O gauge
@zachwheeler984610 ай бұрын
Very nice train for the money, has all the basic details it needs, has decent sounds, and its scaled. I mean $370s for a scale model with sounds to me seems like a pretty good deal. Great review Eric!
@Steven_Williams10 ай бұрын
Great video Eric! I have three Railking Scale engines that I have bought over the last two years. The Railking Scale EJ&E SD9 that I have even has smoke. All three are custom runs no less. "Big Ups 👍from Chicago "Train Dawg"!"
@EricZolner-zz8bj10 ай бұрын
My name is Eric and I too like trains. I've recently gotten into 3 rail O and I've been looking to go into some command control locomotives and this one looks good to me. Baldwin Diesels always add character to a layout and being from Northeastern Pennsylvania almost every railroad here ran Baldwins.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@Prewarpostwaramdmore10 ай бұрын
In Alaska, you can get pretty nice knives with Wooly Mammoth ivory handles. I have one, and I love it. Very cool.
@scottstrainloft596510 ай бұрын
Love this RailKing model from MTH. I have this exact model and really like it, especially the SP Black Widow paint scheme. Thanks for sharing.
@DavidFortney-tx3gc10 ай бұрын
Nice review, love the rail king scale locos. Have quite a few and well worth for people to look at. Thank you for doing a review on such budget friendly locomotive.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
No problem 👍
@daivdwalker237410 ай бұрын
Love that engine rumble at idle very cool
@eottoe20013 ай бұрын
That's a good price. Look at the DCC HO and N scale units now. The $350 would have been $30 in 1955. TY for the videos.
@anthonycoach455110 ай бұрын
I just love the older MtH engines I don't care what people say and talk about Lionel but I really think MtH was a better buy there engines are very nice and affordable I have all MtH stuff the older PS3 stuff and there still running and talking fine I love this one on the cab chatter I like the talking stuff..don't git me wrong Lionel is good but there just too pricey if you ask me..and I don't see much difference between the 2..
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
MTH has always delivered more for the money, hands down.
@shayfan0510 ай бұрын
The new MTH Alco C628/630’s are really nice runner and great pulling power.
@davidstrainsandlego10 ай бұрын
Very nice engine, glad to see more baldwin diesels
@brianlohr341210 ай бұрын
i liked the assortment of cars u put behind the nice looking engine !!!
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@andy4141710 ай бұрын
Well done. Love the bonus feature Lionel horse car too!
@allegheny4810 ай бұрын
Thanks for an informative review, Eric. I have the B&LE version on order. The Bessemer acquired 7 of the Baldwins, wound up selling the first 2 and keeping the remaining 5. Ordered without MU controls, they were used for heavy switching here in Conneaut, OH and elsewhere on the system along with local freight movements. They were still running in 1970. Interesting that MTH has the model set up for running long nose first. I would imagine that Baldwin offered the units set up for running either short or long nose first.
@wellthatsjustprime410710 ай бұрын
Bringing the Buster to the Inflation
@garys0scale52510 ай бұрын
Easy “Hoss” on the speed, that rough on those 🐎!!!
@lionelhudson70975 ай бұрын
I just got mine last month.
@Ericstrains5 ай бұрын
Nice!
@danieldoesdumbstuff10 ай бұрын
Ayyyyyyy im on the patreon list
@Ed-ICE-Berg10 ай бұрын
Nice diesel - love the old school diesel’s made in the ‘40s - ‘60s.
@mmclic10 ай бұрын
I'd like to thank Eric for presenting this--I wouldn't like to see this become a hobby only for the rich.
@Walt196010 ай бұрын
I really like the start up.
@Shipwright191810 ай бұрын
Interesting stuff. Was very pleased to find my own "inflation buster" recently, a Lionel Alco C-420, for $130.
@johntingle545510 ай бұрын
Where and is it new?
@ZombieSlayer-dj3wb10 ай бұрын
Thats a very good price for o gauge
@mytrainhobby531810 ай бұрын
Good video, planning on getting one of these.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Enjoy it
@deweyhall71210 ай бұрын
The hobo union approves of eric, and his layout... 😊😊😊
@tomamerman974010 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@jodysmith804810 ай бұрын
While we understand that manufacturing costs on new O gauge/O Scale trains are not getting any cheaper as the years go on and it probably would not be a surprise that if there wasn't a little bit of price gouging going on with Lionel to explain some but not all of why their prices are the way they are considering you can still get quality new locomotives from Atlas and MTH for much less than what Lionels prices are and it's no wonder why some people are saying Lionel is sort of acting like a monopoly
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
competition is always a good thing. Menards has been great for the hobby.
@DynamicDuo79510 ай бұрын
MTH has always made affordable trains with many rich features. The MTH Railking line has always been and always will be the very best value in the world of O gauge. Nothing else comes any where near. Your getting the same high end MTH DCS and Protosound system as the Premier Line but at a price that won't hurt your wallet.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Yep
@charlesmcclure599410 ай бұрын
Great-looking engine, and an awesome price 👍👍
@JonatanGronoset10 ай бұрын
It sounds like a tugboat, I love it!
@tomamerman974010 ай бұрын
Love your layout. Just wondering what you think about k-line trains
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
I loved K-line when they were around.
@ASPEST201710 ай бұрын
I wish I knew they made a BLE one I love that road speaking of which could you do more of those types of roads anyway nice video
@daivdwalker237410 ай бұрын
And 4 that price you just can't beat it great 4 anyone's collection
@ELWtrains10 ай бұрын
Yes great deal love that diesel sounds good choice 👍
@BearCreekWoodworking10 ай бұрын
MTH no longer makes a catalog, right? So if that's true, how do you find out what products MTH is making these days?
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Check their website and get on their mailing list.
@RailRide10 ай бұрын
I second this. They have new announcements almost every day, either regular-issue models or special runs commissioned by their dealers.
@Datboi16910 ай бұрын
I have seen these Williams engines on amazon for around $200, but it's hard to find any info on how to run, sounds etc. Great video btw!
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Williams are ok, but they’s no digital control or anything. Much simpler.
@Datboi16910 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains That explains it. Thanks for the info Eric
@ericwilliams261910 ай бұрын
Very awesome sounding locomotive very affordable price I agree 💯 Eric you are not going to find a railking locomotive any cheaper again affordable price 👍🏻✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
@angeloavanti253810 ай бұрын
Sweet price for sure. Runs nice.
@Demon_Outlaw10 ай бұрын
Love horses 🎉🎉. Good price for locomotive
@danielhemple864910 ай бұрын
I enjoy my as 616 but I think the RS one is even a better deal with more details
@KidYo10 ай бұрын
Great video
@alienrefugee5110 ай бұрын
You should make another channel for knife connoisseurs. I'm sure there's an audience for it.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
I have one lol. It's called Kitbashed Survival.
@ILSRWY49 ай бұрын
Wow! That is such an old start-up sound file.. I don't mean the primemover sounds or the horn, I mean the people talk, the dialog, its been around easily since the late 2000's (2006-2009ish). Would like to hear something more modern and newer sounding. but you are getting what you pay for. Nice all around model though.
@Broncort18 ай бұрын
At least it has a smoke unit.
@FireMedic11119 ай бұрын
Wow , $400 bucks affordable lol. What crazy times were in..
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
$350
@malanstecker9 ай бұрын
How is it controlled? Can I use a Lionel 80W transformer with bell and whistle to control the MTH locomotive throttle and sounds? I also have the Lionel LionChief. Will the LionChief APP or universal remote control the MTH Rail King?
@Ericstrains9 ай бұрын
It’s runs like any other mth locomotive
@echorad10 ай бұрын
Does Lionel have a comparable loco product line to these RailKing SCALE 1;48 locos
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
not really
@johnblair81468 ай бұрын
That's a lot of loco for the money. An inexpensive way to get your hands on a DCS engine.
@ChristianShirk-oo9jh10 ай бұрын
Didn’t mth go out of business a few years ago or did they downsize and sell some of there tolling
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
They're still in business, just on a smaller scale.
@ChristianShirk-oo9jh10 ай бұрын
@@Ericstrains ah ok I know the prices on there ho models are through the roof went to a train store in Florida and a single standard DC sd40 was $450 kinda crazy hope they become a bigger company again because there models in person look/sound amazing
@RailRide10 ай бұрын
@@ChristianShirk-oo9jh MTH's HO tooling went to ScaleTrains.
@ChristianShirk-oo9jh10 ай бұрын
@@RailRide ah ok I thanks for the info I knew they sold it but wasn’t aware of who they sold it too guess that’s why most of the scale trains stuff looks great
@SSTHECAMARO10 ай бұрын
Imma be honest I’ve never heard of this diesel locomotive 😂😂😂😅
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Neither had I before I got one lol
@ryansnyder744410 ай бұрын
Wait I thought mth closed when mike retired
@BriansModelTrains10 ай бұрын
Tariffs on Chineee produced goods is the reason for increased prices. Thanks to both political parties for that. USA $ is still $trong. Too bad they are all buiiding products in China; maybe Norh America can build stuff once again. If companies can build real Locomotives here I do not know why they can not build models. Wallet friendly Loco's (compared to most) are always welcome and the MTH has PS3 wich is a bonus.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
ok
@RailRide10 ай бұрын
All of the engineering expertise specific to model trains (as well as the supply chains for various parts like motors) is over there in China (and to a lesser extent Korea and Indonesia). Not to mention a ready supply of people willing to do kind of long-winded fiddly assembly work needed for contemporary model trains. Watch Rapido Trains' channel to see videos in their own factory of how this stuff gets designed and built. To move all this stateside means starting from zero and rebuilding _decades_ of institutional knowledge basically from scratch. A design engineer for Progress Rail (EMD), Wabtec (GE) or for that matter Siemens, for all their qualifications and experience won't know diddlysquat about the ins and outs of engineering the guts of a miniature version of the stuff they do at 1:1 scale, especially at a cost compatible with consumer-level customers who won't be earning one red cent off their purchases, unlike a "real" railroad. And assuming some deep-pocketed entrepreneur with the patience of a saint (he'll have to be 'cause he isn't going to make a ton of $$$ doing it) tackles all these hurdles and manages to still have a viable operation at the end of _that_ meat-grinder, they'll still have to subject their customers to eye-popping price increases compared to the competition because of the sort of wages they'll need to pay their assembly staff to stick around long enough to actually get good at their jobs. Now, I'm not cheerleading for China -- I watch a lot of channels devoted to explaining all the ways the CCP's endemic corruption, the all-show-with-little-substance "tofu dreg" infrastructure that results from it, and all manner of misery-inducing shenanigans they inflict upon their populace. I'd love to see someone make a go of model train production stateside. But one has to be a realist about it -- how many are willing to actually _buy_ the more costly equipment from a n00b manufacturer as opposed to _saying_ they would because it sounds patriotic?
@Coolbradandrew8710 ай бұрын
What about the Lionel Strasburg 2-10-0? Was it canceled?
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
No, just hasn't arrived yet.
@NWCR_110 ай бұрын
If I could this much attention through the KZbin algorithm would be great.
@RRIA_America10 ай бұрын
What
@NWCR_110 ай бұрын
@@RRIA_America a higher number of views on each of my videos, that’s all
@danshobbies1310 ай бұрын
Right now the bargain is the MTH SD70ACe with caboose. $349.99. That’s what I’d buy.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Yeah but that’s not a scale model. It’s still a great deal though!
@Sir_Ram10 ай бұрын
hi there
@jordonfreeman16610 ай бұрын
Vote for Pedro.
@Andrew792310 ай бұрын
$370... your definition of reasonable and mine are not the same.
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
🤣 there it is. 🙏
@michael6198510 ай бұрын
Still to expensive
@Ericstrains10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@TheSonofruss10 ай бұрын
lol an O scale engine less than half the cost of my N scale Big Boy