Pennsylvania Railroad Steam Power in HO Scale

[@nimbus7727]

Nice to see some Pennsy action! Seeing an HO scale T1 was a treat, and on the topic of the T1, I can't wait for 5550's completion and operation in the coming years!

[@jimarmour3581]

Great video from a PRR fan. Nice selection of locomoitives and a great layout.

[@how_to_hallagon1]

A thumb tack as big as a coupler. Awesome

[@daveevans2527]

Kudos to Jimmy - what a great video. And the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders' club layout in Vienna, VA looks great! For us "Pennsy" fans and HO modelers, kudos also to the Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society's modeling committee. They have been instrumental in manufacturers delivering accurate models of DCC and sound equipped PRR steam locomotives in recent years. It makes it much easier to model the steam and transition eras of the PRR. Four more classes of PRR steam not in the video have been recently introduced - L1s Mikados, I1s Decapods, J1 Texans, and the massive Q2. Great time to be a Pennsy steam modeler in HO.

[@waltdietz5279]

Outstanding layout. Particularly enjoy the beautiful scenery, locos/consists and signaling.

[@raymondleggs5508]

Superb layout

[@jimmylambert8709]

I consider myself lucky to be a member of NVMR. Great club, great layout.

[@JHarryF]

Very well done - info, narration, videography. Thank you! Special thanks for identifying the layout at the end.

[@loganadams3360]

Very nice Locomotives.

[@JonatanGronoset]

As an aussie once put it... Professionals have *_standards._* And oh to see a Pennsy H3 in H0 someday, with _that one specific_ banshee whistle.

[@gunsaway1]

Magnificent layout

[@user-sv4pj5jl8n]

You presentation inspired me to finish my Pennsy N8 caboose.

[@mr.modeltrains0420]

I gotta say im loving the commentary and info background

[@memberofamreg676]

Great Layout, thanks.

[@johnbanicki7232]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[@AlongPahang96]

6:32 whistle "weehooo!"

[@buzzmeachum1855]

Really enjoying this. Reminds me of my childhood here in central Penna.

[@markofthenorth8918]

Awesome video keep them up

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Good video, like!

[@morganfbilbo462]

The consensus on QSI decoders is replace them. But they are not all bad. Some still run.

[@ENIGMAXII2112]

Wonderful..!!!

[@whispofwords2590]

hopefully soon well have those 2-8-0s in N.

[@pennsy6755]

One thing I can testify is that it’s a nightmare finding good pre-war passenger equipment or HO M1a/bs I’ve probably gone through two brass m1bs (one kept having motor issues and the other had terrible weights), three qsi m1a (one currently disassembled for a conversion project I’m working on that when finished will be decked out in futura lettering), and a Paragon 3 m1b

[@jimmylambert8709]

The M1s are... interesting... I believe they were the second product brought out under the Broadway Limited Imports name (first was a NYC Hudson of all things) so they bore the brunt of the brand's teething troubles. The Paragon 1 M1s are notorious for splitting gears and blowing those fickle QSI decoders. My Paragon 2 M1b has been a good engine to me, except for the one time it refused to climb a hill with a NYC boxcar in the consist... Took the Central box off the train and up the hill it went.

[@pennsy6755]

@@jimmylambert8709 I cannot for the life of me reprogram my M1b. I’m planning to have the futura kitbash to include TCS But figuring out how to wire the damn thing has it sidelines

[@pennsy6755]

Update: I actually managed to reprogram my m1b. Yippee?

[@MarkPeters-p8e]

Wow how many years to get a layout like that

[@Thenormalnut]

What camera did you use?

[@jimmylambert8709]

I am currently running on an older Sony Handicam. Has served me very well for more than 10 years now. Sooner or later I will upgrade but she still does the job nicely.

[@Thenormalnut]

@@jimmylambert8709 nice it looks very nice

[@Yellowstone216]

What company made the K4 model? I think I should get one for my HO scale layout I’m planning on building

[@tonyromano6220]

Bachmann is good starting point.

[@tonyromano6220]

Broadway does them now and then.

[@tonyromano6220]

Old school PFM united brass is a tank.

[@MarkPeters-p8e]

Nice layout your locomotives are they Broadway limited

[@jimmylambert8709]

The steam locomotives here are all Broadway Limited Imports (Paragon 2, 3, and 4) except for the last doubleheaded pair of K4s which are Bachmann engines.

[@alexgallagher4594]

Are you going to get the PRR S1 from BLI?

[@wmjwell]

Which club is this. I’d love to visit it.

[@jimmylambert8709]

This was filmed on the layout of the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders in Vienna, Virginia. It's not too far from Washington DC.

[@thomaspalladino831]

What manufacturers of the steam engines. I have many PRR steam by Penn line and bowser

[@jimmylambert8709]

Most of the engines are Broadway Limited Imports Paragon 2, with a few Paragon 3 and 4 mixed in. The last 2 K4s are Bachmann engines.

[@robertrockwell7581]

the whistle on the passenger train is horrible. that is my one gripe with HO scale trains are the whistles. and I have a HO train. but not a steam loco yet.