Running MASSIVE Lionel Steam Power!

In this video we run some MASSIVE Lionel Steam Power in one giant multi-unit consist. The train is made up of Big Boy #4014, 2 UP Challengers, a Virginian Allegheny, a Southern Pacific AC-9, and a N&W Y6b. Enjoy!
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[@mr.thickey1820]

Dear LAWDY!!! Talk about model railroading “LUST”, my tongues a hangin’ on the floor now!!!!! WOW! Beyond “gorgeous”! That “hillbilly music” too was really wonderful! One of the MOST WONDERFUL model train videos ever produced, if not the GREATEST! I’m too old now, 82, but if I’d ever want to renew my model train “lust”, this video could give me “the STEAM” to do so! Love ya Eric, you ol’ “decarbonated bamboozler” you! I’m still recovering from the shock!!!!! “Ach du lieber, mein schatz”! “Gesundheit”!

[@ldever3]

If you were to have a real train requiring that much power, I'm pretty sure the knuckles wouldn't be strong enough to handle it.

[@Ericstrains]

You're probably right. I'm sure there'd be a host of problems.

[@djtrainman2]

Not if they also have a dpu

[@modelrailpreservation]

Postwar metal trucks and couplers. Specifically, post-1948 magnetic couplers. That would work. I know, I know, I can already hear everyone saying "Postwar trucks roll like crap". They do, but only before being fully taken apart, fully cleaned out, given fresh oil on all moving surfaces, then reassembled. Ever seen a single motor F3 pull 20 early 1950s cars? I have.

[@johnandrus3901]

Certainly not true. The way couplers, draft gear and drawbars work transfers weight between each car. Modern AC units are able generate 200,000 pounds of tractive effort, so four big, modern units, will put out as much power as this combination would in real life. A 25,000 plus ton freight train takes boatloads of power to pull a heavy grade. The knuckles on locomotives are special, high-strength castings and are not meant for freight cars. A knuckle can happen on virtually any freight train, regardless of tonnage or length.

[@danieldoesdumbstuff]

Imagine seeing something like that in real life. The very ground would shake I'd bet. Great video as always Eric. Been watching since the 4-12-2 review way back when.

[@That_Thicc_Cat]

I would love to see 3949 in real life

[@AceTheLynx]

I would like to see the 4014 but I can’t because I’m from the UK

[@brendanstrains9725]

@@That_Thicc_Cat 3949 unfortunately didn't make it into preservation. only 3977 and 3985 survived.

[@michael61985]

There is a video on youtube where its nothing but steam locomotives no rolling stock just locomotives

[@brendanstrains9725]

@@michael61985 interesting

[@RedRiverRailfan]

Insane!! The amount of steam power you own is insane Eric!

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@RedRiverRailfan]

@@Ericstrains no problem! I admire your layout! Thanks for sharing

[@stephenswift5531]

@@Ericstrains dang that's a lot of steam power

[@stephenswift5531]

@@Ericstrains you better not do that because if you do you'll risk blowing up something

[@stephenswift5531]

@@Ericstrains I'm just warning you man

[@natejenkins8645]

This was awesome! 3949 looks really great in that paint scheme! Imagine if this was real life, with the Y6B working in “simple” these locomotives combined would produce 729,729 lbs of tractive effort, and well over 37,300 horsepower!!

[@RBPTrains]

Love this!! Incredible engines!

[@mslickstrains]

That is a lot of power. This was so satisfying to watch

[@catnipleaf8680]

Now I’m curious about how you know that much current will trip the breaker.

[@matthewwilson5019]

must have tried before or did a load test

[@brandoneverett3418]

Love coal/atomized oil steam locomotives. We had Big Boy pass through where I live not that long ago. I made sure to go check it out up close and drive along the tracks when it headed out to see it in action. Made me feel like I was a little boy again. 😁

[@greenrooster3164]

Now that's a TRAIN LOCOMOTIVE SET!!😀

[@hayeskolb5387]

WOW!!! Best Eric's video, EVER!!!

[@TheCrewChief374]

Seeing the 4014 in person was well worth the time in my view. It was an amazing sight, and Big Boy is definitely a fitting nickname...

[@Ericstrains]

Maybe one day it'll come to Gerogia

[@TheCrewChief374]

@@Ericstrains Well does the UP have service that extends to Georgia?

[@bobbybarbera3959]

What can I say? Magnificent insanity. A lash up of pure fun , imagination, and pure joy. Well done!

[@robbcamp682]

OMG BEAUTIFUL! WHAT A COLLECTION AND OPERATION YOU HAVE ERIC!!!!!!!!!!

[@scottbuda8270]

Fantastic video. I could only dream of having such a beautiful layout and magnificent engines.

[@MackBricks]

That was by far my favorite video of yours so far. Love it! Really makes me want to model more articulated steam locomotives.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@jaredcrue7099]

Eric has gone mad with power, hehehehe. :)

[@BXGUY73]

@ERIC's TRAINS - All of that Steam Engine Power on one layout should be against the law. LOL!🤣 AWESOME STUFF!!!

[@stevenwaring1111]

Wow that paint scheme on the UP is awesome!

[@MESA-East-Model-RR]

"This is crazy, this is crazy, this is crazy." - Clark W. Griswold

[@ChargerusPrime]

I honestly wish I could get ahold of one of those legacy AC-9s. They ran in Texas which is where I'm from so it'd be amazing to have one. Also, great lashup!

[@scr2392]

You should do a modern freight run where you get ur modern freight engines and pull all of your cars

[@fulviosantangeletta5838]

Fantastic display fantastic looking gigantic articulated motive power .. It's kind of interesting to see so many going at once and it's also so cool to hear the engine sounds of one of these individual great engines Each one can pull so much individually it's kind of awesome

[@michaelrushman4659]

Wow, what a super nice lineup, great video. Thanks for sharing Eric

[@ksokie63]

That was cool Eric. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@1940limited]

Thanks for putting this together. I'm sure it was a lot of work. This could be your best video yet. Truly enjoyed it.

[@LuxAudio389]

Oh Boy! Look at that Gorgeous Carbon Footprint 😉👍

[@brax2364]

Never cared much for that 3rd O gauge rail in the middle. Other than that, really cool.

[@CassandraPantaristi]

I don't either. That's why I am more interested in gauge 1, but I enjoy O scale and Eric's videos regardless.

[@dagryffynhobby]

Ok, that was pretty darn cool seeing all those big engines running together. Cool video 👍

[@swiv99]

wow that's quite a collection you got there....Kudos!..and a pet for Chessie :)

[@microbusss]

yay 3977 is at Cody Park on display! nice to see it run hehe

[@pinchy08]

A parade of articulated steam locomotives!

[@eddielopez1323]

There goes the light bill lol. Very nice indeed.

[@Bastdread]

Lets see some tractor pull competition!

[@Zackman217]

Now that’s what call a parade of giants.

[@KandRCustomModels]

Fun run Eric! I See bridge is installed!

[@1940limited]

The most I ever did on my layout was triple-header steam. That wasn't so hard to do; nothing like this.

[@christherailfan5851]

Awesome Eric! Nice crossings and signal bridge!

[@calopez2350]

Thanks Eric. Was spectacular and fun

[@wcmodelrailroad]

Pretty cool running session Eric.

[@monsterjam4375]

UNION PACIFIC BIG BOY IN THE WORLD I DON'T KNOW GOD YOU GOT 5 UNION PACIFIC BIG BOY TRAINS I LOVE IT IT'S MY FAVORITE REMEMBER ALL THE DREAMS YOU GOT A LONEL TRAIN THIS IS MY FAVORITE MEMORIES

[@paladin0654]

Thanks for the Mt. Everest train!! Nice Bradleys and Abrams at 9:19

[@elleryparsons5766]

This is a Sick video Holy Boiler Blower. To see 6 Engines like this would make Any Model Railroader just lose it. Or Faint.This is Train traded As it’s Best.

[@artiefufkin1705]

What an exciting video! It boggles the mind to see so much power in one train. As always, nice video editing on this, loved the first person view. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@Trainboy11]

Amazing Eric

[@ChrissTrainsandThings]

Very cool! The smoke units on my ABA Sharknose set pull so many amps too.

[@TriGogglin]

Ok now that was insane fun right there, that was one of the best lash ups I've seen, love the editing as well.

[@mariebcfhs9491]

they look majestic! massive work horses of pure power!

[@ferrark1]

Some beautiful locomotives 🚂

[@rcfundyer5739]

love your trains great video have a great day

[@johnreiter6664]

The only thing I can say is WOW!, and thanks for sharing ...of course...

[@shafiqshabazz2462]

SWEET ERIC , VERY NICE COLLE TION ! ! ! !

[@agostinodibella9939]

Now that’s something you don’t ever see, cool!

[@pjasyl]

WELL WORTH the wait for this video! N&W 271 performing It's job as the pusher engine!

[@MrOmega52]

Enjoyed the steam engine video thoroughly. Love it. Never seen that in o scale before.

[@taylorbaggarleyunionpacifi3409]

I am finally now 25 Eric I am so happy i am

[@bruceraykiewicz6274]

Pretty impressive ! Thank you.

[@djlaen7375]

Absolutely beautiful. Love this setup. I drove from Houston Texas to Ft.Worth just to see 4014 in person (even though it was coming to Houston a couple of days later). Glad I got the early view. The traffic at the Houston viewing was horrible. But that just goes to show you just how popular steam engines are these days. In any case, I'd love to get my hands on that SP 3800 in HO scale.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks!

[@doctordeath.5716]

Wow, this is realy cool.

[@rabbitstrainroom6327]

Totally amazing. Love your videos

[@nscalefun]

AWESOME!!! Keep up the good work.

[@necjerseyrailfan7500]

Anyone whos owned lionel steam like this has always wanted to do this

[@kennymcgowan2880]

Nice video, just the site of me seeing these beauties all hooked up together makes me think the what if factor as in real life . I know that Big Boy 4014 is alive and kicking and criss crossing this great country of ours.

[@CountryBunkersTrains]

Awesome!

[@TheCobraCommander]

Now this is what I call a lashup! 6 big steam locomotives running at the same time! Interestingly enough, when I started on my current layout, I had a smaller power supply, but then as I put more locos and cars on it, I found that it could barely keep up, so I eventually upgraded to the big transformer. With that big one, I did get a few circuit breaks myself, but not in the way you described above. Though I can see several smoke units running at once becoming a big problem in a big hurry.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks

[@RajeshKumar7179]

I hope you have a Cab forward Locomotive and if yes then we would have loved to see it added in the front of all the six articulated steam locomotives. By the way great setup and an Awesome collection you have there.

[@gordonsnell6735]

Pretty cool, I like how you had the camera on top of the locomotive, that was pretty cool too

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks!

[@btfoaccounting2902]

Epic video. This content deserves 4K

[@davidstrainsandlego]

I love the thumbnail

[@train-addict4656]

I would like to say , thumbs up to Lionel Fantasy paint schemes . The more I see that 49er ….the better it gets .

[@stevenfd123]

Great video Eric!

[@timothymclaughlin6860]

Wow! It’s like watching The Avengers all together in one Episode. Way cool video Guy! Well done . Thanks for sharing !

[@johnmagnusson7545]

Very awesome, you always have very cool trains m cool layout 👍😊

[@pkilznah5353]

Awesome Eric! 🚂🔥🔥🔥🔥💥

[@frankmmiii]

Eric, Not for nothing but I'd rather see them all running on your layout fully operational in different sections at the same time, which I'm pretty sure your layout can handle, than all of the locos on one track sextuple headed with the features disabled. I know it's impressive to see all that heavy iron(diecast) moving and admiring it because it is yours and it gives you a sense of accomplishment. Your layout is beautiful and running that heavy iron with big consists on every inch of it is what I'd be doing.

[@CoalChrome]

i like that the chuffing on them doesn't sound exactly the same they're all a little different

[@SkupperNog]

Ya know, I saw 4014 for the first time when it went through Fort Worth. Over at a park in Kennedale. Every second that went by, I thought it wouldn't get any louder. I was sorely wrong.

[@leterguyschroeder4919]

That was awesome, nice job, keep up the great video's.

[@doublenickelbob]

How you know? Setup looks fantastic. Like the UP 3949 color scheme.

[@mitchcornacchia968]

INCREDIBLE

[@saslovskykoslov]

This took a lot of planning to do. But it was cool to watch, Thanks. I do think the samething wondering if seeing this in real life would be difficult to do.

[@sleeves_rail_archives]

Now that’s a pretty epic lashup

[@Chessie1985]

Cool Eric!!!

[@robbypace1]

That was really cool

[@RailRide]

That part about amperage reminded me of the first time I ran the Lionel Acela. I only had a Z-1000 transformer at the time, and I ran the full six-car set. I had to turn off the car lights and tilt function so the train would make it around my 'test track' loop without popping the Z1000's breaker (6 amps)

[@Fidgetdidget]

I 100% loved the thumbnail

[@Coreyt1976]

Great video

[@homeslicegamer9556]

great video

[@katerinakittycat3849]

I love that shot on board the locomotives did you use a go pro for that?

[@LarryWGrant-dw6jo]

Wow . . . just Wow!!

[@pinchy08]

Way to go Eric!

[@guyintheshado]

A powerhouse of a video!

[@philismenko]

love that y6

[@saabjunkieSPG]

Very impressive camera work. Very nice lineup of locomotives.

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks, Eric

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome Steam Power! Probably enough to pull 1000 cars!

[@brendanreich1782]

I wanna see this line of trains pull over 500 cars on a huge set up. That’s be cool

[@Ericstrains]

It would!

[@johnrakes7597]

Virginian actually called their 2-6-6-6's, which were exact copies of the C&O Allegheny, Blue Ridge. Thanks for making the video!

[@brandonbaggaley2317]

Having the middle locomotives not having their smoke units powered makes it look like the engines in the front and back are transporting them to either the scrap yard or a repair yard.

[@TheSouthern4501.]

wow that is a lot of locos

[@Toaster844]

I never new u had the 49er challenger and 3977 in your collection. But nice bit steam run!!