The Mighty Cab Forward Steam Engines!

[@Ericstrains]

Video Notes: 1) Of the four Lionel AC-12 Cab Fowards shown in this video, #4294 and the unpainted pilot are from 2015 while #4290 and #4281 are from 2021.

[@Mandem_Nj]

what a minute is that 4294 the preserved one omg it is 😮😮😮😮

[@railchief74]

This video really took me by surprise when I saw all 4 of them lashed together

[@Ericstrains]

@@railchief74 mission accomplished!

[@railchief74]

@@Ericstrains you really did execute that mission perfectly

[@jordanstrains7267]

he got me as well but you have to say it looks really cool seeing 4 lashed together.@@railchief74

[@remie4494]

That's my favorite of many Steam Engines!!! Just an authoritative engine!! Beyond cool you have those varied versions of them..

[@Ericstrains]

It's one of my favs too.

[@andrewschmid5917]

"How much horsepower we need for this?" "Yes"

[@jameshoffmann9390]

Got my covid/flu shots Wednesday. Had a few hours to work on the layout today so I threw on my Erics Trains 2020 lockdown shirt. Seemed appropriate. lol

[@Ericstrains]

Haha, nice one.

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

Awsum train great video 🚂🚋🚃🚋😎👍

[@Gus_R]

They're all impressive but I really like the unpainted model. Excellent sounds too.

[@joshuacantu101]

Wow I didn't even know those existed

[@davidstrainsandlego]

The southern pacific sure had some unique articulated engines, from the ac-12 cab forwards to the semi streamlined ac-9

[@Yellowstone216]

The 4290 cab-forward with the daylight scheme…SLAPS

[@GR10Productions]

Happy Cab Forward Friday! Awesome video, definitely made my day while working!

[@Ericstrains]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jakkrapholsingraksatrakul9378]

SP #4294, one of a soul survivor that is still today inside a static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA.

[@rsconover7957]

Weird locomotives, awesome whistle

[@michaelmejia3822]

With the locomotive moving backwards and the Tender in its place; How does the Tender reload the locomotive?

[@thedemolitionmuniciple]

I had wondered that for the longest time. They're all oil-fired, with massive tubes running it from the tender to the locomotive.

[@Ericstrains]

What he said. Oil fired.

[@PRINGocalypz]

The cab forwards were oil burners, were the fuel was to transfer from the tender to the firebox. It evened worked going upgrades along with the water pump.

[@nickdonner6330]

Would’ve been neat to see one of them running through Donner Pass! Id like to go out that way someday to see it for myself.

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

Nice video! Ik Lionel made another cab forwards in 2021 or 2022!

[@Ericstrains]

2021. Two of the four cab fowards in this video are from 2021. The other two are from 2015.

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

Oh I see !

[@kennymcgowan2880]

Would love to have one if not 2 of these for my collection 😊😊😊😊

[@deweyhall712]

This video has been approved by the hobo union.😊😊

[@snoapyfluff]

Just imagine the pulling power the 4 Cab Forwards could have

[@Ericstrains]

Probably around 8-10 pounds. In other words, enough to pull anything you want. :)

[@snoapyfluff]

@@Ericstrains probably so I know you said you new UP 9000 can pull up to 5 pounds

[@train-addict4656]

The 4294 has a awesome Whistle, But the Pilot looks Cool . Those NYC E units are they MTH , waiting for the Lionel ones 2023 V1 .

[@Allnightexplor]

Great video and relaxing for me. You have so many visually appealing options that sometimes words aren't needed. Thanks for trying my suggestion. I will be curious how many likes you get. Add some lighting options next time. Themes will be great like this one!

[@Nanuks_Fun_Zone]

i had the pleasure of visiting the 4294 cab forward a few years back at the California state railroad museum. i highly recommend it

[@Devilninja333]

I just recently got the river Rossi version for 80 bucks. I freaking love it.

[@ankitpal8965]

Cab forward have highest horse power being a Ac locomotive.

[@TrainLiker34]

The Gold metallic One Needs To Be Perfect For The Southern Pacific

[@jhend1000]

All four of those are very nice locomotives! I have the #4276 Lionmaster version of this from 2007. Ever ran one of those?

[@NWCR_1]

Amazing video!

[@artiefufkin1705]

Love that unpainted version. You get to really see the contrast of all of the addons. Also, how can you go wrong with the Southern Pacific colors. Great video! 🚂

[@matthewwolff3729]

Those recordings are pretty hokey, but I guess if you're having fun, it's okay.

[@Ericstrains]

indeed

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Such a shame only 1 cab forward was preserves.

[@dektold76]

Great parade !

[@JohnHuntt]

Thanks for sharing your line up on the cab forwards. Impressive. Love your string of box cars.

[@Ericstrains]

You bet

[@Petes3rail]

Love that pilot version, I think that and the H7 are the best looking pilots they made.

[@greyfoxtrains3244]

Oh my, the power draw must have been ridiculous running all four of those. Did you save any power for your neighbors?😅

[@Ericstrains]

Haha

[@ankitpal8965]

How many cab forward 😂😂😂

[@snakeyez150]

Eric will you do a review on the 2 cab forwards from the 2021 volume 2 catalog?

[@Ericstrains]

I might at some point

[@therandomtransformersanima6236]

Eric… you know what a foursome is right??

[@thatonecaledonian812]

😭

[@k5rjtxj]

You must have some really good ventilation in the your train room my uncle has a good nice lay out in his basement but if he was running that many steam locomotive with the smoke units on it would set off the smoke doctors

[@Ericstrains]

Yes

[@blairterry9435]

I hope Lionel comes out with a SP AC-4 Cab Forward since they bought much of MTH’s tooling.

[@Ericstrains]

They didn’t by an AC-4 from MTH

[@blairterry9435]

Oh ok. But I heard they’ll come out with the Blue Goose from the Santa Fe.@@Ericstrains

[@pearsooo6972]

I always wondering how they pit the oil for put the coa in the cab forward trains.

[@Ericstrains]

They used oil not coal

[@doubleutubefan5]

Being that the DRGW bought the SP, I would like to think these were at one time, at least the surviving one, was under DRGW management and there fore could be painted as such.

[@KandRCustomModels]

All very nice!

[@NormanSilv]

I lived on the SP mainline north of Glendle. Our bcak yard fronted on SP Right of Way. I'd sit on an elevated part of our patio and watch myriad's of SP power daily. 1943-1954.

[@davidtiner4094]

WooHoo! Great video.

[@stuarthobbs8028]

Are you going to expand the layout? Stuart in florida

[@Ericstrains]

There’s no room for expansion

[@ankitpal8965]

Why the third cab forward painted wierd without any numbers and no Southern Pacific heading on tender

[@Ericstrains]

@@ankitpal8965 it’s an unpainted version of the model. They call it a “pilot” version

[@ankitpal8965]

@@Ericstrains oh my! that's weird

[@samuelh5567]

Not even "pew, pew, pew" noises like the actual locimotive made. What a disappointment.

[@Ericstrains]

Alrighty then.

[@samuelh5567]

@@Ericstrains I don't mean to offend.

[@Elsdon_subdivision.railfan]

Very nice!

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

This was just incredible to watch. Talk about having my favorite engine times 4x so impressive!!!😊 How many amps did that draw Eric?

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks! A lot lol

[@jordanstrains7267]

And I thought just having 1 in HO with a big train was cool, but 4 now that is taking it to the next level of awesome.

[@philipwright8810]

Great shots of some beautiful engines. I really liked the POV and would like to see more of that in your I/E videos!

[@tonyarsenault4256]

@ 4:35 that’s what called the money shot !

[@Ericstrains]

Yep!

[@trackman174]

Did any of these survive?

[@Ericstrains]

One, #4294 is on static display out in California

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Amazing video Eric!!!

[@sebastianschroeder6459]

The holy Cab-Forward shrine...

[@railfanjackson4531]

I actually didn’t know you had gotten a second one from the latest release (4281). Nonetheless that was surely quite the impressive lineup. Fantastic running session

[@Ericstrains]

Yeah just got 4281 a couple weeks ago. Hence the video! 😃

[@TheSantaFeGuy]

Interesting is that cab forward whistles were non quillable and had a valve that opened steam to the whistle when the cord was pulled. So the whistle was always off or blasted full open.

[@Ericstrains]

Interesting indeed!

[@paulrusso4528]

I'm a big Steam Loco Enthusiast and this video certainly leads the way forward to the top of the list 😊, PJR

[@TheSonofruss]

I love the daylight color scheme

[@Demon_Outlaw]

Very nice love camera 📷 shot

[@rpkett]

My great grandpa worked on those exact trains in Sacramento for Southern Pacific. Super cool thanks Eric!

[@JimBones1990]

My MGF did too.

[@jamesdennis2004]

I don't know what it is but I am really digging the pilot version of the cab forward.

[@Ericstrains]

Me too!

[@JOEMAMA_534]

I love me some AC’s ❤

[@danielboone3770]

Awesome parade!

[@larryblount3358]

Makes one wonder: Did SP ever link more than 2 cap forwards together on a real run? It would be quite a sight.

[@igorcruzz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnS6qmCArb-SntUsi=K6xEevMB5JyplUPZ here you can see an AC-9 leading a train with a Cab Forward as doublehead, as well as other ACs serving as helpers and pushers on the SP main lines, so it's quite likely this happened, but not filmed...

[@Ericstrains]

Seeing as the whole point of the cab forward was to keep the crew ahead of the smoke in long tunnels…I’d be surprised if they did, since it would put the crew of the 2nd unit right behind the smokestack of the 1st unit. But who knows?

[@SkiVail]

My god the camera angles! Fantastic!

[@Ericstrains]

Thanks!

[@obbi442]

should do a full coal hopper train next

[@Ericstrains]

ok sure. That sounds like more of a N&W train.

[@EngineerEd-xt2qu]

This is so cool. I can’t tell ya how cool this is. Eric thanks

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Nice detail.....looks like they cost a small fortune....

[@Ericstrains]

4 x AC-12 Cab Forwards equals roughly $7500

[@Fireball409]

​@@Ericstrains Holy Toledo!!!