Train Store - Looking for Vintage Locomotives - What Will We Find?

[@elleryparsons2433]

Keep Finding those Hauls Harrison.👍👍👍👍.

[@FrankC321]

Via Rail P42DC, congratulations! The tunnel parts will go well on your layout.

[@SMTMainline]

Thank you very much, I'm loving running it so far.

[@joehiggins6194]

Loved watching the VIA train go around your layout!

[@Moon-the-gorilla]

Well folks never gets old

[@johnd8892]

Hi Harrison. Attempting to answer your question at 4:45 about the age of this brass diesels. Short answer is my educated guess is 1956 to 1962. The earliest brass locomotives were made by local Japanese craftsmen as one off orders from troops of the , usually US, occupying forces in Japan after the war's end in 1945. Being one off products, often using used ammunition shells as a source of brass. Being one off and made to order from photos and dimensions from the commissioning US soldier they were rare. Gradually very small production runs were made and by law were labelled Made in Occupied Japan until 25th April 1952 when it changed to Product of Japan. A US importer company Max Gray worked with the Japan KTM company to seriously import the best Brass versions available in 1954. Lots of O scale but some HO. From then on the Japanese brass imports became more significant each year with new importer and manufacturer teams starting up. These early brass diesels were not the most detailed or good running but the low prices and range of models impacted the US producers at the higher end. From this I would say your models would be 1956 to 1962 era. The era of the diesel they chose to make a model of would be unrelated to when the model was made except that it can't be newer than when made and usually older, especially for steam models. Hope this helps but the early era of brass was not well documented.

[@SMTMainline]

Thank you for this highly detailed explanation on when they could be from.

[@MissouriRailroadProductions]

NEW SMT MAINLINE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Thechosenone81]

YEAH FINALLY!!!

[@ASILLYTRAINBOY2011]

YESSSSSSSSSSS

[@Eliot935k3]

Yessssssssss

[@Dapinkhat]

Yes

[@hughjarrett4736]

Nice haul, Harrison. Love that new VIA engine - what a beauty!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks, I like it a lot.

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

I would be SOOO tempted to fit all the brass F-unit bodies to Hobbytown DC-91 chassis! That would pull the world and more and run smooth as can be! I commend your resilience to immediately falling to such a temptation Harrison.

[@andrewferguson5653]

Larkspur is a great store to shop at. I wish I could get there more often, it's a day trip for me. And those Athearn Genesis P42 units are a beauty!!

[@toomuchtoby1]

Some very nice items!

[@williamsantangelo]

Thank You Harrison, some excellent purchases! Happy Railroading Son!

[@dylanmatros5877]

I love your videos and I Love all of your Steam locomotives, you have.

[@joevarga1213]

Great haul Harrison. The brass engines were f-3s made by Tetsudo in the fifties in Japan. If you don't mind the plug, Darth santa fe did a rebuild video on one several months ago. Keep up the great videos.

[@SMTMainline]

That's all good with me, I'm a fan of his channel.

[@gordonlong3095]

Blue is my favorite color. So, I loved the Rock Island Maintenance car that was in the in the store, as well as the gorgeous VIA. It was so cool that both powered brass units worked, they will be amazing once you’ve got them maintained. Three out of four powered units worked! That’s the best ratio I can think of you having in one video off the top of my head. It was also sweet that you mentioned you’ll be making another layout for a friend’s kid; love it when you build a layout like that!

[@SMTMainline]

This layout is gonna be different but I'm looking forward to it.

[@w.rustylane5650]

Serenity, we have some runners. I really like the brass F-3ABB set you picked up. I still have my original 0-4-0 teakettle engine which was the very first HO engine I got. My mother in law bought me a LifeLike teakettle engine in the late 1970's. It still runs but the plastic is deteriorating and pieces break really easily. Cheers from eastern TN

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks. I wonder if there is a metal gear kit that would work on these.

[@GulfCoastTim]

I've had that Old Dutch Cleanser bulk car @2:17 since the '80s, and I still own it today. It was a favorite of mine as a child, and it continues to be cherished now.

[@shipbuilding1000]

Nice haul. I have several of the Amtrak P40 and P42 upgraded Genesis releases and they are fine runners. Apparently the release of the VIA locomotives was delayed repeatedly due to the copyright approval process between Athearn and VIA Rail. It was a constant topic on the Athearn livestreams for some time. Nice to see they finally got it done

[@SMTMainline]

I wasn't aware of that issue. Thanks for the info!

[@trainbuffboy4727]

I think that's GREAT that you're building an entire layout for a friend's son. That's SUPER nice! I really wish I knew you in real life along with probably just about every single subscriber you have. Thanks for being such a great person. 👍

[@SMTMainline]

It's gonna be a unique one. He has limited space so the focus is gonna be on making something compact.

[@trainbuffboy4727]

@SMTMainline That's SO awesome!!

[@AirJimInCT]

Another fun and interesting video, Harrison! Can’t wait for the next one.

[@Trainandrocketlover]

That Via Rail P42DC locomotive from Athearn Genesis looks amazing I have 3 FEC locomotives in my collection and they are from Athearn Genesis 2 are DC and 1 is DCC sound. The one in my collection that has DCC sound is my GP38-2 # 507. Keep up the good work👍

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for the info

[@Trainandrocketlover]

@@SMTMainline your welcome

[@oskarvalance3041]

Good purchase. The Athearn Genesis will outlast us all. They are practically indestructible. From Texas.

[@SMTMainline]

Given that they are based on the older blue boxes I tend to agree.

[@Frecciarossa-wk1rk]

Hy, Harrison. Very nice video, as usual. I really liked the brass F and B unit set... with a bit of paint-working, it would look absolutely stunning... Looking forward to see it done! Greetings from Italy. Carlo.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks, I'm looking forward to working on them.

[@AustinExtraboard]

Nice haul Harrison! The P42DC looks really nice, a lot nicer than the P42s I worked on when I was still with Amtrak! If you ever need help overhauling your P42 or upgrading it to DCC/sound, feel free to reach out to me and I'll even feature the work on my livestream!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks

[@TrainFanAlpha]

That Athearn VIA Rail P42 looks awesome!

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah!

[@danielmolina679]

I like the video my friend

[@caboosech]

Gotta love that old vintage rolling stock and locomotives the best

[@Raul_MP]

Finally, a Larkspur line video, always some of my favourite kind of videos. I actually got a Rivarossi Red Box UP FEF-3 #8444 at a train show just a few days ago, good fun but it'll need some oil, motor is kinda squeaky The VIA P42 is sweet, can't wait to see it haul the LRCs on stream, just be careful to not have a derailment like _last time, ahem_

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

One in every 5 T-Kettle locomotives run badly and the other four don't run or click like a grandfather clock with PA system. Love the Tsunami 2, the brass F units, and the tunnel portals so nice hall. Great video, Jersey Bill

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah, if they had used better gears I have a feeling they actually would have lasted pretty long.

[@mikejordan8259]

Love the Red Green reference.

[@normancoreyBuildingTrains]

Very nice. Can't wait to see you repair the broken stuff.

[@heathergrebin444]

You found some cool locomotives!Super cool video as always! PS:you're the best model train you tuber!

[@davidburris6873]

I so enjoy your train videos...!!!!!

[@CreamsTrains]

Awesome vid Harrison! The P40 is a fun loco to have!

[@bz3020]

All the track and supplies would be great for a budget layout build.

[@MidwestGuy1]

Loved the red green reference "if the women dont find ya handsome they can atleast find you handy"

[@SMTMainline]

What a legend.

[@DennisLora2001]

This is an interesting video well done SMT Mainline ✅👍 1:42

[@dvate]

I finally get to see your videos again. KZbin was burying your videos in the timeline

[@SMTMainline]

I don't know why that would be but thanks for stopping by.

[@mike-vo8im]

Nice I enjoy watching the videos. I hope their is a repair video of that steamer. I'm a big fan of steam locamotives.

[@SMTMainline]

It should be fun.

[@xtrajoker]

Honey wake up smt mainline is expanding his collection

[@UnionCentralSystem]

Nice purchases.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks! Cheers

[@jackjackbt]

I found a box of trains for $50. It was very dusty, a bit damaged and old, but it had a variety of rolling stock, 2 trains and a layout of tracks. I was expecting the trains to not work and they didn’t, but one still had a working light so that was cool.

[@SMTMainline]

Sounds like a great deal!

[@colestrains1]

Always love these train store videos! Also at 2:06 that’s a Lionel caboose that Somone made into a display

[@MattKonsol]

Really cool haul you got!

[@justinyoung109]

Finally a Red Green reference on this channel! Love me some Red Green

[@SMTMainline]

There have been a few, I love that show.

[@juniorfarm3003]

Really really cool video smt I’m am super super super super super super super excited to see mmoorree😊😊😊

[@dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267]

Very cool store , I was there last week

[@shaunothebeast387]

Can you do some more Unboxing of Australian locomotives?

[@SMTMainline]

For sure

[@garysprandel1817]

Nice grab there Harrison. Think.that brass locomotive is a VFUSO ( Vaguely F Unit Shaped Object) with a bit of a resemblance to the former GM&O F3s rebuilt to F10s for the MBTA back in the early 80s. On your searches keep an eye out for the old AHM crossing gate sets. You can look them up on Google under images to ID them if you're not familiar with them. These are not the AHM version of the full crossing like Bachman or Tyco but are stand alone crossing signals with a yellow 70s shovel nose Corvette and a blue sedan with 6 or so crossing signals. I mention these because they're rare to come by but if you cut off the molded gate portion from the hinge/counterweight part and replace the gate section with two separate pieces of correctly sized strip styrene with a little paint work to accurate them they make very realistic A frame crossing signals. I would also imagine if a bit of a mounting lug or hole was put on to the hinge portion the modern single bar gate could be done as well

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for all the info!

[@SamuelMcCurry-s6t]

The gold colored one is a Varney Deluxe, I have one like it.

[@Heroduothecomedian]

Thar via rail canda tsunami 2 looks like one of the class of diesal locomotives used by Amtrak or was used by them. Its been a while since i caught my amtrak going through my town so idk if they changed their locomotive class or not here in Kentucky but its always cool to see the same class of locomotive used in another country and the paint scheme they use on it

[@antonbruce1241]

The brass loco set may be a bigger "steal" then you think. IF they are runners, bring brass and heavy, they'll probably great pullers! And as far as couplers on that A-B-B set - one can always put just one coupler on the last B unit, and add drawbars between the other two.

[@SMTMainline]

That's a good point. Draw bars are a lot cheaper than kadees.

[@antonbruce1241]

@@SMTMainline Some EMD TR3 and FT units had drawbars, and some railroads used them between permanently attached loco sets, so depending on those locos...it may even be prototypical. A less expensive way to create a drawbar is to cut up an old expired credit card (cause you want to cut it up anyway), so all you'll need to do is get the correct length of card (based on what distance you want between units), round and drill holes in each end, and then paint them black.

[@SuperLuigiOfficial]

That almost got me good 9:12 😅😅😅

[@BlazerProject]

Wish there was some of those stores around my area without traveling over two hours to find those stores.

[@Dapinkhat]

0:00 start of the Banger

[@sanjapetrevska4994]

You should get more of those loc coaches

[@AlexTrain5249]

Some of those engines may not be handsome but at least you find them handy.

[@sophiaevans9908]

You need some British mk3 coaches to run behind that P42!

[@SMTMainline]

They would probably look pretty good together despite being an inaccurate match.

[@avlisk]

I have hobby shop envy. All the ones in my area closed.

[@andystrains4335]

I’m always surprised at how much of my early model trains are only valuable to me

[@bobross4449]

I understood the Red Green joke, and I’m not Canadian, he’s great

[@SMTMainline]

Apparently he build up a following in the US even prior to the Internet in boarder towns where they could get Canadian Tv.

[@joeblow5214]

​@@SMTMainline Red Green was aired on PBS in the U.S. I grew up watching it on Iowa Public Television with my dad. It got so big here in Iowa they did a live show here.

[@LindaCooper-i3f]

That Life-Like Canadian Pacific F unit locomotive is obviously a double headlight type, which makes it impossible to get it converted into an AMRoad locomotive as seen in the classic 1976 movie comedy known as “SILVER STREAK” from 20TH Century-Fox.

[@MygrandpasTrain]

If I recall correctly, @DarthSantaFe restored one of those brass engines- his was a Tetsudo. The distinguishing feature (or flaw) is that it appears they mashed an E7 front on to an F3 body, so it doesn't look quite right.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for sharing, I'll have to have a look. I'm a huge fan of his channel.

[@markwilliams2620]

Red Loctite on the loose F7 wheel for a permanent install. Blue Loctite if you think you'll need to remove it. I would age them in the 1960's. That's when Japanese brass really started to appear on the US market. The nose contour is halfway between an E6 and an F7. That P unit is gorgeous. Via Rail. Actual passenger service. Must be nice. Brightline keeps trying it here in Floriduh, but Floriduh man keeps thinking the train stops when he runs the flashing red lights.

[@SMTMainline]

I'll probably do that 👍

[@GraydonHughes]

Nice trains that you got hope you get That one work again the tea kettle one and hope you Can fix up that brass train and they made the brass trains in the 1950s to 1960s just so you know and keep up with the good work.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks 👍

[@GraydonHughes]

Yep you’re welcome

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

At 2:53 I noticed all the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range diesels

[@Minnesota_Rails]

They looked nice!

[@CedarLakeRailfanner]

@@Minnesota_Rails yes indeed and I want one

[@woohoofromtexasharris4814]

Woohoo 300. 😁😁😁

[@dfwrproductions]

Amazing video

[@Logansdumbstuff]

Im surprised that that brass loco was only 100 nice looking engine SMT

[@infinity6450]

you could paint that A-B-B set as a Canadiana set, or maybe one from some other country, like Australia, Great Britain or somewhere else. You could also polish that brass up real shiny for something a bit different.

[@johnd8892]

Australia never ran A-B-B sets. All Australian F unit derived locomotives were A cab units and six axle and longer than any F unit. A foot less higher and a foot less wide more or less. Even less of a F unit connection in the UK with and even more restricted structure gauge and government restrictions on imported locomotives in the F unit era. Meant zero UK F units.

[@SMTMainline]

I think I'd like to polish the brass until it's reflective.

[@casstelles]

The brass the A unit of the F unit has me intrigued. Looking at the nose, it seems to have a slant like the E6A. Could it be just a crude version of a F3A or a F5A locomotive? There's a mention of The Rio Grande having some that were a transition unit between the F3A and F7A. So, it would be interesting to find out the history of this model.

[@Anakin_Skywalker-333]

Had to wait 30 mins till school ended so I could watch SMT Mainline👍

[@rodger337]

Id love to know where to get a gear for my NYC tea kettle. I've had mine since 1976. Identical to the one you have.

[@SMTMainline]

I'm gonna try 3D printing some. Luckily they also use the same gears as their Diesels from the same era.

[@manuelazevedo1949]

Gostei muito do vídeo, principalmente porque a linguagem em português 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@heirandspare]

You have quite a collection there. Not as many as mine. For I have so few of them.

[@heirandspare]

Good morning to you too. 😎👍

[@Delta_Collects]

SMT, put your rapido models on the track under DCC and try functions 21 through 24, i think you'll like it

[@Bayarearailphotos]

Wake up boys, SMT has posted!

[@Benthetrainkid]

1:09 Tyco/Mehano Chattanooga (rebadged 2-8-2 with pilot and trailing trucks removed)

[@stephensalloum7763]

Cool VIA Rail P42 Next year in real Life They Will be Retired

[@wallybacon22]

I wonder if the red and green lights are supposed to be for port and starboard similar to a ship or aircraft. If so, they are on the correct sides.

[@SMTMainline]

That's what I was wondering myself. I've never seen a locomotive with marker lights like these.

[@MMRails]

I can’t believe you bought a NEW locomotive. 😄 Does Cameron call you when new boxes arrive or do you have a friend who scopes it out? Or is that a secret? Don’t tell me on here, too many eyes. Great haul!

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah, pretty strange for this channel lol. Usually Nik notices them while he's there and sends me a message

[@theblazesmyt2901]

Please review some Indian locomotives Btw love you ❤

[@chasesrailwaylinesrr6447]

Olive Hawthorne Olive Hawthorne village trains are On30 hon30 Would be HO scale on N scale track also cool haul

[@RichardHume-l4r]

Yea,you have a runner.

[@sergioarroyoguerrero5434]

Visitando una tienda de trenes, y encontrando locomotoras a buen precio, y funcionamiento.

[@flashrocket9158]

when you work on the brass F units, what paint scheme are you going to give it if any?

[@SMTMainline]

I think I just want to restore the brass.

[@raymondleggs5508]

Tenshodo-Fulgurex brass F unit

[@raymondleggs5508]

I have that Netherlands overseas mills boxcar.

[@JuanSilveti-z9p]

Hermosas locomotoras

[@detroitdieselseries5071]

Will you be getting the Rapido P32s which will include the New Haven Scheme

[@SMTMainline]

Oh hell yeah, I didn't even know they were making those.

[@ZachTrax17]

I thought I saw red and green marker lights on the brass A unit but I could be wrong.

[@SMTMainline]

You'd be correct, not sure if those were prototypical or not?

[@ThomasHoover-gz8or]

Hi smt I am from one of your streams

[@charcoal5091]

I’m still new to ho .i like running steam engines mostly .should I put switch’s in my layout or will they make to much trouble for the engines?

[@TEAMMORIS527]

The old locos were made to last.

[@johnthomsen8802]

You remind me of myself when I got bitten by the train bug. I have some good memories. I do miss the hobby. Have you ever played with HOn3? I had a brass K-27 years ago but sold it.

[@SMTMainline]

I haven't tried HOn3 yet but I'm open to it.

[@johnthomsen8802]

@@SMTMainline Shinohara makes good track and turnouts. I could see dual gauge track for a narrow gauge logging railroad. Shinohara's turnouts need wiring to avoid a short. MDC made HOn3 locomotive kits including a 2 truck shay.

[@johnthomsen8802]

I could see narrow gauge in parts of the layout where there are clearance issues you might have.

[@danielapodaca8747]

Is a Tyco I have that exact engine just has a broken coupler

[@sj9345]

The brass units might be Varney- or at least use Varney parts, for a brief moment I think I saw a Varney band transmission on maybe the B unit

[@SMTMainline]

That's entirely possible, I believe I have one of those.

[@djparn007]

👍👍

[@chrisdaniell2990]

Are the boxes you went through at Larkspur available for the general public to go through or did you make an appointment?

[@SMTMainline]

They aren't open to the public but if you ask nicely and promise to put everything back they usually let you do so.

[@RussellThePuppet8888]

I’ll take second place 🗿👍

[@Janky_air]

I got so excited that I dropped my phone on my head 😭

[@SMTMainline]

:/