WOW the Lionel LionChief Pennsylvania GENERAL is actually AWESOME‼️

[@KathyMaKB]

My husband and I first time watching your video. His nickname is Freight Train cause he loves trains. We were blown away by your set up. Awesome!

[@therosejewelrailroad489]

I’m more into the later steam locomotives from the 1930’s and 40’s. But I am impressed with the features offered for the price point. I love seeing your layout. It’s like always seeing a nice weather day.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Hahaha thank you! You’re too kind! I’m more into steamers of that era also. This is the first general I’ve ever owned, nice for the price!!! That would’ve been a good title lol

[@petergulotta8183]

Hi Nick, great little engine. I own about six lionchief engines including a general and tender. They are great engines for the money. They are also the reason I’ve ordered the new cab3 system from Lionel. Wanting very much to use one remote for all of my locos. In my opinion, Individual remotes are nice but a pain when you want to run multiple engines at the same time.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

I have several Lionel chief engine but this is the first general. And like you said worth the money, for under $250 bucks it’s a fun little engine you can just run the crap out of lol. The new system should be neat especially for LionChief engines. Have a nice week!

[@ILSRWY4]

Beautiful engine! Sounds great! An Awesome investment!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you! It’s a cool little engine to let run lap after lap lol

[@ILSRWY4]

@@PghTrainFanatic Yes!

[@jimmelchin1531]

Good to see your layout again. Always a treat ! Thank You

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you Jim! There’s been some changes happening to it behind the scenes. Look for a layout update hopefully soon! Thanks, Nick

[@CWFTrains]

Lionel has really stepped up with their entry level locomotives over the last few years. Solid review and run!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

I agree! The Bluetooth alone is really great and makes it easy to run on any o gauge layout even mine which is setup only for command controlled engines. Thanks so much!

[@jayo1212]

@@PghTrainFanatic looking at the engine, there is still room for improvement...

[@LawsonRailway]

😳 wow $249.99 for that?? that sounds like a steal haha but nice looking train man i really like that and good pick hope to see more similar to that

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks! Yeah it’s a nice little LionChief engine. However this one doesn’t come in a set it is sold just the locomotive

[@LawsonRailway]

@@PghTrainFanatic do they sell just the coal car that goes behind it?

[@mistermadmachine6311]

Great locomotive And voice function is amazing 😱

[@PghTrainFanatic]

It works surprisingly well! Way better then that horrible proto cast on MTH engines

[@mistermadmachine6311]

Proto cast?

[@PghTrainFanatic]

@@mistermadmachine6311 proto cast is available on MTH ps2 & ps3 engines when using the handheld DCS remote. Works similarly where you press a button and you can speak into the remote and it “broad-casts” your voice through the locomotive speaker. It’s terrible, crackling loud and horrible sound quality. I never use it. Lionel’s entry level engines with this voice feature blow it out of the water

[@VenusVenitorium]

Wanting to buy this now LOL

[@F40M07]

Cute 4-4-0!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you!

[@realtoytrains]

Sick little 4-4-0!!! Reminds me of our frozen 4-4-0 set 🤙🏼. -RTT

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Yo brotato! Thanks my man!

[@donpoitras5188]

Your video was very well done and very enjoyable.Your layout is in a league of it's own.YOU are the MASTER!👍👍

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Hey don, thanks for the nice words! Have a great week! 😊

[@donpoitras5188]

@@PghTrainFanatic Thanks Nick,I wish I knew as much about creating beautiful layouts,as you forgot!👍👍Never stop playing with trains.It will add years to your life😂

[@PghTrainFanatic]

@@donpoitras5188 that truly made me smile! So true! Thanks again Don!

[@alexanderpoirier3350]

Nice little video! You might also like the undecorated 0-8-0 Lionel produced as part of a personalization set. This engine can be found on several hobby stores online. Give it a looksie!

[@ronbohin9087]

I also picked this locomotive up. I was very surprised how fun this locomotive is. I’m having a hard time taking it off the layout!!! Keep up the great work!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

That’s great Ron! I agree it’s an O gauge bargain for sure. Thanks for the nice compliments also! Have a great week!

[@Porschedude8]

Terrific! Happy Father's Day Nick! 👏😊

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Glad you liked it and thank you very much! 😁

[@americanspirit8932]

Beautiful locomotive. You have a great crane display as well, very detailed and very realistic. Today is June 21st 2022. Thank you for this post really enjoyed it.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks so much for the nice comments! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@coopertroopa44]

Awesome review Nick. Nice little engine. My Dad has the one that came with the Super O track. Maybe I should upgrade him. lol.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks so much Matt! Yeah it’s a great little engine for the money. I wish it had at least 2 chuff per rev. Not like it costs Lionel more to make it chuff more realistically lol

[@ajmayowskijr]

Nice to see an affordable Lionel steam engine. Excellent review Nick. 🤙 Happy Father's Day Nick

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you so much Al and happy Father’s Day to you also! Lionel needs more engine options in this price range. Have a great week buddy!

[@LoCoMotiveTimeTravelersDNA]

Thanks for another great vid Nick !

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Hey Dan! Thanks so much bud!

[@howardgriffin2966]

Nice video, thanks for sharing nick. also happy Father's day, keep the videos coming !

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks for the father day wishes Howard! Same to you and I’m glad you enjoyed this cool little loco!

[@railchief74]

@@PghTrainFanatic happy Father’s Day to you and your family!🚂

[@PghTrainFanatic]

@@railchief74 thank you very much!

[@Chessie1985]

Cool steam engine i love that style of engine and Happy Father's Day Nick!!!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks so much Jeff! This is the first general I ever owned. It’s exactly as the thumbnail said fun and affordable! Thanks again!

[@Chessie1985]

@@PghTrainFanatic You're welcome and Cool!!!!

[@RichMurnane]

Looks really nice, thank you for posting the video, I may have to pick one of these up!

[@RichMurnane]

p.s. your layout is top notch, love it

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you so much Rich! It’s a cool little engine! Thank you for the compliments on my layout. I have a layout update video I’m preparing for soon

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome 4-4-0!!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Heck yeah! Thanks!!

[@gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125]

Great review nick.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you very much Guss!

[@jayo1212]

I'd really like to see Lionel make some affordable entry level 4-4-0's that use the tooling from those brass hybrid models they did...

[@davvonmckenzie3911]

Awesome!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

I appreciate it Davvon! 😁

[@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan]

What a fantastic purchase!!! I love the style of this General Locomotive and tender. Also superb whistle!! Only thing I'm a little dissapointed is the 1 chug per revolution and the little distant separation between the engine and tender. Other then that, I love it. Very nice paint as well. Looks great pulling those coaches.

[@PereMarquette1223]

It’s not meant to be a scale or accurate model, it’s basically a toy with a little extra. Gotta put your mind in that particular mindset.

[@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan]

@@PereMarquette1223 Yes I know that. This is basically like the engines in the starter sets. They are very nice. I'm not complaining about the engine or tender, just mentioning about the 2 things I mentioned. This one is a lot better then the same style engine & tender Lionel did in the late 70's & 80's. The engine was red & black. That was an electric toy train defintely. Lionel has come a long with their trains now. Each one has realistic sounds.

[@PereMarquette1223]

@@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan Lionel has also rereleased those paint schemes too. My local shop has a W&A painted one that’s reminiscent of the 1950’s variant and the ones that came out in the 80’s. Flashy paint schemes were part of the game back in 1800’s railroading.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you!! I agree 1 chuff per rev is the major flaw with this engine. I said it to a few other people that It’s not like it would cost Lionel more money to throw even 2 chuff per rev on this thing lol

[@CornerFieldHobbyRailfan]

@@PghTrainFanatic It's no big, just something I noticed when I heard the chugging. Now if this was a Legacy or Vision Line engine, yeah then that would be very upsetting.

[@mikebrown2948]

I love ❤️ this video

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Really kind of you! Thanks!!

[@riogonzalez3572]

Awesome!!!!!!!!

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks so much!!

[@legiontheatregroup]

Beautifully shot video. Having been around real steam locomotives my entire life I do find the incorrectly timed exhaust chuffs very distracting at slow speeds. But otherwise looks like a real winner.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thank you very much! That’s probably my only complaint that there could have been more chuffs per rev. Heck even 2 would’ve been better than one. lol. Otherwise yeah it’s a great little steamer for the price point.

[@doctordeath.5716]

Have you done a review yet on the lionel Strasburg Pennsylvania passenger cars yet and all the add on cars to the train set yet? I do not remember how many passenger cars come in the one set and do not remember how many add on cars come with the rest of the train set.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Hi no I haven’t. I most likely will not be getting the new strasburg cars or the locomotive. I decided there was too much in the following catalog I would rather have.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

nice vid

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Thanks so much Lee! Cheers!

[@brian4815]

Love that engine I’m Jealous

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Haha thanks Brian! It’s worth the money for what it is.

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

MTH woodside passager cars are the best

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Yeah I agree they really are. Lionel is asking a little too much for that tooling now. Still worth it tho lol

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub! Liked 🙏❄️🎃⛄️

[@ronald8673]

The smoke looks weak. Is it adjustable ?

[@russellthunderhorse]

Hey Nick, does this engine have real puffing smoke?

[@brian4815]

We need more Zelda the engineer

[@PghTrainFanatic]

LOL That could happen!

[@polkaking57]

My only complaint is the one chuff per revolution. With drive wheels that big it becomes annoying. The real thing has four chuffs. Other then that it’s nice.

[@rayhankazianga6817]

The engine is basically a somewhat souped-up version of the starter set locomotives. Slightly better detailing + slightly better sounds but that's it. Affordability is the main attraction, not attention to detail. I would appreciate like 2 chuffs though.

[@SFCRambo60]

The cow catcher doesn't look right. I always seen them where they were open and not solid.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

It’s an inexpensive plastic model. If it were slotted it could easily break

[@CreeperBroCMJ]

Lionel needs to make more scale 4-4-0s like the brass hybrids a few years ago.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

Those are nice however they’re in a completely different price bracket then this engine. The other thing I didn’t care for was the sounds come from the passenger car that’s not included so then you are forced to buy the matching passenger cars. You’re in for well over 1300 bucks at that point

[@CreeperBroCMJ]

@@PghTrainFanatic I totally agree with you on the price and the sounds coming from the passenger car. I just think these O scale companies should produce older engines like the 4-4-0s. I mean N scale engines have sound in them, so I don’t really understand why an O scale can’t. I don’t need it to be a brass hybrid, I just want more representation from around the 1870s to the early 1900s.

[@PereMarquette1223]

@@PghTrainFanatic if they picked up the 4-4-0 tooling from MTH they should be able to do something with it hopefully.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

@@PereMarquette1223 yes, that would be fantastic!

[@jayo1212]

@@CreeperBroCMJ I agree, I think they should make some affordable entry level models using the same tooling as the brass hybrid models. I wouldn't mind them being plastic, as long as they are more proportionally realistic...

[@charleskuyawa8458]

Did not care for it, it looked like it was a lot of plastic. Not for me. CHUCK.

[@PghTrainFanatic]

It is allot of plastic but it’s also under $250 bucks. It’s not a top of the line model