Lionel’s 2018 Santa Fe Passenger Set Review

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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  • @fdthird
    @fdthird 5 років тому +38

    I was one of the lucky kids who got an original for my 10th birthday in 1960! Double A units and 4 long silver illuminated passenger cars! After being on display for many years above the bar in our basement, it’s packed up in its original boxes waiting for my youngest son to have a full time home.

    • @goldenmanuever1176
      @goldenmanuever1176 5 років тому +3

      fdthird sweet man 2383

    • @RailMike1225
      @RailMike1225 5 років тому +3

      How old is your son, I would recommend you should give it to him when he is 9

    • @Deadbuck73
      @Deadbuck73 5 років тому +2

      Awesome!

    • @Eduardomd54
      @Eduardomd54 4 роки тому

      Great gift for your son. Mine, since I was 4yr old, still running under the Christmas tree, and in display in the train room, the rest of the year.

    • @johnturcsik2906
      @johnturcsik2906 2 роки тому +1

      I have this version and the one from my parent generation with the old style track. In great condition too! Never been used until 2015. The old one has been used before but it’s been in storage for so long until 2015.
      I had to get the engine for the newer version serviced. Apparently the engine wasn’t heavy enough to make contact with the middle rail to make a smooth run. It lose power so easily

  • @alexandermejay
    @alexandermejay Рік тому +3

    "no one uses the front couplers" double-headed trains: "am I a joke to you?"

  • @rogermetzger7335
    @rogermetzger7335 4 роки тому +2

    This review is well done. And you are probably right that "nobody" ever uses the front coupler on a passenger locomotive. Well, in the 1950s, our family was about as close to "nobodys" as anyone but, over three years, we acquired three Lionel locomotives (GP-7, 2-6-4 steam and an SW-1) six Lionel freight cars, two Lionel cabooses and three Lionel passenger cars. The steam locomotive didn't have an operating front coupler . The cabooses and the observation car didn't have operating rear couplers. But, if they had all had operating couplers on both ends, we would have used all of them. We didn't often run the GP-7 with the passenger cars but we ran just about every other combination you could imagine including "mixed consists" that included freight and passenger cars.
    Them were the days!

  • @trainroomgary
    @trainroomgary 5 років тому +9

    Excellent locomotive & video to tell this historic RR story. 😎
    • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

  • @paulspomer16
    @paulspomer16 3 роки тому +8

    Personally I’m glad it has a working coupler on the front.

  • @elliottbriggs3385
    @elliottbriggs3385 3 роки тому +4

    Santa Fe passenger engines look really cool

  • @evanhizon8112
    @evanhizon8112 5 років тому +15

    3:40 That coupler can come in very handy if you plan to make an A-B-B-A consist.

    • @chicagolandrailroader
      @chicagolandrailroader 3 роки тому

      @@originaljokegaming2948 I think they made a dummy and b unit for the Santa Fe FT a couple decades ago

  • @marks3750
    @marks3750 2 роки тому +1

    They don't use a smaller front coupler because some people will want to run them in an AA configuration.

  • @grophers1189
    @grophers1189 3 роки тому +3

    “... could never convince my dad” that’s why he went to the bad nursing home in town and not the nice one!

  • @byates59
    @byates59 5 років тому +26

    Very nice starter set, Lionel did a great job with it! Thanks tmbooks!

  • @denniskimmell4983
    @denniskimmell4983 2 роки тому

    I just ordered the Santa Fe Super Chief yesterday, cant wait to get it next week!! A 77 yr old, you know boys and there toys!!

  • @dylanhale7300
    @dylanhale7300 5 років тому +8

    Because people DO use the coupler at front of a F unit. Mainly 2 F units back to back

  • @ernestimken5846
    @ernestimken5846 4 роки тому +4

    There's optional coaches, but no B unit. The coupler on the front could be for an A A combination. A dummy A unit would also complete this train like the original set had.

    • @joedaylight
      @joedaylight 3 роки тому

      There does exist a b unit matching this train.

  • @markcinque4586
    @markcinque4586 5 років тому +5

    Hey tmbooks Scence Lionel came out with the Polar Express Set in 2004 same year as the Movie it's Self By:Tom Hanks and scence there is also the 50minute Movie from the late 1970's called The Easter Bunny is coming to Town and that movie does have a train in it i was wondering will Lionel ever come out with a Easter Bunny Train set? you know that would be nice i think.,0:00

  • @mudkipandbeyond2500
    @mudkipandbeyond2500 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for existing you were one of the main reasons I like trains to this day

  • @DLGaming2002
    @DLGaming2002 5 років тому +7

    When I saw this train in ILTT 10, I fell in love with it.

  • @Deadbuck73
    @Deadbuck73 4 роки тому +2

    Beautiful set...I just don’t get the 159 on the side... it looks like cheap after thought house numbers in a mailbox...

  • @shraddhabandekar
    @shraddhabandekar 4 роки тому +1

    How do I order this set from India?

  • @surajtractortractor3983
    @surajtractortractor3983 3 роки тому +1

    I need this train plz tell how i get this train..

  • @beckyacampoverde
    @beckyacampoverde 4 роки тому +3

    Slick! I adore the silver train cars

  • @Mikethefallenlegend
    @Mikethefallenlegend 4 роки тому +3

    That's right coupling is there for a reason you couple up to the train backwards if you have one already and got a new one

  • @merlinandmurdoch7837
    @merlinandmurdoch7837 5 років тому +2

    Is the Santa Fe lionchief FT power B-unit diesel for this?

  • @WichitaToyTrainClub
    @WichitaToyTrainClub 5 років тому +9

    Great video! We've got some Lionel reviews on our channel as well, including legacy engines and starter sets. Again, great video and was very entertaining to watch!

  • @maymaystudio1702
    @maymaystudio1702 3 роки тому +1

    isn't that the layout we watched you guys plan out and assemble in an old show years ago! It's great to see it still in use

  • @sameboi944
    @sameboi944 4 роки тому +13

    Both me AND my dad want this for Christmas

  • @Garlic227
    @Garlic227 4 роки тому +3

    Planning to get this for Christmas

  • @michaelthesteakpackerp9756
    @michaelthesteakpackerp9756 4 роки тому +2

    Is a masterpiece and it is also beautiful

  • @michaeljacksonfanmade87
    @michaeljacksonfanmade87 2 роки тому +1

    I hope they make a new York central set

  • @eaglesguy7421
    @eaglesguy7421 4 роки тому +1

    Are the passenger cars wheels metal or plastic?

  • @Rocketman1583
    @Rocketman1583 5 років тому +7

    Beautiful, i hope Lionel brings this set in ho scale

    • @goldenretriever6440
      @goldenretriever6440 4 роки тому +1

      I thought Lionel only did o gauge

    • @joedaylight
      @joedaylight 3 роки тому +1

      @@goldenretriever6440 lionel started doing ho in recent years

  • @jagdishraheja4338
    @jagdishraheja4338 4 роки тому +2

    Nice video👍

  • @flashrocket9158
    @flashrocket9158 3 роки тому +3

    they should've made these remotes with a built in Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery (Just to reduce waste).
    The Announcements are a bit on the cringy side.
    Since Lionel is getting back into the HO scale market, they should do their F units in both Starter sets and as separate engines.
    Also, My first true electric train set was an MTH Railking N&W J R-T-R Powhatan Arrow set from 2001.

  • @rossbryan6102
    @rossbryan6102 5 років тому +2

    I HAVE A A-B-A 1949 F-3 SET!
    IT IS SURPRISING THAT THIS TIME WAS THE ORIGINAL FT CONFIGURATION!
    THE NUMBERING IS WRONG HOWEVER! FT LOCOMOTIVES IN PASSENGER PAINT WERE NUMBERED IN THE 400's!

  • @kaleoswalt7501
    @kaleoswalt7501 4 роки тому +7

    I can't wait till Christmas! LOL

  • @hafizahmedziakhan9411
    @hafizahmedziakhan9411 4 роки тому +1

    In Pakistan from where a person can buy this beautiful train set?

  • @tabomst3k851
    @tabomst3k851 5 років тому +2

    I just bought this set, I'm thinking of removing the roofs of the passenger cars so I can put some people inside. Looks kind of weird otherwise.

  • @kingoflovetrain6426
    @kingoflovetrain6426 5 років тому +3

    I want one for Christmas

  • @Kmaster2007
    @Kmaster2007 4 роки тому +3

    3:50 what if you MU two of them?

  • @UA-51
    @UA-51 5 років тому +9

    I definitely want one for Christmas 🎄

    • @cam_worrior
      @cam_worrior 5 років тому +1

      keep wishing and you get one

  • @vijaysilver1927
    @vijaysilver1927 4 роки тому +1

    Mobile app controller is so cool 🔥

  • @miscellaneousyoutube5399
    @miscellaneousyoutube5399 5 років тому +5

    I wish that I could get it it's a beautiful set

  • @rbeezd1636
    @rbeezd1636 5 років тому +3

    I WISH I HAD THIS SET

  • @MrMartin271
    @MrMartin271 4 роки тому +3

    What is the complete cost, including the two separate cars? thanks

  • @TROOJW851
    @TROOJW851 2 роки тому +1

    Awsome model, I got one of these myself recently. Absolutely amazing.
    As a sidenote, what's the name of that sound track playing in the background during the begining of the video? It's got such a 1950's feel to it and I love it!

  • @eaglesfan226
    @eaglesfan226 4 роки тому +3

    The HO Santa Fe was my first train set

  • @alexarteaga-caseyjunior5098
    @alexarteaga-caseyjunior5098 5 років тому +5

    That's a great set. Too bad i wish you should do one of the lionel five star general set released in 2017.

  • @andrewmorrison85
    @andrewmorrison85 2 роки тому +1

    Sort of funny that the coupler is a sore spot because the reviewer would like a scale coupler for added realism but the passenger cars are only about 60 scale feet long. O scale isn’t usually one to capture realism, more of a classic toy train.

  • @aryammaheshwari7913
    @aryammaheshwari7913 4 роки тому +1

    Hello...could you please assist me from where i can purchase the stuffs

  • @cruisinjoe
    @cruisinjoe 5 років тому +3

    Are the cars available for separate sale? I have the A-B-A from the 60’s

    • @jeffk2420
      @jeffk2420 5 років тому +1

      i dont believe there are, i found a guy parting out the kit on ebay and bought the observation and 1 regular cars with the intent of my dad using them with his original a-b units

  • @vijaykumaryadav4272
    @vijaykumaryadav4272 4 роки тому +1

    How much

  • @cushingpushing
    @cushingpushing 5 років тому +6

    This train is beautiful, I love it.

  • @Jackwald001
    @Jackwald001 5 років тому +3

    tmbooks, would you possibly get the chance to upload the Big Boy and Challenger segment from I Love Toy Trains part 10?

  • @rhettkientz3065
    @rhettkientz3065 3 роки тому +1

    Fi wish they also included a dummy engine in it I would pay $100 more if it included a dummy engine as well

  • @johnturcsik2906
    @johnturcsik2906 2 роки тому

    I have this version and the one from my parent generation with the old style track. In great condition too! Never been used until 2015. The old one has been used before but it’s been in storage for so long until 2015.
    I had to get the engine for the newer version serviced. Apparently the engine wasn’t heavy enough to make contact with the middle rail to make a smooth run. It lose power so easily

  • @ohyeahgamer3736
    @ohyeahgamer3736 5 років тому +7

    I going to buy that.

  • @keithhyttinen8275
    @keithhyttinen8275 4 роки тому +3

    Lionel. Made in China now? Used to be in Chesterfield, Michigan.

  • @F40M07
    @F40M07 2 роки тому +1

    One thing, the couplers might be a little finicky

  • @noejrolozagaste393
    @noejrolozagaste393 3 роки тому +2

    wow! i love trains

  • @RalHellcat
    @RalHellcat 8 місяців тому

    What is the Model number for this 2018 Santa Fe Super Chief?

  • @ashutoshshinde7046
    @ashutoshshinde7046 4 роки тому +1

    Where can I buy this set...plz share link

  • @warden9586
    @warden9586 2 роки тому +1

    I have that deseil engine but it is loud as HEAK I can hear it from across the house and I use the front cupller

  • @keithhyttinen8275
    @keithhyttinen8275 4 роки тому +5

    Waiting for the Lionel Amtrak passenger model.
    LOL.

  • @greywolf6162
    @greywolf6162 4 роки тому +2

    I got this train set for Christmas last year

    • @Sunil-SRK
      @Sunil-SRK 4 роки тому

      I need please tell me where to buy from

  • @TheBestTrainsAreReal
    @TheBestTrainsAreReal 5 років тому +2

    I use the front! I use it for excursion trains!

  • @williamschlenger1518
    @williamschlenger1518 5 років тому +9

    I think the older 1950s were better built.Passager cars look short.

  • @randallbyrd1973
    @randallbyrd1973 5 років тому +4

    Awesome review

  • @kingoflovetrain6426
    @kingoflovetrain6426 5 років тому +2

    Santa Fe Is Awesome!

  • @wyatttrainworld
    @wyatttrainworld 2 роки тому +1

    What’s the name of the song

  • @loganhake2660
    @loganhake2660 4 роки тому +1

    It is a beauty

  • @julieanndangtayan9822
    @julieanndangtayan9822 10 місяців тому

    I wanted this for Christmas

  • @nitinkanals5087
    @nitinkanals5087 5 років тому +2

    Beautiful.

  • @ernestimken6969
    @ernestimken6969 3 роки тому

    The Chief is incomplete without another A unit. The original was an AA set.

  • @isaacrodriguez9960
    @isaacrodriguez9960 5 років тому +5

    How much does it cost?

    • @crosh9925
      @crosh9925 5 років тому +2

      I believe $380 on the tmbooks shop

    • @sarahcabiya1728
      @sarahcabiya1728 4 роки тому

      $429.99 on the Lionel store

    • @sarahcabiya1728
      @sarahcabiya1728 4 роки тому

      With the extra cars that would be $615

  • @darth_dingus7306
    @darth_dingus7306 5 років тому +7

    My grandpa was a Santa Fe engineer

  • @drewjl0
    @drewjl0 5 років тому +6

    I Usually Use The Front Couplers To Double Head My Trains

  • @tonylamberti9623
    @tonylamberti9623 4 роки тому +1

    a great train ,i have this unit..it looks great on my train layout

  • @jazmingonzalez9700
    @jazmingonzalez9700 5 років тому +2

    Does the train itself need batteries?

    • @tmbooks
      @tmbooks  5 років тому +2

      No, only the hand controller.

    • @cam_worrior
      @cam_worrior 5 років тому +1

      its a electrical train every Lionel model train is electric

  • @anthonydelvalle5754
    @anthonydelvalle5754 5 років тому +3

    Honestly... this video seems a little bad Quality for when it was made, but still great train very detailed

  • @eastcoastrailproductions5559
    @eastcoastrailproductions5559 5 років тому +3

    There should be a dummy B unit or A unit

  • @gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125
    @gusshadleythelunaticfromar7125 5 місяців тому

    I got that set wonderful set.

  • @maxdefault1517
    @maxdefault1517 2 роки тому

    Can these work with the old transformers?

  • @kamalbhusal7101
    @kamalbhusal7101 2 роки тому

    I want to purchase one piece this train..how could i get in nepal..please suggest me....

  • @EggsBennyCo1973
    @EggsBennyCo1973 2 роки тому

    Pls may I have a link to the music?

  • @vijaykumaryadav4272
    @vijaykumaryadav4272 4 роки тому +1

    I want

  • @4Bestfriends858
    @4Bestfriends858 4 роки тому +1

    Santa Dr are the best

  • @bombino0507
    @bombino0507 5 років тому +2

    Unbox the Lionel thomas ready to run set

  • @scottudave4499
    @scottudave4499 5 років тому +1

    Always wanted one, just can't stand the way O gauge trains front end swings with the trucks, even the steamers. I did get over the third rail since track makers have begun blacking them out, but the engines... Just can't.

  • @rumaakter8780
    @rumaakter8780 4 роки тому

    How much money is the train

  • @lucster2390
    @lucster2390 4 роки тому +1

    I own the original Santa Fe

  • @thatonedud8325
    @thatonedud8325 5 років тому +1

    Wow at the beginning I thought it was sing sing sing by Benny Goodman

  • @zphotography7305
    @zphotography7305 4 роки тому

    Nice sounds

  • @kevinmills8437
    @kevinmills8437 5 років тому +5

    Unlike Santa Fe El Capitan by Lionel.

  • @mrizhar503
    @mrizhar503 4 роки тому

    How I want this

  • @jacksagrafsky4936
    @jacksagrafsky4936 5 років тому +2

    Sorry but lionel has had its day. Not enough details and a VERY HIGH PRICE. grandPa might of wanted it, but HIS dad was right it cost an arm and a leg, as all lionel TOY trains did, and do. HO, is the way to go!!

    • @machia0705
      @machia0705 5 років тому +3

      Jack Sagrafsky
      All O gauge is high priced. HO and N are getting there too. Train market is shrinking so prices are up. Kids love their cellphones etc.
      HO is definitely the most affordable though , out of all the scales. Lionel is getting back into the HO market. They came out with a revolutionary HO track system , check it out. I think it’s going to be a huge success.

  • @philipcasa7379
    @philipcasa7379 2 роки тому

    Can anyone tell me if these are American made or are they made in China?

  • @nickelplatenerd6989
    @nickelplatenerd6989 5 років тому +2

    Yeah if only they used an F3 or F7 instead of an FT!

  • @stuartmenzies3928
    @stuartmenzies3928 Рік тому

    beautiful

  • @rameshsharma3612
    @rameshsharma3612 4 роки тому

    I want this train
    Please tell me price

  • @Sunil-SRK
    @Sunil-SRK 4 роки тому

    From where to buy

  • @blairterry9435
    @blairterry9435 5 років тому

    Uh what happened to the layout? Where's the fourth track and the buildings?

    • @tmbooks
      @tmbooks  5 років тому +1

      The fourth track is still there. The buildings were taken down for our Christmas Carnival.