in the start-up sequence, I love how when the Fireman is asked "How's she firing?" he replies "She's in good shape!" with just a hint of pride in his voice. That is a man who loves his engine, for sure.
Very nice model, that whistle sounds great although the S1 never actually had a whistle it had a Leslie A200 air horn just as a fun fact, but I don't put that against this engine, it's a beautiful set. Great review
That is a gorgeous beastly engine but my goodness I was stunned when you mentioned it had less than 50% weight on the drive wheels. I'm not an engineer but even I know that is not a wise move.
"It looks as if it's grinning" -Gene Wilder from the 1976 film "Silver Streak." I almost got a hold of this model but it sold out at my local hobby shop, hopefully MTH will make another model in the foreseeable future. The S-1 is one of my favorite streamlined locomotives along with the F7 Hiawatha Hudson, the Dreyfuss Hudson and the Lehigh Valley John Wilkes
Not to be picky but you have the rpo car on backwards as the hook has to face forward. As a kid my grandfather worked for the Milwaukee Road Copper Country Limited and when allowed to enter the rpo car I would play with the hook. Also MTH forgot to put a handle on the hook,it looks like, as you would have to open the door to operate the hook also. Great train set, I have a T1 as the MR used those.
I lived in "Lyma" Ohio for around 1980-85. It wasn't much fun to see the line downgraded to single track. South side of Lima were remnants of the Erie double track main line to Chicago. I wish I could have lived there when Erie was going strong. The Pennsy tenders were incredibly magnificent cars, with the skirting at the bottom and the great logos on the side. I'm a big R. Loewy fan, especially when he goes full-bore with the Art Deco look. By the way my parents visited the World's Fair on their honeymoon. (We lived in New Jersey.) They had a couple of snapshots of the Trylon and Perisphere but none of the S-1, which, looking back, surprises me because my dad was an excellent builder, mechanic, and civil engineer. That display, steaming all day, was certainly a public relations stroke of genius. The Trylon has always been a most curious phenomenon. The form is rarely seen in everyday life, probably because of the impractical limitations on interior space.
Amazing how it resembles the prototype not only visually but also in that it has similar drawbacks. Beautiful engine and every time I cross that former PRR line I picture one of these racing across the flatlands.
This is why I really like Pennsylvania railroad trains a lot.. And I do live in Pennsylvania, but I cannot tell you where I'm at.. I'm gonna say this, "Unknown Location."
Tonys Amtrak Train Videos do you live around the only PRR. I live by the NEC in Delaware so I love watching the high speed trains and commuters run by.
+PghTrainFanatic I Know, But i don't know why but when the Y3s were Re-released in 2012, the hooter whistle was changed to a Hancock 3 Chime consistent to UP 844's Whistle
Of note during the Worlds Fair, the miniature narrow gauge engines used at the fair were modified Vulcan locomotives with the iconic bullet nose. These engines now operate at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh but one of two has been converted to resemble Thomas, unfortunately
There are rumors that the S1 along with its successor the T1 broke Mallard's speed record with the highest speeds for both being claimed at around 140 mph.
Alex Crawford unfortunately for this loco that's all they are as no one has ever produced any evidence to support these claims, such as timings of runs.
Matt O'Donnell if it had surely by now someone would have been able to pull the records and prove that this had occurred. Until then, this remains only a rumour.
@@mattodonnell8 yeah, they say that The PRR S1 had once hit the speed of 156 mph(249.6 km/h), a tremendous and unbelievable speed of a steam locomotive can archived.
Sounds like it's trying to be super accurate to the real Pennsylvania 6100, right down to the flaws that haunted the real one in its short-lived service life... And honestly, I think that's a bad thing... If I ever had the money to build me an American O-guage railroad, I'd only buy a Lionel Vision Line Big Boy 4014 and be done with it for motive power. :/
+Jim van der Kolk If you do want some O gauge stuff, I suggest you buy a Lionel postwar train. They're on Ebay for good prices, but make sure to consult me if you want one. I know a lot about them and can tell you which ones are good or bad to get.
To see brief clips of Pennsy 6100 running in the Chicago area Green Frog Productions has an 8 disc DVD set entitled Vintage Steam Spectacular. Within that set is a disc called The Golden Twilight of Postwar Steam Pt 1. B&W movies show brief scenes of Pennsy 6100 slowly passing the camera of Gene Miller. The cover plate for the front coupler is missing and she is pulling a first class train as she parallels the NYC tracks on her left occupied by the 20th Century Limited which is also on the move. I don't believe the DVD is sold separately. However, the 8 DVD set which includes it as well as parts 2 and 3 is just under $35.00.
Eric, would you ever review a LionChief Plus engine? I heard their Camelback is scale sized I thought it looked pretty neat. I don't think it works with Legacy however.
It's a beautiful model, and has a rather striking look to her, but I must know what came over Raymond Loewy to come up with a duplex with 6-wheel pilots taking away what little weight was distributed between the two separate engine units, it's more like double heading E6 class locomotives than a 6-8-6. The T1 was much better balanced though. I thought we learned from the Midland Railway that coupling rods weren't flimsy at high speed, that's what got us off of building the single wheelers.
RockyRailroad Productions The 6 wheeled engine and trailing trucks were needed to support the massive weight of the locomotive's overhang which did result in diminishing some of the weight over the drivers but with 84" diameter drivers, 300 lbs steam pressure and that long rigid frame it was bound to be a slippery engine. Once it was up to speed it could run like the wind but it was just too damned big.
RockyRailroad Productions Once again, Loewy was only responsible for the sheet metal styling and had nothing to do with the mechanical design. Unfortunately a lot of ideas look good on paper but don't meet expectations when put to fabrication. All those "what ifs?". Keep in mind that 84" diameter drivers were almost always prone to slippage when starting heavy trains but were essential for high speed operation. See if your local library can get you a copy of Al Staufer's Pennsy Power. You will enjoy reading it. Also, if you subscribe to Classic Trains check the Steam Glory 3 special edition (holiday 2012) for an article entitled Pennsy's T1 reassessed by David Stephenson. I think you will find the article very interesting.
Good news: I'm about to bring out a song for the PRR since as far as my knowledge goes they never had a theme song. Problem: No free footage of the S1 exists. You allow me to take a bit of footage here into my song video? (I need a reply back either yes or no to be able to follow YT guidelines.)
Wow, what a monster; that said , an absolutely BEAUTIFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING one. A land version of such icons as the Hindenburg and Titanic. Thanks for such a great video!
Thank Goodness!! I'm glad someone pointed that out. If no one else had I was going to. I have several photos of the PRR S1 from all sorts of directions and I've never seen a whistle only the horn - perhaps it was a steam horn. Quite a few US steam locos of the 1940s had (steam) horns: best known were the SP Cab Forwards but also the NYC 6000 Niagara's, NC & St L "Dixie Line" #536, Milwaukee F7s (4-6-4), SP "Daylight" GS #4412. Those last three I have photos of those particular locos but the others in each of their class would've had those horns too.
Dude. Your videos have totally made me fall in love with trains, both real and replica. Thanks for all of this exposure so such a cool hobby. If only my bank account could keep up to my interests! Cheers .
Great stream line design, I always enjoy when you tell the viewers the locomotive history. World fair story very interesting. Like you said, "it is big". MTH designers & engineers do a fantastic job in making their locomotives & passenger cars look and run prototypical. Looks great on your layout. The set price is always the best deal with MTH Premier / RailKing. Well done product review, this is why I stop by. Did you add the figures to the passenger cars? • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway
WOW! Absolutely loved your video of the MTH 20th Century Limited and always will; such an iconic train, but the S1 takes my breath away too. Thanks for your gr8 videos. :-)
Artistic question: The flipping of the display photo adds some interest and movement under your commentary. But couldn't you flip between a number of general images instead of just one? Thanks for your efforts!
Great review, I have the older proto2 version. And I'll agree it's not happy on O72 curves. I've actually had it jump the track while backing down a O72 curve
The S2 was built in 1944 and according to Eric the S1 made its last revenue-earning run in 1946, I have a couple of photos of it (the S1) in storage in the late 1940s about the time the S2 was also in storage. Nice try, but....
Can you tell me if the S1 had the same tender as the T1. I am also trying to get some scale plans of the S1 in H0 or 0 gauge. I have looked on the internet but drawn a blank. Do you or any of your subscribers know where I might find them. Great video thanks.
Hi Sam, I have plans of both, jealous? They did have different tenders: The S1 had 250-P-84 and the T1 had 180-P-76 tenders (sometimes referred to as "Coast to Coast" tenders). The first number refers to the water capacity in thousands of gallons, the second number is the height of the tender deck above the rail in inches. The "P" means for passenger service. The actual water capacity was slightly different, the Pennsy just rounded up the numbers. - Dennis
Does Stripes is a Shoulda be like copper not white I think they did it of a boo boo mistake about this one right here because the original colors right there that of a drawings that are of the original of the train it's supposed to be copper of a Stripes right there but not in White Stripes I think that the other whoever designed this one well that's a boo boo mistake right there
Priceless info about the World's Fair. My parents went there on their honeymoon. Incidentally, as a kid I had a hard time figuring out the "Trylon" and why it wasn't a pyramid. (Wikipedia has the same photo as Erich's,)
In real life this locomotive was 140 ft. 2 1/2 in. It would be longer than a Union Pacific Big Boy which is 132 ft. 9 1/4 in. It is still lighter as this weighs around 480 tons the big boy was about 500-500+ tons.
Aren't the mail hooks supposed to be facing the other way? With the direction the model was going the mail hooks wouldn't have been able to pick up the mail bag.
soon, there is gonna be a new s1 built and it will have a new top speed up to 165mph, and it can travel up to 135mph and it will be converted into oil and it will be the same size as a big boy, and it's wheels will be the same size as the big boy and it will use the Cosby whistle and there is gonna one built, and it will be on top of the cab of the s1 and it will run from Pittsburg to Chicago service and there is gonna be up big boy #4004 in alco, and when the s1 is complete, the big boy returns and it when under a restoration and it will be completed in 2039 and it can travel up to 100mph in the straightest line in the train tracks in wyoming where trains go 100mph and It will be running again in 2039 and it will have a new top speed up 140mph and it can travel up to 100mph and it will doublehead with UP 3977 every field day in TOR school, and for the new s1 will be numbered 6101 and it will use popet valves and it will have a prr logo in the on the bottom of the light, and it Will be the fastest s1 in the world. And it will be the fastest s1 in the world and a surviving s1 in the world too. And it will have the PRR Red scheme and it will have yellow stripes on it too. And it will double head with s2 #6201 and it will have a new top speed up to 160mph and it cab travel up to 130mph and it will
As a Brit I'm trying to understand why a 3 rail model system would still be produced as its not phatically as realistic looking as the 2 rail system. Seems like a simpler solution prom the past of having a pick up rail in the centre rather a positive and negative.
The whistle Lionel recorded for this is the same Pennsylvania 3 chime whistle that the Nickel Plate Road 765 wore on her visit to Pennsylvania in 2012. It is originally off of a PRR J
What a gorgeous set. I was just reading about this locomotive the other day when I fell down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia articles on Pennsylvania steam.
Thanks for another excellent review Eric. I especially enjoyed the high speed runbys. I am not sure but the screened opening just ahead of the stacks might be the exhaust for the steam driven air pumps or another front end steam driven appliance. Just curious but is a C&O Allegheny on your steam engine acquisition list?
Nice review. Regarding the cars, the mail hook on the baggage-RPO is backwards. Also, the coaches actually appear to be sleeping cars, judging both by the interior partitions and by the pairs of small windows above the side windows.
If the S1 was built by Union Pacific it would be More Successful because Of articulation Or built as a 6 8 6 but instead A Non Articulation 6 4 4 6 which would make Big Boy Better.
Wow, they incorporated the flaws of the real engine into the model... That's damn impressive!
Well you have to incorporate every fine detail if you want to leave an impression.
4449s bell
I wish she was never scrapped. Maybe converted to a 4-4-4-4 but not scrapped...
That would make the S1 into a shark-nosed T1.
James Groccia the T1 was already a sharknose. It’s design helped shape the Baldwin RF-16.
@@NOVARailandWeatherEnthusiast but they are bringing back to the T1 Locomotive in 2030
she needed the wheels to carry the weight, there are wheel weight restrictions on RRs just like on trucks.
Too bad Pennsy didn't save this locomotive as a static display somewhere on the system. Horseshoe Curve?
it would be awesome if they did that
g bridgman na that a GP7 mabey in Altoona or the Hamburg no never mind
They put a K4s there for a few years then replaced it with a GP7. I'm only going on memory, I'd have to check.
We can save her and any other steam locomotive inside the computer : ua-cam.com/video/GyuVQXiWv0I/v-deo.html
s t a n t o n c u r v e
This is my favorite steam locomotive of all time. And the model looks so beautiful and sleek like the real S1.
It's my favorite too!
This design is perfect for alternate modern steampunk world
I agree it looks like a steam powered bullet train
@@mrni6502 that was the idea. Back then, it was "the way of the future"
Wow. The Pennsylvania S1 looks really fancy.
We are waching a ghost train story. This ericstrains vid has 311 comments.
@@noelnalupa1755That’s cool and all, but who asked?
That’s the point. 😉
in the start-up sequence, I love how when the Fireman is asked "How's she firing?" he replies "She's in good shape!" with just a hint of pride in his voice. That is a man who loves his engine, for sure.
Pretty sure that can go for most engineers with certain engines. 😂
Very nice model, that whistle sounds great although the S1 never actually had a whistle it had a Leslie A200 air horn just as a fun fact, but I don't put that against this engine, it's a beautiful set. Great review
19:14 sounds EXACTLY like Southern Pacific 4449's bell
The bell on this engine sounds just like 4449's bell.
Yup
Exactly
I agree maybe 4449’s Bell Is a piece of the S1 duplex.
That is a gorgeous beastly engine but my goodness I was stunned when you mentioned it had less than 50% weight on the drive wheels. I'm not an engineer but even I know that is not a wise move.
"It looks as if it's grinning" -Gene Wilder from the 1976 film "Silver Streak." I almost got a hold of this model but it sold out at my local hobby shop, hopefully MTH will make another model in the foreseeable future. The S-1 is one of my favorite streamlined locomotives along with the F7 Hiawatha Hudson, the Dreyfuss Hudson and the Lehigh Valley John Wilkes
Not to be picky but you have the rpo car on backwards as the hook has to face forward. As a kid my grandfather worked for the Milwaukee Road Copper Country Limited and when allowed to enter the rpo car I would play with the hook. Also MTH forgot to put a handle on the hook,it looks like, as you would have to open the door to operate the hook also. Great train set, I have a T1 as the MR used those.
It was the most streamlined steam locomotive ever made as well as the biggest.
I lived in "Lyma" Ohio for around 1980-85. It wasn't much fun to see the line downgraded to single track. South side of Lima were remnants of the Erie double track main line to Chicago. I wish I could have lived there when Erie was going strong. The Pennsy tenders were incredibly magnificent cars, with the skirting at the bottom and the great logos on the side. I'm a big R. Loewy fan, especially when he goes full-bore with the Art Deco look. By the way my parents visited the World's Fair on their honeymoon. (We lived in New Jersey.) They had a couple of snapshots of the Trylon and Perisphere but none of the S-1, which, looking back, surprises me because my dad was an excellent builder, mechanic, and civil engineer. That display, steaming all day, was certainly a public relations stroke of genius. The Trylon has always been a most curious phenomenon. The form is rarely seen in everyday life, probably because of the impractical limitations on interior space.
whoever dreamed a 6-4-4-6 can pull an elegant train
I love the S1, the design is very beautiful and its very a different loco. Thanks for reviewing it Eric
A beauty. You are right, great whistle. Very impressed with the chuffing.
"Welcome to Leema" ?? Ouch! That may be how they pronounce it in Peru, but in Ohio it's "Lyma".
+kocn53 Yep, a silly mistake that could've been avoided by just...googling it!
lol yes. One of my pet peeves is the pronunciation by modelers of boxpok. it's box spoke, they are spokes, not pocks.
Is that pronounced at Lie-ma? Versus Lee-ma?
Amazing how it resembles the prototype not only visually but also in that it has similar drawbacks. Beautiful engine and every time I cross that former PRR line I picture one of these racing across the flatlands.
This is why I really like Pennsylvania railroad trains a lot.. And I do live in Pennsylvania, but I cannot tell you where I'm at.. I'm gonna say this, "Unknown Location."
Tonys Amtrak Train Videos do you live around the only PRR. I live by the NEC in Delaware so I love watching the high speed trains and commuters run by.
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You know the T1 Trust should rebuild the S1 and have it run alongside the T1. That could be cool.
They need blueprints
TheExtremeAnimator and money 😂
Oh geez, the S1 is gonna take a longer time to build than the T1.
The number would be 6101, not 6100.
Nice engine Eric! I'm waiting on Lionel remake this one along with the t1. 👍
+PghTrainFanatic I Know, But i don't know why but when the Y3s were Re-released in 2012, the hooter whistle was changed to a Hancock 3 Chime consistent to UP 844's Whistle
Could you imagine a Vision Line version of both the S1 and T1?
I love the S1! It's such a pretty engine!
Its almost like norfolk and westerns steamer, but i wonder if this train would work on o-27
Tailterrier27 ha
Tailterrier27 Oh, yeah.
Tailterrier27 Not much.
(I will.)
Tailterrier27 That's really interesting.
Of note during the Worlds Fair, the miniature narrow gauge engines used at the fair were modified Vulcan locomotives with the iconic bullet nose. These engines now operate at Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh but one of two has been converted to resemble Thomas, unfortunately
There are rumors that the S1 along with its successor the T1 broke Mallard's speed record with the highest speeds for both being claimed at around 140 mph.
Alex Crawford Well, with the 5550 T1 being built eventually, we will soon be able to find out
wikipedia says something about it getting a "speeding ticket" at 156mph IIRC
Alex Crawford unfortunately for this loco that's all they are as no one has ever produced any evidence to support these claims, such as timings of runs.
Matt O'Donnell if it had surely by now someone would have been able to pull the records and prove that this had occurred. Until then, this remains only a rumour.
@@mattodonnell8 yeah, they say that The PRR S1 had once hit the speed of 156 mph(249.6 km/h), a tremendous and unbelievable speed of a steam locomotive can archived.
Sounds like it's trying to be super accurate to the real Pennsylvania 6100, right down to the flaws that haunted the real one in its short-lived service life... And honestly, I think that's a bad thing...
If I ever had the money to build me an American O-guage railroad, I'd only buy a Lionel Vision Line Big Boy 4014 and be done with it for motive power. :/
+Jim van der Kolk If you do want some O gauge stuff, I suggest you buy a Lionel postwar train. They're on Ebay for good prices, but make sure to consult me if you want one. I know a lot about them and can tell you which ones are good or bad to get.
Nah, don't have the space and money.
To see brief clips of Pennsy 6100 running in the Chicago area Green Frog Productions has an 8 disc DVD set entitled Vintage Steam Spectacular. Within that set is a disc called The Golden Twilight of Postwar Steam Pt 1. B&W movies show brief scenes of Pennsy 6100 slowly passing the camera of Gene Miller. The cover plate for the front coupler is missing and she is pulling a first class train as she parallels the NYC tracks on her left occupied by the 20th Century Limited which is also on the move. I don't believe the DVD is sold separately. However, the 8 DVD set which includes it as well as parts 2 and 3 is just under $35.00.
Eric, would you ever review a LionChief Plus engine? I heard their Camelback is scale sized I thought it looked pretty neat. I don't think it works with Legacy however.
Any idea where I can buy one of these? Trying to collect all of Raymond Loewys' designs
Ebay. They always reappear for biding or purchases.
It's a beautiful model, and has a rather striking look to her, but I must know what came over Raymond Loewy to come up with a duplex with 6-wheel pilots taking away what little weight was distributed between the two separate engine units, it's more like double heading E6 class locomotives than a 6-8-6. The T1 was much better balanced though. I thought we learned from the Midland Railway that coupling rods weren't flimsy at high speed, that's what got us off of building the single wheelers.
RockyRailroad Productions Raymond Loewy only designed the streamlined shrouding, he didn't have anything to do with deciding the wheel arrangement.
ericstrains I see, my mistake. Although I'm still curious as to what it's point was. Maybe the rollers at the fairground restricted it somehow?
RockyRailroad Productions The 6 wheeled engine and trailing trucks were needed to support the massive weight of the locomotive's overhang which did result in diminishing some of the weight over the drivers but with 84" diameter drivers, 300 lbs steam pressure and that long rigid frame it was bound to be a slippery engine. Once it was up to speed it could run like the wind but it was just too damned big.
allegheny48 If Loewy had shortened it and gotten all the drivers coupled to prevent wheelslip (Like a 4-8-6 perhaps) it could have worked better,
RockyRailroad Productions Once again, Loewy was only responsible for the sheet metal styling and had nothing to do with the mechanical design. Unfortunately a lot of ideas look good on paper but don't meet expectations when put to fabrication. All those "what ifs?". Keep in mind that 84" diameter drivers were almost always prone to slippage when starting heavy trains but were essential for high speed operation. See if your local library can get you a copy of Al Staufer's Pennsy Power. You will enjoy reading it. Also, if you subscribe to Classic Trains check the Steam Glory 3 special edition (holiday 2012) for an article entitled Pennsy's T1 reassessed by David Stephenson. I think you will find the article very interesting.
Good news: I'm about to bring out a song for the PRR since as far as my knowledge goes they never had a theme song. Problem: No free footage of the S1 exists. You allow me to take a bit of footage here into my song video? (I need a reply back either yes or no to be able to follow YT guidelines.)
Wow, what a monster; that said , an absolutely BEAUTIFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING one. A land version of such icons as the Hindenburg and Titanic. Thanks for such a great video!
"A land version of such icons as the Hindenburg and Titanic." But thankfully not as costly in human lives.
Have you thought of getting Lionel's latest rendition of the Reading T1 4-8-4?
Toby Pasman your wish is granted
Interestingly enough, the schematics for the real S-1 don't list a steam whistle, only the diesel style horn you see on the front.
There is also no visible whistle on the engine.
Thank Goodness!! I'm glad someone pointed that out. If no one else had I was going to. I have several photos of the PRR S1 from all sorts of directions and I've never seen a whistle only the horn - perhaps it was a steam horn.
Quite a few US steam locos of the 1940s had (steam) horns: best known were the SP Cab Forwards but also the NYC 6000 Niagara's, NC & St L "Dixie Line" #536, Milwaukee F7s (4-6-4), SP "Daylight" GS #4412. Those last three I have photos of those particular locos but the others in each of their class would've had those horns too.
Hey Eric could you possibly do a review on the t1 locomotive
Does this remind anyone else of the Snowpiercer
No, since it doesn’t look like it
The whistle of the S1 sounds like it’s ready for battle
22:34: Fastest train Eric runs that's high end
Thank you Eric.............Takes me back to my youth and my Lionel's in the 1960's
Dude. Your videos have totally made me fall in love with trains, both real and replica. Thanks for all of this exposure so such a cool hobby. If only my bank account could keep up to my interests! Cheers .
What a beautiful, powerful locomotive. But man, how could they have made such a huge mistake in the design?
This art deco masterpiece would have been like a spaceship in 1939.
You know if this train really did go faster than Millard, it be so much sadder that this was scrapped
A 36" O gauge locomotive and tender is very impressive. I would love to see it.
im sooo jealous you have every single train
I loved your N&W 611 review
Great stream line design, I always enjoy when you tell the viewers the locomotive history. World fair story very interesting. Like you said, "it is big". MTH designers & engineers do a fantastic job in making their locomotives & passenger cars look and run prototypical. Looks great on your layout. The set price is always the best deal with MTH Premier / RailKing. Well done product review, this is why I stop by. Did you add the figures to the passenger cars?
• Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway
Great review Eric, your videos are always enjoyable. Just out of curiosity
which of your locomotives has the most pulling power?
+gbarnes4401 Definitely his Centipede. It has over 8 pounds of pulling power. I would be surprised if there was any other model ever that pulled more
Sounds like one of the most amazing engines to ride the rails at speed when the actual locomotive was riding on long runs. Great review though
WOW! Absolutely loved your video of the MTH 20th Century Limited and always will; such an iconic train, but the S1 takes my breath away too. Thanks for your gr8 videos. :-)
It looks like it’s moving even when it’s not.
Eric, Just out of curiosity, how do you go about calculating the pulling power for your engines? A lot of things to consider in that calculation.
Love the high speed passenger service shot at 22:35!
Artistic question: The flipping of the display photo adds some interest and movement under your commentary. But couldn't you flip between a number of general images instead of just one? Thanks for your efforts!
22:35 mark I’ve Seen you have Milwaukee Road S3 Northern #261
Really nice looking steam. I think it has the best sound of all the steam engines you have reviewed.
Scott
I feel almost guilty about how much pleasure the sight of this locomotive always gives me. What philistine ordered this work of art to be scrapped?
The 6-4-4-6 is similar to the J class, *it’s because the nose looks similar
Great review, I have the older proto2 version. And I'll agree it's not happy on O72 curves. I've actually had it jump the track while backing down a O72 curve
please do a review with the lionel prr t1 and mth q2
You need to get the T1 duplex and then review that bc they meaning the S1 and the T1 are a lot alike
The first time I watched this video when I came out I never noticed the air horn next to the stairs
I love the whistle and the Bell on that train
These are superb models, can you tell me why they stick with the third rail system?
tradition
In the Galaxy Railways, the Vega Platoon’s train, the Iron Burger was based on the S1.
18:57
all most like the T1
IMPRESSIVE and very, very beautiful and interesting to me 👍
Do any of you realized theres a horn right next to 6100?
Excellent in all aspects of this engine and video, thanks for sharing.
I have a theory that the engine wasn’t scrapped but turned into the the S2 which explains the 6-8-6 on the S2 and 6 wheeled trucks.
Like if you agree
The S2 was built in 1944 and according to Eric the S1 made its last revenue-earning run in 1946, I have a couple of photos of it (the S1) in storage in the late 1940s about the time the S2 was also in storage. Nice try, but....
18:57
By 1942 she was deskirted to improve maintenance.
I love watching this engine run at 2x
Can you tell me if the S1 had the same tender as the T1. I am also trying to get some scale plans of the S1 in H0 or 0 gauge. I have looked on the internet but drawn a blank. Do you or any of your subscribers know where I might find them. Great video thanks.
Hi Sam, I have plans of both, jealous? They did have different tenders: The S1 had 250-P-84 and the T1 had 180-P-76 tenders (sometimes referred to as "Coast to Coast" tenders). The first number refers to the water capacity in thousands of gallons, the second number is the height of the tender deck above the rail in inches. The "P" means for passenger service. The actual water capacity was slightly different, the Pennsy just rounded up the numbers. - Dennis
Does Stripes is a Shoulda be like copper not white I think they did it of a boo boo mistake about this one right here because the original colors right there that of a drawings that are of the original of the train it's supposed to be copper of a Stripes right there but not in White Stripes I think that the other whoever designed this one well that's a boo boo mistake right there
The mail Hook is facing in the wrong way it should be facing the front
that looks like a gun bullet on wheels
Eric, is your S1 a true duplex (on a single frame)? My HO Scale version is and the minimum radius is 48".
Priceless info about the World's Fair. My parents went there on their honeymoon. Incidentally, as a kid I had a hard time figuring out the "Trylon" and why it wasn't a pyramid. (Wikipedia has the same photo as Erich's,)
Good job on the PRR S1 passenger set. I like your other videos on UA-cam
PRR S1, WITH SP 4449'S BELL?!!!!
I was wondering if that engine would be able to navigate its way on your layout...
What a beautiful Locomotive - Thanks so much 😎👍
I can a see why only one s1 was made
Fantastic!, i would give anything to find that in N-Scale, but now thats impossible with Concor being virtually paralyzed
In real life this locomotive was 140 ft. 2 1/2 in. It would be longer than a Union Pacific Big Boy which is 132 ft. 9 1/4 in. It is still lighter as this weighs around 480 tons the big boy was about 500-500+ tons.
Aren't the mail hooks supposed to be facing the other way? With the direction the model was going the mail hooks wouldn't have been able to pick up the mail bag.
soon, there is gonna be a new s1 built and it will have a new top speed up to 165mph, and it can travel up to 135mph and it will be converted into oil and it will be the same size as a big boy, and it's wheels will be the same size as the big boy and it will use the Cosby whistle and there is gonna one built, and it will be on top of the cab of the s1 and it will run from Pittsburg to Chicago service and there is gonna be up big boy #4004 in alco, and when the s1 is complete, the big boy returns and it when under a restoration and it will be completed in 2039 and it can travel up to 100mph in the straightest line in the train tracks in wyoming where trains go 100mph and It will be running again in 2039 and it will have a new top speed up 140mph and it can travel up to 100mph and it will doublehead with UP 3977 every field day in TOR school, and for the new s1 will be numbered 6101 and it will use popet valves and it will have a prr logo in the on the bottom of the light, and it Will be the fastest s1 in the world. And it will be the fastest s1 in the world and a surviving s1 in the world too. And it will have the PRR Red scheme and it will have yellow stripes on it too. And it will double head with s2 #6201 and it will have a new top speed up to 160mph and it cab travel up to 130mph and it will
It was so easy for me to fall in love with this engine 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
As a Brit I'm trying to understand why a 3 rail model system would still be produced as its not phatically as realistic looking as the 2 rail system. Seems like a simpler solution prom the past of having a pick up rail in the centre rather a positive and negative.
The whistle Lionel recorded for this is the same Pennsylvania 3 chime whistle that the Nickel Plate Road 765 wore on her visit to Pennsylvania in 2012. It is originally off of a PRR J
What a gorgeous set. I was just reading about this locomotive the other day when I fell down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia articles on Pennsylvania steam.
Thanks for another excellent review Eric. I especially enjoyed the high speed runbys. I am not sure but the screened opening just ahead of the stacks might be the exhaust for the steam driven air pumps or another front end steam driven appliance. Just curious but is a C&O Allegheny on your steam engine acquisition list?
There was a horn. why didn't you play the sound?
What if a replica was built.....in the style of the Jupiter loco, based mostly on photos of it as well as research done on it's successor, the T1?
This train was lousy in real life...too much wheel slippage,plus the cost for coal was to expensive
If she had been made smaller like a 4-8-2, 4-8-4 or even a 2-10-2, Pennsy would've had a real looker on their hands. Oh well, nice job MTH
Nice review. Regarding the cars, the mail hook on the baggage-RPO is backwards. Also, the coaches actually appear to be sleeping cars, judging both by the interior partitions and by the pairs of small windows above the side windows.
I like th train a little bit but can you please do the California zephyr train set please!!!!!!!!!!!
If the S1 was built by Union Pacific it would be More Successful because Of articulation Or built as a 6 8 6 but instead A Non Articulation 6 4 4 6 which would make Big Boy Better.