Lionel Cab Forward 4286 Arrived Pics and Video

Sure is a beauty!

 

Sorry to hear about the switch.

 

Luckily my repair guy is about 10 miles away. I have to take a trolley to him anyway

How does it run and sound?  I'm sure it is fantastic!

Working on some video now, but it sounds great! Two different horns. I love the quillable air horn

And I dont see any "Built by Lionel" stencil on it anywhere either lol

Added video above

 

Looks great Chris.  Overall appearance-wise, virtually identical to the 2005 release (no new separately applied detailing work that I can see that differentiates it from that earlier release)

 

Sounds great too, although I'll have to ignore that totally unprototypical quilling effect.

Looking forward to getting mine Monday, but wish it cam today so I could run it down here in San Diego all weekend. Guess I'll just have to bring it next month when I come back down here.

Sounds great!

 

Wow,

Very nice-I guess I have one coming from Ro soon. Lionel was not kidding about an August delivery! 

 

I always pucker up when I put a new engine on the layout for the first time. If it has problems it takes email, phone calls and finally shipping it back to Lionel in order to be repaired.  We have ZERO Lionel dealers/ repair stations down here in Southwest Tennessee.  

 

I guess you will now have to join me on my quest for a nice SP steam era O scale caboose to put on the end of the train. I think they are made of “un obtainium.”  I did find a member of the forum who could scratch build one that looked like the O scale version of the Lionel 6457  SP type caboose. It was just a little too pricey, but man was it nice.

 

Enjoy your new cab forward!

Richard Gonzales

You just gotta step up to the plate for that scratch built caboose from Brother Love. Anything less just won't cut it...IF you can even find one ;-)

Thanks for sharing the Pics and video Chris, It looks and sounds great.

Sunset/3rd Rail offered the CORRECT SP steam era caboose models some years ago, in both 2-Rail and 3-Rail. They show up fairly often on eBay. As I recall they originally were $209 or $219 each, and are VERY accurate. The 3-Rail version even has lighted marker lights.

Chris what are you using for a caboose for your new AC12?

Beautiful locomotive, Chris.

Very nice enjoy.

I haven't decided about a caboose, it always has irritated me that an accurate caboose isn't made with every large new steam engine. Took me years to get one for my Allegheny that was "sort of" right

 

And John I knew you would love the horn

On the "quillable" horn: I remember these things from my childhood, and they only had one tone.  That's OK though; they were also always black.

 

First thing I would do is change the phase angle of the side rods.  Assuming a fairly accurate boiler casting, the second thing I would do is 2- rail it.

 

No, wait: I still haven't finished the FEF and 9000 models yet.

On the caboose - SP used bay window cabeese behind these, and I believe there are some credible MTH versions out there.  I could go for a wood-sided C-30-3 caboose, even if it were plastic.  I passed on the $300 versions, as my hobby does not include $300 freight cars.  K-Line made a credible ATSF wood caboose, and with just a few adjustments it could pass as SP.

Agreed... The quillable whistle is a great feature, but the quillable horn doesn't do it for me.  Single-tone horn is much more natural sounding.

 

David

The whole quillable horn was beat to death in a thread a few months ago. True it's not prototypical, its just a play feature. If you pull the horn slider straight down it does not quill

 

Congratulations Chris, on acquiring this beautiful Locomotive. Legacy sure makes a huge difference in the sounds and operational features of this fine engine. This will look great on your layout. Thanks for posting pictures.

Thanks for the Pics and video Chris! Looks like an awesome engine! Hope you get your switch fixed soon! I just got the book "Memories of Cab forwards" for my birthday, im saving up to go out and purchase one of these loco's hopefully soon! Thanks again for the great shots! 

i loved the cab forward Lionel displayed at York. Such great slow speed control and the whistle is very special. There is an echo and reverb to it that decays slowly after the initial blast. Haunting !!

 

I'm looking forward to mine.

 

BTW . . . . . . love that avatar, Chris . . . 

 

Scrappy

I think Lionel has a home run with this locomotive. Judging from the comments and general market enthusiasm, many agree.

Hello cbojanower • SP Cab Forward

 

Lucky Duck, to pick up this locomotive from Wonderful World of Trains, in Ogden, UT.

But • having to go back for service is a hobby negative, that happens to all of us......

 

Hope all works out for you on this issue.

 

Cool video, seeing the locomotive in action with sound & smoke.

Below extracted still photo

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Very nice engine! Thanks for posting.  For some reason the overhang looks more pleasing than other big steam. I am thinking I Blew it by taking a pass on this engine.

Laidoffstick,

 

Brotherlove should quit his day job and go into the O scale SP caboose business - Mass production and lower prices based on volume

 

One of the guys in the CJHR has a SP bay window caboose. I can not recall who made it.  If the SP used the bay Window caboose behind the cab Forward, then that would work for me.

 

Richard