Lionel F40PH Legacy

They are on the water now. Expecting them to hit our docks in roughly two weeks.

I await mine, so I'm happy to hear they're getting close.

Spaceball one is on route carrying the latest batch I hear.

   These better have a good k5la !!!! I hope they will be here by Greenburg!

Speaking of the F-40 does anyone know how the cabbage unit will work as a push pull unit in lash ups?

Based on my predictions, much like last year with the road specific SD40, these engines will be here alive and well before the April York Meet. Patience is a virtue guys.

@T1Titan_ZachF posted:

 

 

Speaking of the F-40 does anyone know how the cabbage unit will work as a push pull unit in lash ups?

I see no reason to think they wont work like any other legacy lashup. 

Program the cabbage as the lead unit so the lights and sounds work, then program the powered unit as the trailing unit in reverse. 

Put them on either end of the train and go.

The real question is whether the kinematic coupler mechanism has a strong enough spring to be shoved against without doing something odd to the train handling. The kinematic couplers dont seem to like to be pushed around curves. 

Any word on when the passenger cars will be in?

Can't wait!!!!!!

@Dave Olson Hello! It has now been around two weeks since you last posted about the F40PH arriving at your docks, since it has been around two weeks. Do you have any updates on the status of these locomotives? Thanks

AmtrakNickFilms posted:

@Dave Olson Hello! It has now been around two weeks since you last posted about the F40PH arriving at your docks, since it has been around two weeks. Do you have any updates on the status of these locomotives? Thanks

Hi Nick. These were actually just received in yesterday. A couple more days for sorting and paperwork, and they'll ship back out!

Ryan and I are planning on doing a video for these engines as there are a couple of cool features to them, including a lash-up feature where the CrewTalk will come from whichever unit (powered or cabbage) is leading the train. More details to come!

I guess that means my pre-order will be in soon, better warm up the credit card.

Thank you soooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so relieved to see that they made it across the ocean!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am looking forward to seeing the video of the cabbage unit and the loco together!

@Dave Olson Thank you so much for the responding to me! I am very excited for them to come and I also am very excited for the video that you are going to make.

Sweet action!! Can't wait to get them, Now we need in a future catalog matching 21" superliners!

with station sounds diners!

I agree

If you will be looking for a review of the engine #388 as soon as it comes out, check out my YouTube channel: AmtrakNickFilms

Thanks Dave Olsen and Lionel.  Nice to see these arriving!

Fred

It would be really cool if there was a head-end power mode where you could lock the diesel RPM in run 8. Not counting on it but that would be awesome.

@Dave Olson Hello! it has now been about a week since you mentioned the arrival of the Legacy F-40ph at your warehouse and I just wanted to know the current status of the engine and If it shipped back out to dealers. Also I remember you mentioned you and Ryan Kunkle are making a video about the Loco and the Cabbage Loco´s cool features, how is that coming along?

Thanks for your help!