Picked this Behemoth EM-1 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone up last month and boy is she a head turner!! Made a great lead engine for my WM Steam Era Coal Drag!
Also this was my first ever Lionel Legacy Engine and boy was I ever impressed with the speaker quality having had a fleet of MTH engines up to this point😎
@Drewski1992 posted:Picked this Behemoth EM-1 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone up last month and boy is she a head turner!! Made a great lead engine for my WM Steam Era Coal Drag!
Also this was my first ever Lionel Legacy Engine and boy was I ever impressed with the speaker quality having had a fleet of MTH engines up to this point😎
That's a beauty! Enjoy!
@RSJB18 posted:That's a beauty! Enjoy!
Thanks! Yeah she is fast becoming a favorite. My next step is to get her weathered like she would’ve looked during the steam era along all the cars in my coal drag.
@Drewski1992 posted:Picked this Behemoth EM-1 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone up last month and boy is she a head turner!! Made a great lead engine for my WM Steam Era Coal Drag!
Also this was my first ever Lionel Legacy Engine and boy was I ever impressed with the speaker quality having had a fleet of MTH engines up to this point😎
Drew; it looks great! I wish I had the room to run one. I would sell several engines to get one.
@Patrick B posted:Picked up a 5 car set of Lionel Southern Crescent coaches at a train show this past weekend.
I always loved that set. I bought it one piece at a time at our local ACE Hardware when I was a youngster. I think it took me about a year to buy it all as the engine was pricey for back then. It was the pride of my 4 x 8.
@Drewski1992 posted:Picked this Behemoth EM-1 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone up last month and boy is she a head turner!! Made a great lead engine for my WM Steam Era Coal Drag!
Also this was my first ever Lionel Legacy Engine and boy was I ever impressed with the speaker quality having had a fleet of MTH engines up to this point😎
That certainly is impresive. I can't imagine the realestate you need to run that.
@Dave Ripp. posted:That certainly is impresive. I can't imagine the realestate you need to run that.
Minimum 072 on this girl Dave Haha. I don’t run her at home because I don’t have O 72 curves, so she’s mainly a club layout runner. when I first got the engine though I was able to run it up and down on my straight track but that’s about all I could do couldn’t enter any curves with it. Living in an apartment as of right now I don’t have the space for O 72 curves or above unless I did like a carpet layout. In fact most of the guys in our club that have big diesel or steam locomotives don’t have the space for a layout either so the club layout is really where we run a lot of our big stuff.
@Mark Boyce posted:Drew; it looks great! I wish I had the room to run one. I would sell several engines to get one.
Thanks Mark! I definitely agree she’s a beaut! Of all the articulated steam locomotives out there, I had always wanted a Yellowstone.
What I thought was really cool is even though this is a what if paint scheme, the western Maryland was actually considering buying the EM1 because of the success the B&O had with it. Unfortunately, that never came to pass as the EM 1 was in existence for only a short time
I had originally wanted an M2 challenger but after some extensive research I found out that the M2 challengers from MTH had significant gear binding problems and other mechanical issues and that the majority of people that bought them had more problems with them than good experiences, so I felt like I would rather have an engine that would run well even if it was somewhat of a what if situation for this particular road. Sometimes there’s a compromise in model railroading just because of mechanical problems and I would rather have an engine that runs well than one that’s just a shelf model if that makes any sense
@Drewski1992 posted:Minimum 072 on this girl Dave Haha. I don’t run her at home because I don’t have O 72 curves, so she’s mainly a club layout runner. when I first got the engine though I was able to run it up and down on my straight track but that’s about all I could do couldn’t enter any curves with it. Living in an apartment as of right now I don’t have the space for O 72 curves or above unless I did like a carpet layout. In fact most of the guys in our club that have big diesel or steam locomotives don’t have the space for a layout either so the club layout is really where we run a lot of our big stuff.
Drew, I knew it would take 072. My curves are 054. It is good you can take it to run at your club!!!
@Drewski1992 posted:Thanks Mark! I definitely agree she’s a beaut! Of all the articulated steam locomotives out there, I had always wanted a Yellowstone.
What I thought was really cool is even though this is a what if paint scheme, the western Maryland was actually considering buying the EM1 because of the success the B&O had with it. Unfortunately, that never came to pass as the EM 1 was in existence for only a short time
I had originally wanted an M2 challenger but after some extensive research I found out that the M2 challengers from MTH had significant gear binding problems and other mechanical issues and that the majority of people that bought them had more problems with them than good experiences, so I felt like I would rather have an engine that would run well even if it was somewhat of a what if situation for this particular road. Sometimes there’s a compromise in model railroading just because of mechanical problems and I would rather have an engine that runs well than one that’s just a shelf model if that makes any sense
Drew, It is good to do the research!! I try to be prototypical, but am like you making compromises where necessary! At the cost of the high end steam engines, either Lionel, MTH, or other, you want to avoid any problems that can be anticipated. What club do you belong to?
@Mark Boyce posted:Drew, It is good to do the research!! I try to be prototypical, but am like you making compromises where necessary! At the cost of the high end steam engines, either Lionel, MTH, or other, you want to avoid any problems that can be anticipated. What club do you belong to?
The Austin Tinplate Trackers out of Austin, Texas Mark🙂
@Steve Z. posted:
Real nice Steve and a great looking backdrop.
Thanks.
Vision line CC2. I love the swinging bell feature.
@Steve Z. posted:Thanks.
Vision line CC2. I love the swinging bell feature.
When they say it's got all the bells and whistles they mean it.
@Drewski1992 posted:The Austin Tinplate Trackers out of Austin, Texas Mark🙂
Austin Tinplate Trackers! 👍🏻👍🏻
I like the first edition iPhone on the wall.
@Steve Z. - I love the look of your train room/ bar. Looks awesome.
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