Thanks for watching. For me, the pursuit of Full scale Lionel and T-Rail has been a long road. I am lucky to have finally been able to assemble the layout and operate my Hudsons and other trains.

My 700e is also the 1937 model. Do you have warping issues? I've been very fortunate as mine survived. I know the 1937 models were subject to zinc rot and warpage and that Lionel rectified this issue in 1938 and on. It's funny, today's Lionel is facing zinc rot issues again, shame on them!!

Thanks for watching. The 700E and 701 are the locos that Lionel created T-Rail for. Please ride the LSRR any time.

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Thanks for watching, stay tuned for more to come.

Thanks, the Lionel scale series is the equipment that T-Rail was made for.

Thank you for watching and for your comments. My high-water-mark with the guitar was a garage band when I was in my teens. Never was able to get a real band together.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator I watched it all the way through over and over because of these wonderful t rail locomotives and music. 👍. I am also a guitar player and wish I could call myself a professional player lol. Did you playing a banjo with this or or did you play close to the bridge. I can’t quite tell but I want to guess you are playing close to the bridge at 10:17

@@TrainBandit I don't recall. I think this sound track was a combo of personal stuff and stuff done on my Garage Band app on the I pad. I do like cord picking close to the bridge, Mrs Brown You've got a Lovely Daughter is an old favorite.

Thanks for your comments.

Thanks for your comments. Agreed, the Lionel scale and semi-scale cars plus Hudsons and switchers that pulled them are some of the finest O gauge trains ever made. Too bad that WWII stopped production, so the full potential of the series was never realized.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator Your music selection cracks me up a little sounds like some backwoods amped up banjo mixed with jazz lol wtf dude haha

@@goldenmanuever1176 I guess that my taste has always been "outside the box".

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator works for me!

Thanks, glad that you appreciated that. It was a bit tricky to get it right. I always welcome your comments.

No argument about their quality, but Lionel did have its ups and downs between then and now. Thanks for watching.

Yes we try to incorporate all of our favorite things. Thanks for watching and for your comments.

Glad that you enjoyed it, please subscribe to my channel to see more to come.

Thanks for watching and for subscribing, I think I am close to 1K.

I had to get around to running the scale trains, because the T-Rail demanded it. Surprised how well these 80-year old trains ran and that the fragile scale couplers held, not a single mis-hap.

Not many collectors would dare to operate Lionel's 700E and 701 locos, with Railchief cars and scale freights. I hope that is what brought you to tears. After all, they were made to run, and having this equipment and a T-rail layout, I had no choice but to run them.

I wonder that too. It would have been nice to see scale versions of the Manhattan cars, more freights and track sections that would operate signals. They did make a very limited quantity of straights with an insulated outside rail. Even without the war, economics probably would have terminated scale production by 1950 or so. Thanks for watching my most-popular video.

I think that you, I and perhaps a few others are unique in our appreciation of the labor involved in assembling T-Rail. The current generation of younger collectors, uses the Lionel and MTH systems that have plastic roadbed and non-ferrous rails. This modern track does not support magne-traction, but does support all the realistic signal systems. Unfortunately WWII ended T-Rail production before it could evolve to include operating tracks and clips to operate 154, 153 and 151 signals, also no uncoupling track was ever developed, or transitions to mate with a 313 bascule bridge. Late T-Rail production included a #772S insulated straight track, but it is extremely scarce today. The cost to re-tool for T-Rail track, switches, connecting hardware and the necessary upgrades to support signals and accessories, might make it as expensive as the current market for the real vintage stuff. About a year ago, I did several videos on T-Rail and its installation. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for your comments, glad that you enjoyed it.

Hey Larry, thanks for watching. Hope you ride the LSRR often.

Thanks for your comments, stay tuned for more to come.

We enjoy it.

Phil, thanks for your comments. You are a well-known expert on Lionel's scale trains, so your praise is much appreciated. I wish I could take credit for the guitar work, that will still require some practice.

Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for your comments. Lionel's scale series trains were only made for a few years before WWI and surpassed any other manufacturer.

Thanks for your comments, it was a lot of work, but worth it to be able to share something that most collectors have never seen.....operating scale equipment on T-rail.

Thanks again for your comments. I had to do the scale video because those trains were the reason for T-Rail track. Many or the scale items I have had a long time and thought it a shame that I never ran them. Surprisingly, the locos ran fine, the scale flanges stayed on the track and the couplers held-together.

Thanks for watching. The prewar Lionel Hudsons are J1e's.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator oh yeah make sure you get the J3a Hudsons.

Thanks for your comments, this one was a challenge.

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Thanks for watching. Lionel's scale series and T-Rail track was Lionel's attempt to convince serious adult modelers and operators that Lionel was not just "toy trains". Lionel T-Rail was introduced in 1935 and was available until the start of WWII. Yes it was the only scale type 3-rail track that assembled with fishplates and nuts/bolts. You are right that it is labor-intensive to assemble. T-rail straights, curves and switches were made, but the line was never expanded. Standard Gauge was last cataloged by Lionel in 1939, so it never developed beyond its Tinplate roots and upgrading track to T-Rail was never considered.

Hornby also made T-rail track for their 6201 Princess Elizabeth set from 1937. I believe Märklin also made T-rail back in the day.

Thanks Rod, for your comments. This one has been in the planning for a while. Most of the trains featured, I have never attempted to run. A Z transformer was a must, as a ZW does not have enough voltage for the Railchief set. Lighting the Bilt-EZ was a challenge. I attached a string of LED lights to pieces of clear plexiglass, that I stood up behind the buildings.

Hope you enjoyed it. Our motto at the LSRR is that all toy trains were made to run.

The modular tin buildings are 1920's vintage by Bilt EZ and also remade by Marx Trains in 2000 under the Tin-Town name.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator thanks for the tip! They are so cool.

Thanks for watching, I like to include nature sound with my videos. Please subscribe and watch my other videos.

Yes happy because T-Rail is the track that Lionel Scale-Series was made for. Thanks for watching.

Most areas can be seen in various videos. You can see the complete list by subscribing to my channel. The layout is still less than a year old, so some areas are still a work-in-progress, some are flex areas that I change for the specific video that I am working on. I try to show a tour of different parts in each video, but the camera picks-up such a wide view, it is difficult to do this in one sweep around. I will try to show more pans of the layout in the future. Thank you for your comments, and please subscribe so you do not miss anything.

Thanks for your comments.

700T is the number for the tender.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator oh ok, thanks!

Thanks for your comments, keep watching for more to come.

I have been a collector for most of my adult life, belonged to all the main train clubs, travelled to shows and conventions all over the country. All I can say is that a collection takes time and patience. Thanks for watching and for your comments.

Thanks for watching.

The high rise buildings are from Built EZ kits, made 1920's and 30's, duplicated in the early 2000's by Marx Trains as Tin-Town kits. They are 2x2 metal litho panels that assemble into cubes.

LSRR is on Ky Lake.

James my channel is the Illinois and Osage RR. If you get a chance take a look. Thanks

Yes my 700-series freights all have scale couplers, most are mounted to the truck. The Rail Chief cars take a special scale coupler with an off-set that brings it to the right height for the 700T tender. Thanks for watching.

@@JFLionelT-RailOperator thank you.

Thanks for watching.

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Some of the music is slide-guitar. The kit Hudsons were assembled long ago. Thanks for your comments.