To all SMTers: they are not only for Harrison to enjoy, but for you to gain some knowledge of their inner workings as he gets them rolling full speed ahead. There are a variety of locomotives yet to be resurrected at your local flea markets, antique shops, estate sales, and train hobby shops. Get out there and explore!

You’re one of the good ones my friend! My son (5 years old) loves to watch your channel and gets so happy seeing you open up packages.

I started my model train collection from ebay about 20 years ago. I got into it so much I opened Papatrains on ebay. It's been a great hobby and you have some real treasures there! If you build model houses etc for your layout, turn the shot glass upside down and put a bit of glue in the little concave area of the glass and use a flat toothpick to apply it where needed. Just a little tip. Nice walk down memory lane by the way. I have some of the same models!

I have a box full of tyco trains and track from the 70's and 80's here that was rescued from a recycling bin by a friend of mine.

You've done well with them - mine never come with a bar of chocolate included! Seriously, I get more creative pleasure from rebuilding or restoring a derelict locomotive to full running order than I ever do from owning the latest straight out of the box product. And I love the old Varney, Roundhouse and Mantua steam locos - built like tanks, and run for ever. You've got some good stuff there, lad.

Holy chocolate, SMT man! A Santa Fe passenger train, Santa Fe switcher (to switch passenger train) and matching caboose, Hershey's chocolate switching job with Chocolate Bar (CA) or Candy Bar (US), Midnight Special Baldwin Sharknose (need the matching caboose?), Chessie (Number boards), Silver Streaks number and type of locomotive is a C430... 430-1 was the demonstrator number from ALCO's first, i.e. C430-1, -2, -3. These prototypical locomotives were the First of the Last Four-Axle locomotives ALCO was building, UP F7 Revell (eh?), C & O C-Liner in fine shape (don't you just love how that rear power truck pivots 300 degrees?) and you could run it with your C4301 Chessie (please note complete railing on that unit), Baby Ruth Chug Chug hi-cube boxcar for behind any non-sound steam locomotive you have, Museum Pamphlets, syrup shot glasses, and last but not least... the Gear-wheel-grease-lint cleaner brushes. Wonderful letters and posters... AND, I'm in awe of it all getting to you well packaged. Almost brought a tear to my eyes. John Kamloops, BC

I can’t believe that you’re lucky enough to have a (“Complete Tyco/Mantua Santa Fe F-7A-B w/Passenger train set”) as well as the Hersheys shifter and box car ! The midnight express and the two silver streaks are like icing on the cake !!! 🌊🐺

That was a scrumptious care package.

If I remember correctly the Chassis system you’re holding right now, I do Believe it’s called a UB-36 otherwise nicknamed (“U-boats”) as in like submarines !!! And to be honest I do believe that the chassis system or as they call it “Chesapeake & Ohio” as well as the “Baltimore & Ohio” did have connections with the Florida East Coast to the south end of Miami !!! 🌊🐺

SMT you deserve all of those trains and memories for inspiring me and everyone that is a part of the smt family

Mr. Harrison, I wonder if you know how really lucky you are !!! That Santa Fe passenger set was a train set that I wanted my dad to get me for Christmas !!! I was a kid and it never happened ! Instead I got other stuff you know socks underwear ! If and when you get that passenger Santa-Fe set running, Please drop me a line !!! I’d love to see it run !!! 🌊🐺

What a nice surprise!! Tyco was a major player in HO and really had some nice items...good to see David passed them on to you SMT!! Post your progress and enjoy these treasures!

I was given two identical HO Spirit of 1776 Bicentennial Locomotive train sets that were left behind from a student. Apparently they were part of some science project. They both appear to be in brand new condition but no boxes. They were stored in a box in a closet by the teacher. When she retired, she found them and gave them to me. At that time I had an N- scale layout and was heavy into our towns festival of trains at Christmas. I sold my layout in 1995 so my daughter could have her own room. Since then, I have acquired a few HO train sets as well as older N- Scale still in their original boxes. I plan to give them to my Grandson. He also has two RC planes and an RC Boat he is only 3. He does well with a remote on the boat. I got him a GEO tracks train set for $50 that originally cost $300. It's a twin train set with assories. A lady was willing to sell it dirt cheap because it was the last hour of her sale and she just wanted to sell it off.

That is a very thoughtful gift and you have an awesome day

Very sweet of the person who sent this. Very cool stuff.

Well, Harrison, your fans really love you. That must mean that you are doing a great job. Please keep up the good work.

Quite the surprise to get locos that you've always wanted! RH

Yes, you are correct that is (“Tyco/Mantua”) that’s when they were at their best ! Tyco knew a good thing when they saw it and they stuck with it ! I’ve really been impressed with the way that you take those little can three pole motors that run sideways and how you were able to bring them back to life that is really impressive ! There’s is your set of engines to pull your passenger cars ! And just to let you know as far as I know from the state of Florida all the way to State of Texas if a model train has the “Tyco/Mantua stamped on it” might be a C-420 still but it still looks like it’s a UB-36 to me ! And they will fight and bid for it especially if it’s one of the old reliable steam engines for example ! And that is including some diesel locomotives that (“Mantua”) did designed and built ! It was when Tico went to the super crown stale diesel engines that they went to a totally different electric motor and veered away from Mantua ! It’s people like you that help to keep the classics that we kind of grew up with when it came to the world of HO trains ! 🌊🐺

That made me laugh. I just bought one of those Baby Ruth Chug Chug cars. I didn't know what it was until I put it on the track. You have to run it, you'll see what I mean. It will make you laugh.

12:17 that Chessie System Engine is an ALCO C420 I believe. Great video SMT!

Very nice lot of model railroading stuff that David sent you. I really like that Chessie unit. I cannot wait to see when you have that one running. - Paul

The Chessie System locomotive u got is a B30-7 lol i got the same train and same number too

So lucky you are SMT Mainline 😀 🚂 🚄🚄🚄

6:46 ooo, i cant wait to see that run on your layout lol

that's some awesome stuff there! (especially the hershey's stuff😂)

I think that C&O unit is a AHM Fairbanks Morse. My first engine was a AHM NYC Fairbanks Morse unit. Got in 1968. Ran until 1980 when the motor caught fire and that's all she wrote on that! If I had the experience back then, I could have tried to remotor the unit.

Tyco Santa Fe was my first 40 years a go. Still have them. I remember reading the adds for those silver streaks and midnight special as well. That chessie is a u-boat as mentioned. Just getting back into the hobby concentrating on C&O from Pere Marquette days, right up through CSX. That c&o unit looks like a nice piece. Subscribed to watch it and the chessie come to life.

Thanks for reading my fan letters, SMT!

I like that Chessie system engine 👍🏾

Wow what a incredible gift just found your channel iam a retired railroad engineer and I now build models fulltime military models and o scale trains. Keep up the hard work it will payoff

That is so nice of that guy! You’re lucky buddy!

I have those same passenger cars, just in amtrak paint. Great video overall!

I believe that the Union Pacific F unit that you got is a Varney. Varney is a OLD company. I have an old Varney Pennsylvania F unit that looks like the UP one.

Hi SMT, just love the fact that you restore all the older models. I thought that I was just a cheap skate as I do the same. Mainly european but some US/Canadian bits. Keep up the good work. Mike.

The TYCO "chug chug" boxcar was designed by TYCO (Mantua industries was never part of TYCO even though they did buisiness together) in 1969 and continued production until 1985 when the company began focusing on RC cars.

That’s the power of getting traintoxicated.

3 hauls in a row. What did we do to deserve such a fabulous miracle.

oh man i wish i had that many trains btw great vid!! love it!

Wow nice mail call. You got some very nice stuff there

Strasburg may 16-17. just saying. your followers might like you to go also ?? very cool stuff as a gift. really like that Hershey box car.

Wow

Jeez you got some got some nice stuff SMT!

SMT you inspired me to redo my whole HO scale layout.

I'd love to see some collaboration videos with other model railroading channels in the future! I'm assuming it'd be pretty difficult though because a lot of them are in America.

Santa Fe's " Montreal Chief " has trackage rights on the Saskatoon, Montreal, & Toronto rail road! You got all kinds of neat stuff there SMT!

Silver Streak was my first HO scale set......Just re-bought it that to Ebay!

Great, now I have to send drawings of articulated locomotives.

Now you're very well trained. Cheers!

That was so cool great to send smt, this package so cool the strasburg railroad is right near me, been going there all my life great place.

Woah, Now that’s a lot of train stuff!

love your videos was wondering what you use might use on an engine thats been sitting awile i have old tyco ho like you and was wondering whats the best type of oil to use on the gears

Your videos are Great!!! greetings from México. 🚂🌅

Dude I went to a train show and found a silver streak that was cheap but I didn't notice it until after I was home and looked at the pictures

That is so cool I like it all (:

9:00 if you want drink and and run your trains around you don't need to be sorry keep it off the road bud love from a great lakes neighbor

Its train show season here on the east coast so I'll have to find something neat to send you along with something special I have around

That is a lot of cool stuff!!!

Please!!! SOMEONE get this kid a box cutter!!!!!

When you said something from the LEGO movie I was like what

Very generous haul!

awesome !

That Chessie System Locomotive is a Alco C430.

Wow, Christmas came early. I gotta get me a P.O. Box. :) Very nice gift. I can’t believe one person sent all of that. Now, will they run??

You probably know by now, but the Midnight Special is a Baldwin Sharknose, not a F/M C-Liner.

Hello from Pennsylvania

I love watching fan mail

You can make a Santa Fe train with the A and B unit with the Santa Fe train cars!

12:16 that’s a GP30. Also I subscribed to your channel!

Quick question, what is your name if you don’t mind my asking ? I’m Jorge ! Also yeah I feel you hit jackpot with this particular’s box of Trains and “yes”you’re right the (Santa Fe passenger cars are from “Tyco/Mantua”) vintage Tyco ! Please drop me a line when you get a chance, please ! I love when you receive these mysterious boxes in there’s all sorts of goodies in there ! (Gentlemen) if it wasn’t for “Harrison”, I never would’ve known what a pancake engine was ! 🌊🐺

You finally got a midnight special and a silver streak finally alright nice

That Tyco high cab baby ruth boxcar is in a game

U posted this video on my birthday

8:26 I have that exact locomotive and tender but the locomotive is numbered 99. I need to change the worm gear out for a newer one.

Awesome!

Congratulations 🎊

Your a role model now brother

Now you can do shots of syrup! Ha!

Ok, im X-77's rr channel, and i will now be commenting instead of the X-77.

I LOVE MODEL TRAINS

Not Christmas in July,November instead !!

My birthday is tomorrow great video!

I love steam town

That is very cool David

Hi I have just subscribed and I'm just wondering if you have any British locomotives

I made small video of Lansing. My first video. Felt a little weird talking to myself in camera. Just learning how to do this. Had old propane furnace burn my face yesterday. So probably won't do 1 for awhile. Since most of my hair is gone lol. Had great time at show though!

How can I get one of those package? Do you have shipping to Mexico?

WOW that was ineradicable

You are so lucky

I have Trainz 2 so I’ve seen most of these

I have a question im getting a train from model train stuff does the trains come with rails?

Awesome gifts

Am I the only one watching this and pretending as if I am SMT and unboxing a box of trains? must just be me

Kool video u got a new subscriber out of me

SMT love your channel I might have n scale locomotive u might be interested in

Hi, I am starting to set up my own HO scale layout and I was wondering where you buy your rolling stock and engines. Is there a website you prefer?

Wow if only I get fanmail 😢

Thanks David! This is going to make for a lot of interesting content :)

I am thinking about installing a smoke unit in my bachman 0-6-0 do you have any suggestions on which smoke unit to get?

Stroudsburg railroad is here in Pennsylvania

A BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN A BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!