Whilst I still love how well made the 1225 is made, there's still a part of me that ants to see a version 100% loyal to how the movie engine looked, headlight embedded in the smokebox door and all.

Christmas in July. I love it. Have a great weekend my friend

Hands down, the best Polar Express model I've ever seen, I love the hobo car, such a nice touch. I love the Polar Express movie was a favorite as a kid, so it's great to see it come to life in an O scale model and hearing lines from the movie coming out it. Great video.

You cannot have a proper Christmas without seeing the film at least once. As someone who owns two Legacy Berkshires (the Southern 2716 and the rare 115th anniversary Berkshire), I think you’ve got the best one. Will for sure keep my eyes out for this one next

Love the setup. The Christmas lights on the bridge really adds to it as well. Hoping that I can get my girlfriend and her 10 year old son onboard to do a Polar Express run this year. I'd REALLY like to do the one in Galveston but that may be a little too far for a day trip so may have to try Grapevine, Tx instead.

My parents got me the original Lionel version when i was a kid for christmas. It was later stolen out of a storage area. Only thing that really bothered me about the storage being broken into.

Hot hot! Ooh we got it!.... Hot hot! Hey we got it! This was fantastic!!!!

Chris my father and I always enjoy your enthusiasm and excitement you have for this hobby. We have been adding many new locomotives and rolling stock to our collection this year and I'm currently working on a holiday 072 shelf layout in my mancave. Hoping to share it with all of you very soon!

I really enjoy your content. My 3 year old is obsessed with watching your videos and you got him hooked on trains. I bought him his first train set this Christmas (Polar Express ready to run O gauge) and loves it. Thank you for your videos.

What a FABULOUS village! I'm blown away that you completed this massive undertaking in only 21 days! I would have taken 21 MONTHS and still be working on it! Just marvelous!!

Christmas in July, a concept that Hallmark seems to love as my mom watches the same movie plot around the clock lol. I enjoyed this trip down memory lane of The Polar Express film and Lionel’s vision of the story come to life on layouts across the landscape. I only have the Lionel G scale version of The Polar Express for running under the Christmas tree and village, its actually what sparked my interest to get back into the hobby and I am working on a different layout for Christmas this year with my O scale trains. Over 5,000 subscribers, Chris! I have to say, it’s probably the smile and your jaw line….. but all kidding aside, I am proud to say that I was here before 500 subs and I believe it is your genuine love for the hobby, your story telling and the way you make your audience feel inclusive in your layout….plus the hair, can’t forget the hair lol. I don’t know if you can hear that? It’s a bell ringing…I guess it means that I still believe! Merry Christmas, Chris…in July…of course ❤️

That was great. Even at my “advanced” age I still hold onto Christmas Spirit. We have a large home and each floor has at least one tree and a couple have two or more. We even put one on the back patio to be seen from the side street. Seeing the setup today and that beautiful train set kinda made me start thinking about what we will do this year. Oh and the red shirt, excellent. I know I’ve given you grief over the shirts but I have to say you are wearing them well. LOL. Again Chris, excellent video. Always love seeing them. Take care my friend. Tim

I must say, your Polar Express train and layout is the best experience to the actual movie! I really enjoyed all of this magical moment as I also love Christmas and this movie! Thanks for sharing!

The movie brings me joy with plentiful of motivation and Christmas spirit this train brings everyone to the north pole to see Santa for many years to come.⛄🚂🎄🌟

this movie has saved this whole train hobby thing. I got the O guage one for my family and have a fairly nice small display too but because of the movie

Wow. I believe that the Scale Berkshire’s are some of the best Legacy locomotives Lionel has ever made. They are a perfect size and the sounds are incredible. My dad has the 2014 10th Anniversary locomotive and 6 of the scale passenger cars with black roofs, and I love running it every Christmas. Great review!

Righteous train set, and a superb offering from Lionel for this bad boy. Thank you for the wonderful video. Great to see Lionel has come into the 21st century with proper animatronics (smoke, sound and better graphics). The LED enhancement to the train is a welcome addition.

Whoa, just found this video, most excellent. I have the 10th Anniversary with all of the scale cars too. I love running this on my Christmas layout I keep up ALL year. Without a doubt, my Lionel Polar Express is a crowd pleaser. Again, thank you for sharing this with us. Keep Christmas alive and well in your heart 24/7.

Your love of trains is very well presented. You spent allot of time on your detailed layout. So happy that people still appreciate Christmas Time. Seams everyone I know no longer see the season for what it is. My Mother believed and I still do. Thank for sharing your trains and spirit.

The train from the movie is one of my favorite locomotives I wish I could have it as a gift with an ho scale rails to build my special layout.

Lionel and I go a long way back. My first one was in 1957. C&0 locomotive, and the Yard train with Tin cars made in Germany. My brother and I spent many nights sleeping on the couch, because dad set a table up in our bedroom for the trains, about 6 months before moving it to the garage. But your set up, and collection makes mine pale to insignificance. 👍👍& 10⭐+ 💯😀 for the Lionel Lines.

1:22 🥰I love the book and film too!🥰 I have a polar express train as well, but it’s an RC/toy and I put it around the tree each year. Still love that lil thing all these years after I got it… I think it was 08 or 09 when first got surprised with it while watching the movie. Sweet memories❤

My family got tired of me for watching this movie whenever I could. This alongside Thomas are the reasons I felt in love with the iron horse.

Lionel did a great job with that set

Great video!! Even though the years have gone by for me, the bell still rings for me.

years have gone by and it still rings for me

I love those lighted coaches!

Very AWESOME Polar Express train set with really NICE features! Thanks for sharing Chris!

Another great video. Lionel did a great job with that set. Thanks for the video, and, the spirit of Christmas truly comes from the heart.

Love this video Chris! The Polar Express is one of my favorites as well. I have the original 027 set that I run around the Christmas tree every year. I also own the scale Berkshire with passenger cars that I enjoy running at my Train Club’s layout during holiday open houses.

It´s very enjoyable layout, especially at night with all its lights . Thank You for share one of my best jobby.

Really nice set, and a great video Chris. My layout is all Christmas/ winter-themed, with Pol-Ex, Christmas Vacation, Elf movie, Frozen and more. The small "theater" room next to it is Always Christmas, with three trees, a full-size Santa and decor. My favorite time of year, and it's so relaxing when I'm in there.

Beautiful set and running session! Polar Express, Pere Marquette 1225 in particular is my favorite locomotive of all time! I remember wanting a Legacy Polar Express as kid, but the MTH 1225 in HO is as close as I'm gonna get haha! I would love to see Lionel release a completely movie accurate Polar Express. Sunken headlight, white lettering, etc. Anyways, another great video Chris! Excited for more to come!

i loved the movie and watched it over and over again as a kid. seeing this is very cool. i love it

The christmas in July is a reality here in my country. This set looks awesome

Absolutely magic. I wish you could get this set in the UK. Thank you for sharing.

Love it! Im a huge Christmas time fan and love the movie. I'm currently building my first ogauge layout and want to incorporate a Christmas scene. my last layout was On30 without a winter scene.my children always wanted a Christmas scene. Thanks for the inspiration.

My Birthday is 5/25. Christmas in May. Your Polar Express is truly in a class of it's all. Love the rail sounds and dialogue. Smile's for miles.

"She caught the Katy and left me with a mule to ride". Taj Majal. Your shirt made me think of that. I have had American Flyer trains for 11 dog years. We should do lunch.

I love watching Christmas in July videos even though I don’t do Christmas in July and of course I can still hear the bell

Great video! I am also very lucky to own the Scale Polar express. I believe it’s the same run as yours. It’s an absolutely beautiful engine, definitely one of my favorites. Too bad they are so rare now, hope Lionel rereleases it during the next Berkshire run!

yer enthusiasm cracks me up! Beautiful train, lots of nice detail, thanks for sharing.

Wow, you not just have a beautiful Polar Express train but an amazingly realistic diorama accompanying it as well - perfection! 🚂

Chris, This Review is so spot on. 100/100. I hope you do more. And Oh btw. Your the best person to make Lionel Reviews.

I love your videos, trains, and layout so much! Keep up the great work and I hope to see more!

I’ve never wanted a model train more than this one. It’s my favorite Christmas movie

Great video! I have the original Lionel Scale model with the PM markings and the Polar Express version of the tender. It is crazy to hear all of the "movie" sounds in the Legacy version. In edition 1 the only movie sound was "This is the Polar Express. All Aboard."

Wow that’s amazing I saw a B&P SD60 ex Conrail #3891 leading a train in Butler yesterday and did a premiere today

It was 90* F. here in South Carolina today. A little "Christmas IN JULY" was refreshing. Thanks! Oh, by the way, I heard the bell.

Love the sound set! Just awesome.

This is really cool brother how you turned the lights off and showed all the lighting of your polar express train and all of the lights in your buildings and your bridge with the blinking light on your bridge brother. I believe and I did hear the bell you rang. ❤❤❤❤

There is no better way to start a day, then a video like this. Thank's Chris!

Great video beautiful set and of course a great movie. Thanks for sharing.

The layout is amazing.

What a fun train! Thanks for sharing!

Awesome set there! I have the mini polar express o gauge set. It was my first steam locomotive in o gauge ever.

This is the set I want the most!!! I don't even own a train set yet but this is the one I'm going for! I absolutely love it!!!

Well done as usual Chris. Keeping the spirit of Christmas alive the whole year through. I admire your scale Polar Express set. I bought for my 3 sons the regular set back in 2005 when Lionel first produced it. I did purchase every add on car they offered every year thereafter, do now they have a huge set, along with the Polar Express diorama, the Hero Boys house, animals, etc. It really does make fir a nice set. Your scale set is beautiful though. Hopefully you’ll put together another video on it during the holidays again.

Yup, the train was hella fun to ride, rails just appear for it and it's one you'll run to catch regardless of what your footwear is after I got home from riding it I ran through the snow and entered the front door, my parents were shocked because I didn't leave any footprints in the snow weirdly enough

nice polar express train set from Lionel.

This was the first video of yours I watched Chris! Been a fan ever since!

Man these new models are incredible! My old model has black roof and pegs you can place figures on top of but the interior is practically bare bones it's just silhouettes of people inside back lit and no led lighting on the front engine just an incandescent bulb and no voice dialog or sounds whatsoever besides a white tender that has a fan that blows air instead of actual sounds from the movie

Thanks for sharing that Chris great looking set 👍👍

Chris, what a great video along with all your others. Fabouslous set up you have. You must have a fortune into this great hobby. I assume you built the layout. Fantastic. I pleasure to watch your excitement.

One of my favorite Christmas movies of all time

That is cool! Since no room for layout, Christmas is my time. I got the Battery Operated Polar Express set under the tree. Our 2 year old Grandson loves it! Awesome train and post.

Congratulations! Very nice set you put together! Enjoy! And, thanks for sharing!!!

That’s so cool! I almost bought the anniversary passenger set a few weeks ago. It has the chrome cars.

locomotive sounds any train buff would love!

Awesome train set.....and video Christmas is my favorite time of the year I run my 027 set every Christmas in a display around the living room take care

With temps reaching 114deg today, a nice 'cooling' Christmas in July train video was quite welcome!

Chris, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, it was fun & cooling :-) BTW thanks for the short rooftop ride. Another great video can’t wait for your next.

I love that Christmas o gauge train you got running it’s the best I wish I I had that to 🎄🎁

Such a cool set, love it 👍

Amazing set and layout 🤩👌

I have the 2014 train set. Pretty darn cool

This is freaking sooooo cool. Love it! Thanks for sharing! 🎫

Awesome!!👏👏👏👍👍👍😎😎😎 hopefully one day I'll have this set in any gauge

Great video. I always love the Polar express. My grandfather left me some LGB trains you’ll see on my channel that are a lot of fun with the kids around the holidays

This set is beautiful thank you Chris getting the full scale of the set smaller set looks not look right

I just want a scale Berk! Even if it was just a PE locomotive and no cars, scale berks are FIRE! (but so are the S3's). One day I'll get one... Also, 5K subscribers! Your channel is quickly growing... Congrats!

I have no room for a train set but I’m still buying this lol !

Thank you Chris for this excellent video. I want to buy one train set for the first time I am seriously thinking to pick this Polar Express 1225.

Awesome video! Love the set! Hope to get one eventually.

I never knew we can celebrate Christmas in July! That's crazy!

Great video and a beautiful layout!

That coffee me mug you picked up at 3:27, I have one just like it.

Well done!

COOL BROTHERMAN, COOL!!😊😊😊😊

Totally awesome!!! I love my American Flyer Polar Express!!! ❤🚂🚃🚃🚃❤

Great and very inspiring. I am thinking about using a dedicated room for that making video clips with miniature trains and town

Great video, detailed, informative, and entertaining. Thank you. Question, I can't find a Legacy version of the Polar Express in the 2022 Lionel catalog, is it no longer offered?

Great movie and Train set!!

I went to watch the movie just because of this video! lol I wanted to know the story. Also because I got a train almost like this for Christmas but it was too small for my village, so thank you for your video, I'm gonna get a train just like this one on your video!

Awesome video! Idea for future video, in cab ride around your various tracks

Ya know, they say you can’t buy happiness but I don’t think so. I love this train and the movie it brings me joy.

Nice Polar Express Train Set love it

Wow that is amazing model 1225 make more videos of the polar express 🚂

Polar Express year-round for me best movie ever

Awesome train and awesome video.