My buddy was Jimmy. He just died. His father was the head engineer of the 611. Miss him. Thanks for being cool and nice!

I have the 746 (1957-60), 8100 (1981), and 18040 (1995) Lionel "J" locomotives in my collection. They all have unique numbers since the Postwar number is 746, the MPC number is 611, and the modern number is 612. They're all beautiful locomotives that are among the most prized pieces in my collection.

Chris we love all three, must say modern does sound best. All three are beautiful, thanks for a great show.. H.&J. 😄😁❤🧡💚💙💜👍👍👍👍

This is my all time favorite locomotive of all time. I want this engine in all scales!!

Great video showing the progression of j class...I was fortunate to ride behind the 611 Powhatan arrow back in 2015.. Lynchburg to fredericksburg.

I like the MPC version myself. There is a charm to the original postwar J locomotive design and the postwar-style extruded aluminum passenger cars make a handsome set that was never offered during the postwar era. The paintwork and decoration are gorgeous. I even like the crude sound of steam and electronic whistle (although the chuff sounds would be better if there were more chuffs per wheel revolution). I still have the 1981 Lionel preview catalog containing the Powhatan Arrow set that I used to daydream about. I think this is hands down the best, most desirable set of the MPC era.

Nice video; I have the 1957 J746 locomotive, the coal tender, and the original caboose, but my late mother and father pitched the rest while I was overseas in the service. It brought back memories from when I got it for Christmas in 1957.

Wow Jim Carrey is a model railroader too! I rode THE J when it stopped in the capital city in Ohio in 93 or 94,

Nice comparison, going to have to send out the dogcatcher for all of them... lol Growing up my father would always set up a train track around the Christmas tree and just like you mentioned the whistle in the postwar engines are so distinctive. Thanks again for sharing

611 is probably my favorite locomotive so I loved this video!

I just picked up a MPC 611! Had one as a kid and can’t wait to have her on the layout as a kid!

I don't have a post-war, MPC, or MTH Premiere Class J, but I DO have an MTH "Bantam" one, it came as part of an MTH starter set I purchased in the early 2000's. I asked the nice lady working the train show display where I saw it "Excuse me, but is this yours?" "Yes it is" she said. "Good," says I, "In about 60 seconds it's gonna be MINE!" and out came the wallet! Great little runner! Pulls like a Clydesdale!

Just inherited a load of really nice prewar. Some of which had been on display most of its life. And a few MTH/Lionel prewar repro's. So it looks like I will be starting a layout this fall. I like how your layout flows.

Dad bought me the MPC set with the add-on cars as a birthday gift when I was 5. That was back in 2000(ish). Still runs like a champ and is one of my favorite sets.

Great to see all these J's in action. Thanks for making this video!

Awesome Chris. I gotta tell you man, you make me laugh. Your facial expressions are something else. You have such expressive eyes and a friendly smile. Devilish in a good sort of way, 😎 if I were back in MD or VA I’d be at the Strasbourg RR for the 611. That would be awesome. I need to pull out my 611 and run it around. Geez, gotta go through my inventory now. None the less, excellent video and look forward to the next one. Have a great weekend buddy!

Another well done edition Chris. Thanks for sharing those. They are quite cool!

Very NICE O Gauge J class locomotive with very COOL passenger cars! That definitely is a must have steam locomotive with an AWESOME horn and lights! Congratulations on your one thousand subscribers and thanks for sharing this AWESOME video Chris! Very NICE view of the train going over the trestle to!

Congrats on the 1k, I love seeing the different locomotives running on the layout

I really enjoy your videos, thank you for sharing with us. You have some beautiful equipment. I’m looking forward to your next update!

Just in time for the Strasburg trip! I will be visiting Strasburg in a couple weeks, sadly before 611 gets there. Great production and congrats on 1K!

Thanks, Chris, your videos are always well made and entertaining.

I LOVE the J Class N&W locomotive! I agree it is a must have! This is inspiring to me.

Excellent video. Well thought out, well planned, well executed, well played, well done!! Great job! I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel.

WOW! Nostalgia overload. Living on the main line, I rode the Powhatan Arrow and other J's many times when I was a kid in the 50s.

For the old engines that have that older whistle, like on the postwar one, or the first one, if you take the coal car off, and press the whistle button, it will give the train an extra boost of energy, instead of slowing the train down, but it makes it dangerously fast. I found this out the hard way. This only works if the whistle feature is in the coal car like they usually were in the older ones.

Gorgeous trio of Mighty 'J's!!!

Awesome video !

Good information and great video on these classic engines.

Excellent video! Great explanations and plenty of running time! Well done... again. Pete from Sydney, Australia

That's some good stuff, Maynard.

Great idea for video. Thanks for sharing.

Nice job!

At 4:13 you mention the side rods. I would endorse in HO Scale because it's less expensive and takes up less space, yet usually does not sacrifice detail for size. One of the main things I look at when I browse for locomotives is ALWAYS the side rods. I love the Walschaerts valve gear and it should be be a detailed as the rest of the locomotive.

Another great video!!

Congratulations on 1K, great video!

Cool layout and discussion of the J class 🚂

This a great video you do such an excellent job putting them together, lots of good comment and well put together, you'er a natural at it. I purchased the Williams NW-J and the cars by Williams in 1991 before Protosound was produced and is a fantastic set but don't have a layout or room to build one so I just sit and admire it. Keep up the good work!

Congratulations on your thousand subscribers reached also liked the whistle sound effects

Awesome channel and contents. Congrats on your fast growing subscribers. Great job 👍

Great video amd congrats on 1K! I just found your channel through a facebook post you made in a Lionel group😂 love the video and cant wait to watch more!

I always liked the post war whistle. I got a post war 2055 and it sounds almost identical.

very nice video!

All beautiful models! I have a 2005 Tmcc Lionel J and it’s amazing,

As someone from Roanoke that frequently visited the VA museum of transportation i can confidently say that this locomotive is part of Roanoke culture

Very cool video Chris! Love the J class(es)!

Wow, your videos have been focused on all the engines I enjoy and actually own. Previously it was the Blue Comet. This week the 611. Both of which I own. Next time the Vision GS locos. Great choices for engines and another good video.

A great video and some absolutely beautiful trains. Love it. And congrats on reaching 1000, I swear you were at 850 yesterday! Keep up the great vids!

Thanks again Chris. Missed the 611 in fall of 2019- won't make that mistake this year! All booked up! :-)

Can you Believe that 4 months ago he’s gained almost nine thousand subs! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

Another 5 star video my friend. Those are some nice looking trains.

Was planning on going to Strasbourg this summer. Now I definitely am! Also congratulations on 1k! 🎉

3 great trains

I love the N&W 611!

Great upload. I remember seeing a J Class N&W in a Lionel catalog around 20 years ago that was weathered, I believe it pulled ore cars but nut sure. If the three I like the post-war the best. Congrats on 1k.

Sweet! An O gauge youtuber that runs trains at high speed! Me likey! You earned a new sub Chris. Seen a few of your vids, and they’re awesome! Can’t wait for more.

I'd love to go visit the Strasburg up in Pennsy, but I'm all the way down in Alabama, so it unfortunately isn't feasible, but I hope I could, might just go visit it when it returns to the VMT, Roanoke is far closer to me than PA, love the video here, so cool to see all of these great models of one of the greatest Southeastern locomotives.

Another great video Chris,,,in 1996 lionel made one more J class called the warhorse set,,, the engine was#608 n+w it was weathered from the factory and tmcc ,,,it was one of 3 warhorse sets,,,,i have the santa fe warhorse hudson set,,,,scale hudson with disc drivers and tmcc,,,the whistle is awesome,,#3 warhorse set was a SP diesel,,,,that was it,,,Ken

I love your videos man. New sub! Beautiful trains! Btw, you kind of look like Johnny Knoxville haha

Congratulations nice informative video I have warhorse and scale (606)from early 2000

I actually have a Williams brass j class. It runs amazingly well

Wow when I saw the picture on discord I was going crazy. Then seeing them all running together. What a great video and are you planning to visit the 611 in Strasburg

One of the members of a rr club that I'm in has an O scale J class numbered 600 (it's not new, sadly, but it looks amazing)

He shoots, he scores!

wow you got so 1k subs very fast

Love these Js. I’m curious why you went with the modern MTH over the modern Lionel version.

This man always has the best hair

I like how lionel reuses that same tender for the Hudson's and 611 and other steam locomotives I can think of that's one of there oldest

If I can be honest am I the only one who get's reminded of that small toy train polar express near the end of the movie whenever they look at a post war model?

Chris, any idea where I could get the front marker lights for my MPC version?

RBP, What is the MTH part number of your 611? I would like to down load that sounds file into my 611! And thanks for your great channel!

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Lmao anyone else out there think that he looks like Ace Ventura? Great vid by the way, truly an iconic steamer

Hey RBP Trains, I just picked up a brand new Class A #1218 and rumor has it that it can fit on O-54 (my current layout is O-60)

Love the J, like the 3 running, have the Lionel J set that's weathered to look old, distressed, pulling 4 coal cars that match bay window cabus

I am just getting back into the train hobby and I found a NIB MTH O gauge N&W Powhatan Arrow passenger set. The engine is #612 and for some reason looks shorter in length than the 611's I see online and in your video. Are they the same length or shorter? Thanks

..."that's the stuff, right there"... :-)

Jimmy Deck if you need the full name. Great guy!

Hey The 2016 one is The Best and if you Have Any Questions about The J class Feel Free To Ask

Im going to see n&w611 in September

We love N.&W., made in Roanoke Va., STAR CITY OF THE SOUTH. N.& W. R.R SHOPS!!!!😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA COOL!!!!

I’ve wanted a N&W J 611 passenger set since it was issued in 1981.

And I’m one of those subscribers

Nothing is as nice as the scale Williams Electric brass version of the 611 from the 80s..

Very realistic

1000 subscribers & just a yr later 27k. NICE!

I have a question: I own an 8100 from 1981 and I tried it test on some track that was popping a bit and now when i try to run it on the layout it overloads my kw and it starts smoking and getting very very hot and it won't go. What is my problem? Is it a popped fuse or do I need to add some lube and oil which I have not done yet

what's the item number for the MTH excursion edition?

I like the MTH version

I think the MPC cars would look best with the Modern J. One thing, though, do you have a favorite engine amoung your Js, and if I had a 746, if I wanted to personalize it, say with 611 decals, would it deplete the value of the engine? You'll probably say do your own thing, but if I ever did get my hands on one, I wouldn't want to ruin a good investment.

Does the o scale J class engine have locking couplers like the other lion chief engines?

Do you have the Lionel 675 PRR K4?

If I was rich I’d have every version of the N&W J in O scale 3 rail. Lionel 1950’s, 1981 then several different scale J’s. Then Williams, MTH and even the morphed mini J which looks quite odd.

Lionel built the J from the suggestion of a customer, not just any customer, It was Frank Sinatra.

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 But wait what does the number 746 mean? does it mean something ?

I had the 611th view of the video haha

I'm surprised I don't see the weathered version from the Warhorse boxed set🤔

Do you have any ho Js?

This will sound defensive, but Lionel was the creator of the modern electric train. Every generation of Lionel ( or other brand) thereafter would take their name to build on. Lionel made toys although a bit pricey for their time not scale product. Postwar trains although seldom stored properly or lubricated still run today.. People of limited skill could repair them. Companies after benefitted by advances in decorating ,electronics, having a tried and true design to build on. In addition M.P.C. and later producers benefitted from a customer base of adults that were post war kids that had the money to buy the newer versions that they desired as children .It sounds defensive but if Joshua Cowen was still around he would have produced a product that would have given any of these companies a real run for their money. It was the original Lionel that created this fraternity of railroaders . Like many things mid century they were built in the U.S.A. in Irvington N.J. Now that said I do enjoy your presentation,and interest .It’s good to see young people in this hobby and the finishes and added detail is a welcomed treat. What can I say still have all my stuff from the late 40s and early 50s. Had to defend old school today.

I'm unsure about this but if I'm right the 611 is the last of two kinds of locomotive. 1: obviously it's the last of the J's, and 2: correct me if I'm wrong but it's the last of the streamlined locomotive. That says a lot when you think on it.