A review of the new Lionel 3-Rail O-Scale Union Pacific FEF-3 Northern #844. More videos on the Eric's Trains youtube channel and at www.ericstrains.com.
Tyson'sTrains I didn't pay for it because my brother is friends with one of the engineers on the 844, I'm not sure if you can buy tickets for a cab ride online but if so its well worth it!
Dear Eric As a teen with a long career in trucking ahead of me, I will follow in your footsteps into the wonderful world of o scale model railroading. P.s. I love the crew sounds they add a layer of realism and authenticity to these models that other scales don’t offer. Pls continue your passion with love and happiness. Sincerely, a loving subscriber and born truck and train fanboy. Roll on Eric!!!
@ericstrains I cant get enough of that whistle. They nailed it SO GOOD. I hope someday Lionel puts this engine on their vision line, I would love to see it with blowdown effects as well as its current steam effects!
Eric this review gave me the chills as it brought back memories from 2012. My grandpa ,dad and, me all went out from Chicago to Nebraska to watch this thing it was a great bonding experience so this really got to me
Thanks for the review Eric. The weathered reefers look great behind the engine. Back in 2013 I met the 844 at the College World Series in Omaha and got to go into the cab which of course was amazing!
Very nice Eric. A beautiful locomotive and model. It appears from looking at your rolling stock that you have been weathering a lot. Thank you again for your dedication to the hobby.
The whistle sounds similar to the real model and to your Vision Line Big Boy but the bell sounds like a diesel here. I am disappointed with the bell. The real 844 bell is one of the best.
Eric did you know that on one episode of extreme trains the 844 pulled a special passenger train it brings passengers to the rodeo in Cheyenne,Wyoming.
LCCA did the same thing with Nickel Plate 765 that they did with UP 844 by relettering it to Lionel Lines and renumbering it to 726, the same number as their postwar Berkshire.
You forgot to mention that 844 now has a sister in the SD70Ace No. 8444. It's funny that UP never forgot 844's old number of 8444 and gave it to a SD70Ace and she is almost always paired with the 844.
Eric- I enjoy your thorough reviews very much. That said, one minor suggestion for you to consider in future. JUST WHILE THE ENGINES ARE STATIONARY and you're reviewing the details with your green pointer, the addition of some supplementary light (eg. a working light on a tripod that painters use) to illuminate the front, sides and rear of the engines would enable the viewer to see the details better. Black die-cast steamers and diesels in dark colours such as Lionel's CN Ten Wheeler, UP FEF 4-8-4, NP Alco PA ABA are three that immediately come to mind where supplentary light would have been helpful. Just a thought.
Man I had this model and loved it. Unfortunately I had to sell it years back because of some money troubles. Times to start putting a new roster together.
Hello Eric. I'm curious about the red light on the front of the 844. Does it come on automatically when you slow the engine down, or is there a button you press on the Legacy remote?
@ERIC's TRAINS: Is the "all-weather cab" the reason for NOT needing a "drop plate" in between the Engine & Tender? Should there still be a "drop plate" for a more realistic effect or look?
@ERIC'S TRAINS - which was the STRONGER & FASTER "NORTHERN Steam Engine" between the: U.P. Northern Type #844 & the "NORTHERN NIAGARA" of the NY CENTRAL?
Eric, it looks and sounds as close to the real thing, from my memory of seeing this engine back around 2010! when it stopped for the day in the town, I am from, although it had the UP coloured tender on it by itself when it was here the time I saw it! As well as the drivers box was open in the back of the locomotive engine, and the smoke defecters had been a last minute add on, based on what the engineer who was operating it at the time stated to me at that time! Although, I do like the fact that the defecters on this model of the 844 are not wavey as they are on the real locomotive engine! However, all of that aside it is a cool prototypical model replica of the real locomotive engine! Even the whistle sounds extremely close to the real deal! And I thought that I uploaded some of the video of the 844 when it was here then, onto RU-vid, although, I have not been able to find it, in my uploads! It was still a great experience to see the 844 in person, and that they made a model scale version of it as well!
Auscision did a similar thing with a B Class and painted 1 loco (B65) in their special livery and sold 300 HO scale versions of the real thing as a limited edition
Outstanding review. One of your best so far. BFIMO unexpected but cool. I would like the camera to follow the locomotive more and not so much a static camera
And that's the northern that i'll be using to pull the lionel trains edition of the city of st.louis passenger train plus with lionel union pacific excursion passenger cars.
The actual engine once doubleheader with SP 4449 on an excursion in Washington around Puget Sound, for a special from Everett to Tacoma. Today, the engine stays n Cheyenne between runs
Not a complaint. Just a little factoid for your records. When you mentioned that the smoke deflectors can come off, that's actually a spot for realism. 844 was built without deflectors. They came later in the game.
That video was actually not too bad, but you forgot to do something that you said you would do "in a few weeks", at least I think you did, and that is, the Canadian National 45 A that you may have forgotten about. Could you do the 45 A video sometime in 2016?
Although the engine is very nice, I particularly enjoyed the sound from the vision line refers. I have 3 sound cars ordered, which are apparently on a very slow boat from China
