My 1952 LIONEL Postwar 2025 Overview and Run!! Running Postwar Trains Around my O Scale Layout! 

Santa brought me a 2026 in 1953, a small set with the gon and tank car. Thanks for the fantastic memories of a great era of Lionel steam. 😁

That 675 is mint! Such a classic.

Hi Corey, I have the original 1947 set. My dad bought it used in the 50's for my older brother, then it was handed down to me, My 2025 came from the Lionel factory with Baldwin drivers and an unpainted aluminum stack. I even have all the original cars with auto-coil couplers. It came with one more car than the one in your catalog, a black Pennsylvania gondola. I also have the original loop of Lionel O track, transformer, lock-on, and remote control track. I took it apart at the age of 13 to replace the smoke unit and overhaul the motor. What a nightmare! It was all jammed up and the wheels would not turn. The guy who sold it to my dad brought another one over and when we compared the two it was obvious that I needed to re-adjust the side rods. We had it running in a few minutes and it was puffing smoke. I learned later that the 2025 is the most difficult of all the Lionel's to work on. Excellent film with superb editing!

Nothing better than a postwar steamer. I love my 675 the best

I have the 47 2025 which is my favorite, it pulls the Tuscan Brown tinplate passenger cars under the Christmas tree every year. It's also a smooth runner and was reconditioned about 10 years ago and looks great! Your 52 is a gem and the layout is fantastic!

FAN-tastic! Corey, you really GET Lionel O-gauge! Your choices for engines, tenders, and cars are first-rate. And you present with knowledge and enthusiasm. Really enjoyed watching that Pennsy engine run. Nicely done!

Another good video Corey! I love the 675 engine. It's my favorite and smokes like crazy!

Thanks! I am so glad to see young person so enthused with Lionel trains!

I love the 2025 2 years back I got a 1947 one with the silver stack .

Corey its been a couple years since Ive seen this but always enjoy your vids.Thats a fine looking example of a Lionel k4 I have the 1948/49 version of the 2025 plus other postwar steamers. I get the feeling that a lot of us old guys would like to adopt you as our grandson. 😅

Post war is the greatest. I think i will dig out my 2025 and give it a spin. congratulations on 800 plus.

Nice video. You are very knowledgeable about the 2025/675 Lionel locomotives. However the lights at the top of the smoke box are classification lights not marker lights appearing at the rear of the train. If not illuminated, no train follows. If green, Section follows (many trains were run in multiple sections to accommodate wartime and pos😢t war crowds). If red, last section. If white extra or special. Nice layout!

Though I model mostly HO and O scale, there's just something so nostalgic about Lionel.

Well I'm sold! Looking for one! That is 1 badass locomotive!

Absolutely beautiful!!! Great video.

Great trains and layout!

Nice 2025...thanks for sharing. I hope things are well for you.

Thanks for the video. Beautiful loco. It's one of my favorites too. I appreciate the train set consist on you show run. It brought back some nice memoiries.

You did a great job! Nice video!👍👍👍💥😎

Outstanding collection sir.

That’s a nice locomotive. It looks clean to me! Also the prr turbine as well.

I'm impressed. I watched one of your HO videos and yeah, seen this often on RU-vid, same ol, but you'd mentioned O, and having some original standard/ wide gauge thought I'd have a skim through your channel. I was pleasantly surprised, your enthusiasm, presentation, knowledge, even the video layout (showing catalogue and where the 2025 fits in etc). I'm subscribing 'cos you've done a bang up job, I'm gonna have to say though I really think your soul is with O

nice too see another yonger guy ino postwar.. im 22 and have somew nice examples aswell

810 subscribers! You’re so close to your goal! You’re gonna make it! Keep rolling out those videos!

Nice find! Those Baldwin drivers are definitely an upgrade to the basic spoked drivers which looked kinda plain. Rather ironically I was working on my 1952 2025 yesterday adjusting the brush spring tension and let me tell you these K4s are a Royal pain to put back together! You were wise to have someone overhaul it

I just subscribed. Really nice layout!

Corey - great video! I have the 675. They truly are good pullers. Nice layout! Good to see a business that sells “solid state televisions” - boy, did that take me back! Keep up the good work.

I like that you run your trains fast, that's how I like to run my trains.

Great video! I have a 2025 and 2056 handed down from my grandpa. Both pull great, the 2025 maybe a little smoother. I love the weight of this one. It seems to be heavier over the beautiful Baldwin wheels compared to the 2056 Hudson. I also love the sound it makes when operating.. almost has a metallic tapping sound. The Hudson has more grind but not that tapping sound. So it gives each of them their own character. The only issue with my 2025 is it has to be moving at at least moderate speed to get across the Lionel standard switch track without it losing power and “shifting” into neutral. Maybe one of the center rollers aren’t working? Mine is also missing both gems on the front of the boiler and the tender doesn’t have a whistle. Thanks for the video!

What a cool locomotive! Nice video, Corey. 👍

Great looking locomotive Corey! I'm with you my 675 quickly became one of my favorites, there just SOOO perfect. Plus you can't beat there reliability and performance. BTW congrats on hitting 800 subs, its safe to say that 1000 subs will be in your future soon!

Planets must be aligned. I found this video scanning the internet. I have the passenger set with the green cars. Just got done going through the engine and yes they are very involved. Great video and you have a new subscribed fan!!

Great video 👍

Nice job Corey ! Great layout and the 2025 looks way better with Baldwin Disc drivers and nickel rims. That’s easily C7 equipment. The K4 are nice but the turbine even better they run just like the Berkshires.I feel that pre Magnatraction models run smoother and quieter.

Awesome

Proud I just became your 879 Subscriber great job!

You have earned subscriber

awesome !

I love this kid!

Love the Blue Comet in the background. Is that the Lionel 2012 release?

Wonderful layout!

How many cars can you pull with the 2025? Without putting to much stress on the motor? Like it looks great?

If the drive train and the boiler have been replaced, what is original left?

Lose the bell very nice

Uhhh, the speed limit is 40 mph, but your locos were doing a good 75!

I’ve got a 1953-runs great with 6466w tender and smokes well, but doesn’t look as nice as yours.

I enjoy your videos they are very cool. I too have several Lionel trains including an old post war Hudson , but I just hate the smell of the smoke. Does it bother you especially in a closed room?

So the million dollar question is - why is one locomotive a 675 and another is 2025 if they are identical?

$52.00 in 1947? How much today? A lot!

Just subscribed. Would love to do with a collab with you sometime.

Did you use smoke pellets or liquid smoke?

The previous owner of that train set is probably dead.