Daylight Cab Forward Makes First Revenue Run

Very gorgeous set!

You know, it really is a nice looking engine since being painted with the daylight scheme. Enjoy your train Brian.

Charlie

That is sweet!  I bet the set looks gorgeous rolling by.

All I can say is what an engine. The sounds and smoke are wonderful. Matched up with the K-Line passenger cars, it is truly a beautiful passenger train.

Thanks Michael, Charlie, and Keith for your comments.

A BIG BIG CONGRATS goes to you Brian on your newest addition.  I am sure that train will have few if any empty seats for many years to come.

I am not alone when I say I would LOVE a video so that we can enjoy the sights and sounds of this monster passing by on one of your main lines.

ENJOY, my friend. 

BTW, What is that handsome silver trian elevated in the background? 

Brian,

Wow that's a beautiful set, the engine sounds are amazing.!!!!

Enjoy it, thanks for posting. If you have any photos of the K-Line cars

close up, I would love to see them.

Thanks,

Alex

Love it!!!    I love mine.

Absolutely beautiful, more photos & a video please. Enjoy.

"If you have any photos of the K-Line cars close up, I would love to see them."

For sure, Alex. Check out tomorrow's Weekend Photo Fun Thread for the Observation car. I love the K-Line 21" passenger cars and the SP Daylight is no exception. I will take additional photos of the cars tomorrow as well.

Hi Brian

    The requests are legit! We need a video.

Best

Ray

Brian,

   Looks great, especially with the K-Line Passenger Cars!

PCRR/Dave

Brian, glad to see your train room finally warmed up enough for you to get out there. 

She looks great. 

Have to echo the call for video, but you knew that. 

Passenger Train Collector, Your Southern Pacific Cab Forward Legacy Locomotive Pulling that Beautiful K-Line 21 inch Southern Pacific Set (11Cars) is Just Beautiful. The Colorful Daylight Scheme Cab Forward Legacy Locomotive is by far, the best Looking Steamer I have ever seen. YOUR TRAIN IS A WOW!!! A Video would be fitting, but My IMAGINATION is Running Wild....Thank You....This is truly the Best Hobby in the World.....

Aw, this just reminds me of those days in WWII when we went to Grandma’s house in Glendale every other Saturday. Her house was a one block walk to the SP mainline which ran along San Fernando Road. It seemed like a Cab Forward with a long freight would go by every ten to fifteen minutes. From Glendale, they would head up through Soledad Canyon, cross the dessert to Mohave, up the hill to Tehachapi, down through the loop to the San Joaquin Valley. Then to Sacramento and beyond. Wonderful memory, seeing them snort by at “speed.”

Great train, PTC.

Surely one or more visitors to the summer open house on July 11 will take some time to shoot videos of the layout and trains.

That is a superb set. I love that color combo and the panache of the cab forward. K-line made some fine passenger cars

lynn

Brian,

Do the crew get a clean ride while the passengers choke on the smoke?   How is the color match between the the engine and cars?  My MTH GS-2 has a more reddish color than the K-line cars, haven't seen Lionel matched.  Still prefer the K-lines with their close fitting diaphragms over some other cars.

Your layout shows off the consist to beautiful effect.  I too look forward to seeing your passengers in motion.

As the designated acquisition broker for capital equipment, you have a free pass to ride anytime.   Your recommendations on the GMToT and FTs are in service, and the F7 Yellow Bonnets are anticipated with baited breath.  Please sort out the E8 quagmire. 

Thanks much. 

I'm a tinplater,,but this is super nice,,,would make me think twice,love the paint ,not just another black steamer,,wow thanks for sharing

Pssst, Brian!

The engine colors don't match! 

Here are photos of a Daylight Cab Forward pulling a mixture of Lionel and MTH cars on the G&O Lines Railroad.

NH Joe

Very nice! Right time of year too.

Very nice looking consist,SP used Cab Forwards to pull passenger trains over Donner Summit many times also at the Cuesta Grade near San Luis Obispo.

Mikey

Brian, 

I know you have been waiting for some time to pose that picture, and it was worth the wait.  Stunning.  

The K-Line 21" cars in the SP scheme look fantastic.  A real winner with the wonderful Lionel locomotive.  As someone told me recently, 'you have great taste' 

Can't wait to see the pictures tomorrow in the weekend photo thread.  Love your style, partner!

Brian, that is one great engine.  I am very happy I picked one up.  I wanted to get the one you have very badly but I was in the cab of the real one in Sacramento.  I had to get 4294.  I hope you are going to run it at your bash in a few weeks.

oh G-D!!  it's hideous . . . .  i should have bought one!

"Do the crew get a clean ride while the passengers choke on the smoke?"

"How is the color match between the engine and cars?"

Bill, you raise some very good points. The design team for the passenger cars made sure that the passengers were not subjected to the smoke from this engine. They needed to because this baby sure smokes up a storm thanks to Lionel and Mega-Steam.

As far as the colors are concerned, there is a difference between the engine and passenger cars, but not objectionable.

When Lionel announced the Daylight Cab Forward version, I did not have a set of passenger cars to go with it. Over the past three years, we have been active in converting much of our passenger train inventory to K-Line 21" cars. So it was a natural move for me to find a set of K-Line Daylights to go with this engine. I am not disappointed with the look.