Just got my notice from Charles Ro - the B6sb engines are in. Only a month behind schedule. Not too bad considering...
Excited to see the improved smoke output everyone has talked about with recent releases. Also interested in hearing all the whistle options.
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Yep, these were mentioned last night by Ryan from Lionel in the Virtual York Chat. One of many Lionel items arriving in the coming weeks.
@johnstrains posted:Yep, these were mentioned last night by Ryan from Lionel in the Virtual York Chat. One of many Lionel items arriving in the coming weeks.
Is that chat available online??
Here you go. Fast forward to Ryan's presentation.
I picked mine up last Monday from my Local Hobby Store.
@Joe Fermani posted:Just got my notice from Charles Ro - the B6sb engines are in. Only a month behind schedule. Not too bad considering...
Excited to see the improved smoke output everyone has talked about with recent releases. Also interested in hearing all the whistle options.
Joe,
I have a B6 from the first Legacy release. Can’t believe the smoke could be any better mine smokes like crazy. Great sound and whistle plus it will run all day at speed step one and never stall. Great engine good luck with yours.
JohnB
Ours have arrived - shipping our preorders now. Sale priced at $629.99 while they last. Pictures next.... I am keeping a Milwaukee.
If you watch trainworld’s video for virtual York Ryan gives a peak at some incoming models. This week new b6bs. Next week T1s, es44’s, smoking reefers. Within the next two weeks E8s and new SD40s. They’re doing their best to get the vision gs’s out for delivery before Christmas. Big shoutout to the Lionel team for their hard work!
From K-Line molds. K-Line model pictured.
At the time a well detailed model, one of the more detailed valve linkage assemblies, IMO. TAS offered an EOB drop-in upgrade, as an improvement. Foggy head seems to think, one of the big discussions, was the smoke box hinges being way, way too big. You would hope Lionel corrected the errors of 20+ years ago. Like most of my models, sets on a shelf well. 
Works well on a small O54 layout. Mike CT.
Just got mine in the mail. I have not had time to run it yet but got it unboxed. Very impressed. Once thing I noticed on the tender trucks is the cast in springs. On each truck, one spring is a leaf spring and the other is a coil spring. I never saw trucks like that. I checked the review on Eric Segals web site and confirmed the 2015 release also has the trucks the same way. Did the Pennsy actually use 2 different springs on the same truck?
@Joe Fermani posted:Just got mine in the mail. I have not had time to run it yet but got it unboxed. Very impressed. Once thing I noticed on the tender trucks is the cast in springs. On each truck, one spring is a leaf spring and the other is a coil spring. I never saw trucks like that. I checked the review on Eric Segals web site and confirmed the 2015 release also has the trucks the same way. Did the Pennsy actually use 2 different springs on the same truck?
Here's a photo from the Strasburg museum that clearly shows one leaf and one coil spring. The previous Legacy B6sb's with slope-back tenders as well as the K-Line model (original source for the tooling) also have these trucks. PRR used trucks like this on express boxcars (the Atlas REA X29 boxcars have them) and on the X31 round roof boxcars (Lionel's X31's don't have them).
Looking forward to B6 arrival. Being sent out today. I love the smell of locomotive smoke in the morning. Smells like, victory. 
Mine was shipped from Charlie Ro's yesterday, cant wait to add a string of GLA hoppers to it and upload a video!
Some quick pics. The engine has 3 banshee whistles and two m1a? Whistles. All sound great. The smoke output is fog level on all 3 settings. Some changes from the 2014 run... front marker lights have yellow and red lenses. 2014 version had green lenses. No more manual volume control under the tender.
Thanks for the pics. Are the front marker lights on when the engine is moving forward?
@CAPPilot posted:Thanks for the pics. Are the front marker lights on when the engine is moving forward?
Yes. Front marker lights stay on by default. There is an option in the legacy remote to turn the marker lights off.
Engine also has the slow glow lights with dynamo sound as lights come on
Joe, nice pictures. I have one from an earlier issue, banshee whistle and deep chuffing for a little engine.
Maybe I can come over and see your layout and vice-versa in the coming months.
I'm waiting on the Brown Truck, they have it........be careful with that package
I think I know what I'm getting for Christmas this year! It looks like very cute, highly detailed, and moderately priced.
I'm intrigued with this new whistle feature Lionel is doing now. I think that'll be pleasantly received by most.
@Paul Kallus posted:Joe, nice pictures. I have one from an earlier issue, banshee whistle and deep chuffing for a little engine.
Maybe I can come over and see your layout and vice-versa in the coming months.
Sounds good Paul. Should be able to find some time during the holidays
@Brian DeFazio posted:Engine also has the slow glow lights with dynamo sound as lights come on
That's a neat feature. You can also trigger it using the Aux 2 button. You get the sound affects then the lights turn off. Press Aux2 again, sound affects and the lights came back on. I am also impressed with the new chatter feature. The 7 button use to give dialog from the tower that the track was either clear or not to proceed. The 7 button now plays some random chatter as if the engineer is talking to others on the main line. While the engine is running its like a live conversation you are tapping into. There are several messages that play randomly. It adds some nice variety when the engine is running. The emergency stop is still favorite of mine and Lionel continues to execute that well. I never hear any comments on the emergency stop dialog but I have always liked the feature. For those that do not know of that feature, when the engine is moving, press the 5 button (center button). You will hear a random emergency which requests the engineer to stop the train, stop the train, and then the engineer will reply that the train is stopped. I use that feature with the hotbox reefers for a really neat affect. So you hear about an emergency, you stop the train, and then hotbox does its thing.
Good luck with your new B6sb models!
Tom
Video demo of 5 whistles...
Video of run by...
Video slowly backing up. Check out the firebox glow as well. Nicely done!
Wow, Dave never said it would have a swinging bell. Lol!
Nice demo videos, enjoy the new loco!
Great engine! I have the LIRR version from 2015 and it’s one of my favorites. Creeps and never balks.
Pretty neat having multiple whistle choices.
Enjoy!!!
I just got mine yesterday and, after about 10 minutes running, I have a few questions:
1) how do you select different whistles? I could not find anything in the instructions about that, and
2) the tether presses down on the drawbar, causing it to disconnect sometimes when going through a switch ladder. Is there a way to position it so it doesn't rest on the drawbar?
@DavidR posted:I just got mine yesterday and, after about 10 minutes running, I have a few questions:
1) how do you select different whistles? I could not find anything in the instructions about that, and
How are you operating it? Universal remote, app, Cab1, or Cab2?
No way to change it on the UR that I am aware of. On the app use the sound menu and adjust the whistle pitch. Cab1 and Cab2 press Aux1 then blow the whistle. Do it again to get to the next whistle and so on.
Nice little switcher, still learning all the bells and whistles
I running my Bethlehem Steel B6 today. I received it on Thursday.
Thank you for the information, Marty. I now have the whistle sound that sounds correct for my layout.
Anyone else notice that the smoke unit is a spitter? It smokes great but it does get droplets of fluid on the shell. I notice this even when smoke was getting low and it needed a refill.
@DavidR posted:
I just got mine yesterday and, after about 10 minutes running, I have a few questions:
1) how do you select different whistles? I could not find anything in the instructions about that, and
2) the tether presses down on the drawbar, causing it to disconnect sometimes when going through a switch ladder. Is there a way to position it so it doesn't rest on the drawbar?
Push the extra tether back into the tender shell. Mine had a lot of wire coming out. I just gently pushed it back into the tender so there was no slack.
My tether is far enough away that it is not a problem, don't know about the whistle yet
@Dave Olson is there a trim pot on the b6sb hidden somewhere to make it louder? This is my first legacy steamer. At maximum volume, the locomotive is still much quieter than all my other locomotives (k-line w/tmcc, lionel w/tmcc, and mth ps3). I adjusted the volume to max on the Bluetooth app for all the sounds (both master and individual sounds). I tried raising volume with my tmcc cab1 with the same results. Couldn't find a manual adjustment on locomotive or tender.
Brian,
I noticed the same thing on the new Legacy FM trainmasters. No more manual volume control. I am interested in hearing why Lionel removed this.
Joe
@Joe Fermani posted:Brian,
I noticed the same thing on the new Legacy FM trainmasters. No more manual volume control. I am interested in hearing why Lionel removed this.
Joe
That is a very good question, on my tmcc Lackawanna (same tooling as the legacy), it is hidden under the shell behind the cab.
Mine seems plenty loud actually had to turn it down, used Legacy remote for that. It was smoking real good for a while but no smoke now, plenty of fluid, smoke switch on under cab, set remote on smoke high.
Chuffs but no smoke anymore.
Joe..I did notice it was a spitter when there was smoke
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