MTH Niagara mini review

Nice review and nice set.  I have the old MTH Niagara along with the Lionel version and like em both.

Pretty nice review, Bob,

As a huge fan of NYC, I will be getting one of these someday. It looks very sharp and it looks like it runs superbly. I've always loved the looks of the Niagara's.

Nice. I like the blacked out smoke-box.

That is a beauty!  Nice review as well...thank you.

Wow! I was going to pass on this as I have the earlier one but this is a definite improvement over that one. Thanks Bob and great looking layout too.

Pete

Thank you.  Nice review.  You have a really nice looking layout, too. 

Your thread cost me a lot of money.  I love Northerns, whether called Niagaras or anything else, but had told myself to sit this one out.  But after this review I had to have one.  I just order the set with the reefers from Pats Trains: the passenger cars are nice, but I got enough passenger trains. 

Again, nice train and really nice looking layout.

Looking good Bob.  Hope to see it in person sometime soon.

Great looking engine Bob, Herron Rail has excellent videos with The Niagara in it. My favorite is Reflections of the New York Central. Pacing shots at speed. If MTH would have made these in two rail I would buy all four. or at least two.

Clem k

Thanks for your review the the pictures.  They are great looking.  The passenger set version should be shipping in soon.  The others are available now.

Nice train, nice train room, nice review.  One thing though, I believe the whistle signal is wrong.  Isn't if two toots for forward and three for reverse?  If that was preprogramed into Protosounds III, somebody goofed. 

.....

Dennis

i was not using the Forward whistle sound key like I should have. I'm not good at proper signal protocol. FYI - there is a neat alternate diesel horn for certain enthusiasts. 

Actually, that "diesel horn" is more correct for the New York Central Niagara locomotive in the later years. Once the NYC completed tests on the Niagaras and discovered how much steam was waisted with that whistle, the steam whistles were removed and the Engineer was left with only that air horn to blow.

Nice looking set & layout.

Another sale thanks to "influence" of the Forum.

Oh what a beautiful set!  I liked the sound this locomotive has. Have fun.

Thanks for the review. We have both sets and both individual engines available on our website with free shipping. The matching five car, RPO and 2 car sets have also shipped.

Thanks very much.

That is one beauty of a locomotive that is very well detailed.  I really like the 4-8-4 arrangement on locomotives.  Something about them long sleek lines attracts my eyes.

Thank you for the review.

I agree completely.  Northerns are just particularly attractive.  The Niagara is one of the handsomest of them, too, and MTH's modeling detail has been tremendous lately.  I can't wait to get mine: UPS says Tuesday!

Might favorite locomotive, periodl, is the ATSF Northern 3765/2900s: the Santa Fe slanted-front cab shape, and their size, makes them particularly good looking. But this Niagara is right up there close.

wow, a layout like that and now you're an OGR celebrity too!  Hope your big head fits into the car to York.....kidding, saw the engine in person and it brings a tear to your eyes when you realize the budget is not there.

Thanks for the great review. Really sweet double deck layout!! Awesome!

I would have bought this locomotive in a heartbeat of MTH had offered it in 2 rail. My own very, very small critique is that it has the same whistle as two of my other MTH steam locomotives. I still would have been happy with it overall. It's a really nice locomotive.