The H-7 Not talked about much but is high on the list at least for me LOVE the front end on this Locomotive! Nick
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Agreed, Nick. That is a sharp looking engine.
I like it too. All the piping just adds to the great look!
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Man - Look at that baby belch the smoke! Neat....
I personally would've liked this engine (Legacy version at least) more if it got a better sounding whistle and whistle steam smoke, but I agree, it looks excellent.
I have the C&O version, I love it.
I like to mention.
I am blown away by the great work done on the weathering of the UP version.
BRAVO!
I like it and have one of the Union Pacific variety from Lionel! Always looking for the opportunity to get another one. Thanks for sharing!
"...if it got a better sounding whistle..."
With a beautiful scale model like this, the proper question to ask is "how close to the real H-7 whistle is it?", not if it is "better-sounding" (whatever that is). And yes, the H-7 is rather under-appreciated.
Does anyone know how accurate this H-7 whistle is? I do not.
The Lionel N&W Y-3 2-8-8-2 has the N&W "hooter whistle" - pretty accurate to my ears, but I've never liked it. Thankfully the N&W did not use it on the 4-8-4 J.
D500 posted:"...if it got a better sounding whistle..."
With a beautiful scale model like this, the proper question to ask is "how close to the real H-7 whistle is it?", not if it is "better-sounding" (whatever that is). And yes, the H-7 is rather under-appreciated.
Does anyone know how accurate this H-7 whistle is? I do not.
The whistle in the video, above, is not correct for either a UP version (should be the UP standard Star Brass freight chime whistle), nor a C&O version (should be the standard C&O "hooter" whistle, which was similar to the N&W "hooter").
The Lionel N&W Y-3 2-8-8-2 has the N&W "hooter whistle" - pretty accurate to my ears, but I've never liked it. Thankfully the N&W did not use it on the 4-8-4 J.
Also, for what it's worth, the famous C&O H-7 class locomotives, referred to as "Simple Simons" by the C&O, were not all that successful, and during WWII they were forced upon the UP, who simply hated them. As soon as WWII was over, and war traffic levels subsided, the UP quickly removed them all from service, sold off the tenders to the SP, and scrapped the engines.
Thanks for the video of this really cool Locomotive. It’s one of the nicest articulated Legacy steamers offerred by Lionel. A lot of detail! It looks right at home on your nice layout.
