"The Texas Special" - EMD F3 ABA and Streamlined Passenger Cars

That's cool.  Always liked that paint scheme.  Lookin good!

Great video!  You have a wonderful layout and the train station is stunning.

Thank you for sharing!

Don

Seriously impressive all around. Thanks for sharing!

Kevin

Can't go wrong with the MKT!!! Nice train!

Beautiful set. Thanks!

Good stuff Don!

Some of the smoothest running O guage I've ever seen. Your trackwork must be impeccable

Really nice set, first time I've seen one.  Great looking train room, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful layout!

@RickO posted:

Good stuff Don!

Some of the smoothest running O guage I've ever seen. Your trackwork must be impeccable

Thanks Rick. I try...slow and steady wins the race.

Don

Thanks everybody for the positive comments. I appreciate them a lot.

Donald

Donald,

Your layout's detail is amazing. So many great ideas I will use on mine. Thanks for sharing!  Gerry

   Great layout with spectacular scenes. I like the level of detail, interesting without clutter and very clean work. The track and ballast look super. Gargarves track
   Really superb  looking Texas Special, always wanted to see how that train looked running.  The Texas Special is awesome,the shiny red sure pops out.
I am now chanting “I do not need one I do not need one I really do not need one”  course I’m scheduled to visit my local hobby shop next week…..

@train steve posted:

I am now chanting “I do not need one I do not need one I really do not need one”  course I’m scheduled to visit my local hobby shop next week…..

Thanks Steve for the comments. Of course, I am sure you are going to the shop….just to look around.!

Donald

@Gerry posted:

Donald,

Your layout's detail is amazing. So many great ideas I will use on mine. Thanks for sharing!  Gerry

My pleasure Gerry!

Donald

3Rail, Donald, wow, an amazing video of a beautiful train on a fantastic layout. Lionel certainly did an outstanding paint job on your beautiful train. I’ve ridden the real Texas Special, at the age of 10 years old, 67 years ago. It was a fantastic journey from Dennison Texas to St, Louis Missouri. Then, the B&O passenger train from St. Louis to Flora, Illinois. Your scenery is great. Thanks for sharing your layout with us folks here on the OGR Forum. Happy Railroading Everyone

What a nice set, and your layout is sharp too.  I love that shiny red livery!

@3rail posted:

Hey guys. Been doing winter dusting of my shelf queens and decided to stretch the legs of my Lionel "Texas Special". The set was in the 2013 Catalog and features an AA set of F3's along with matching cars. There was an add-on set of two cars along with additional F3B units. Please enjoy the video. Thanks.

Donald

Love it! I’ve watched this a few times this weekend. This is a great looking set and the add on cars are money! Thank you for sharing this great video. Magic! 😎👍

Spectacular Texas Special train in an equally impressive layout. Impeccable modeling!

What a great way to start my week! Thx so much for sharing.

A+ for the Texas Special set and the layout.