The Silverton (Music Video) TheLOKRailfan 2023-09-08 | Since I got a couple requests to do this, and since I must admit the song is quite an ear-worm, I figured I'd do this for fun!Song by CW McCallIf you want to watch all of the raw footage on its own, click here: youtube.com/watch?v=YbeY5kLCIvw
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: August 2023 TheLOKRailfan 2023-09-06 | Do you like Narrow Gauge? I like Narrow Gauge.#durangocolorado #473 #476 #480 #482 I recently went on a family trip to Southwestern Colorado and one of the destinations on the list was the legendary Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This trip was originally set to happen in late May, but it had to be pushed back due to personal issues going on at the time. You could call it a happy accident, as the dates we ended up going on were around the same time some other great excursions were scheduled.The footage in this video was filmed from August 26th through August 29th of this year, and a lot was going on. I managed to see four of the Mikado's in operation, which were 473, 476, 480, and 482. On the 27th, 473 was pulling a special mixed train as a photo charter to celebrate the 100th Birthday of her and her sisters. On the 28th and the 29th, she and 476 also double-headed. Even Galloping Goose No. 5 was visiting too! Hope you enjoy all the footage of the action as much as I enjoyed experiencing it all.------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 - Intro00:07 - 482 arriving back at Durango02:40 - 473 idling03:05 - 480 arriving back at Durango05:18 - 473 on the Durango Blues Train05:56 - 473 on the 100th Anniversary Photo Charter07:06 - Galloping Goose!07:38 - Morning Preparations10:34 - Ride behind 480 to Silverton26:45 - Ride behind 482 back to Durango37:54 - 482 at Rotary Park38:38 - K-28 Doubleheader!40:03 - 482 and 473 pass the Durango Public Library41:17 - 476 crosses the Animas River42:26 - 482 through Downtown Durango43:27 - Another K-28 Doubleheader!44:34 - 473 returns to Durango
Road to Strasburg 2 Part Three: Tomfoolery TheLOKRailfan 2023-08-13 | Remember my Road to Strasburg video from when I went in 2021 to see 611? Well, I loved Strasburg so much that I knew one day I would go back, and that day would be last weekend. I wasn't alone this time, several of my friends were with me and you can hear their voices (And see their faces a few times) here.Said friends were @LizProductions5784 , @726berkshire , @ATSF669 , @PeaceyPraps , @trainmaster844 , @SilverKnight925 , and @andrewleago9029 .This part is a bit different from the other two, this one just consists of tomfoolery that I caught on film while we were there. Enjoy a short video of all of us being goofy!Also special thanks to @thecaledoniansleeper2648 for editing the audio for the Oh No! segment.------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 - Intro00:07 - The cramped room at Red Caboose Motel00:21 - Don't let Strasburg Thomas suffocate!00:37 - The glorious Clown Tower00:52 - OH NO!01:00 - Toy Story characters on the back of a Pickup Truck01:07 - I imitate Rio Grande 48501:27 - Abby loses it over an Among Us crewmate on PRR 3750's tender01:56 - Charlie's here too02:03 - Bachmann Thomas packaging rant------------------------------------------------------------------------
Road to Strasburg 2 Part Two: Canadian National 89 TheLOKRailfan 2023-08-12 | Remember my Road to Strasburg video from when I went in 2021 to see 611? Well, I loved Strasburg so much that I knew one day I would go back, and that day would be last weekend. I wasn't alone this time, several of my friends were with me and you can hear their voices (And see their faces a few times) here.Said friends were @LizProductions5784 , @726berkshire , @ATSF669 , @PeaceyPraps , @trainmaster844 , @SilverKnight925 , and @andrewleago9029 .Canadian National 89 was the engine running while we were there, and this part will contain the footage I took of her, hence the title. Though as a bonus, you will briefly see the Cagney in action as well. 89 might be my favorite engine at the railroad now, she may be one of the smaller ones but she's got some "Bite" to her. Plus she's a fellow CN Mogul like Charlie!------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 - Intro00:07 - 89 at Red Caboose Motel02:40 - 89 at East Strasburg07:31 - The Little Cagney08:03 - A ride in "Hello Dolly"14:23 - Return to East Strasburg18:11 - Evening Train------------------------------------------------------------------------
Road to Strasburg 2 Part One: Model Train Exhibits TheLOKRailfan 2023-08-11 | Remember my Road to Strasburg video from when I went in 2021 to see 611? Well, I loved Strasburg so much that I knew one day I would go back, and that day would be last weekend. I wasn't alone this time, several of my friends were with me and you can hear their voices in here.Said friends were @LizProductions5784 , @726berkshire , @ATSF669 , @PeaceyPraps , @trainmaster844 , @SilverKnight925 , and @andrewleago9029 .I had to name this part "Model train exhibits" since we don't just see one layout there in this video, as opposed to the original where it's only the Choo Choo Barn layout, in this video, you will also see layouts at the National Toy Train Museum along with an HO layout at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Enjoy the exhibits!------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 - Intro00:07 - National Toy Train Museum04:40 - HO Layout at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania05:46 - Choo Choo Barn------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riverside and Great Northern Railway: 07/22/2023 TheLOKRailfan 2023-07-25 | On Saturday, for the first time in roughly two decades, I re-visted the Riverside and Great Northern railway in the Wisconsin Dells!Engine No. 82 was running and she put on a fine show, I was very pleasantly surprised to see how friendly the volunteers were as well. One of them allowed me to fill 82's water tank. Definitely will have to visit again, ideally it'll be sooner than another 20 years.Fun fact: I've previously uploaded videos about the trains at the Milwaukee County Zoo, those trains were actually built here in the 1960's!
MCRY No. 1256 Run Around - 07/23/2023 TheLOKRailfan 2023-07-24 | Quite a few things have changed at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum since my visit in 2015, notably several engines and coaches getting repainted, some new pieces of equipment and others now gone due to getting sold off, and even a new barn. Though still no steam sadly, so I was greeted by their Baldwin RS-4-TC-1A, No. 1256, once again. Here's a short video of it running around the train at the depot.
Thomas, Twins, And Trickery: A BuriedTruck Adaptation TheLOKRailfan 2023-06-25 | I've seen many adaptations of stories written by @buriedtruck5735 in Trainz, but none in any other mediums. When "Thomas, Twins, and Trickery" was published, I thought it was a happy coincidence that I had Bachmann models of all of the characters featured in the story, so I took a swing at adapting it with models. Let me know what y'all think!
Illinois Railway Museum: June 17, 2023 TheLOKRailfan 2023-06-19 | Yesterday I visited the Illinois Railway Museum to hang out with @LizProductions5784 and @ATSF669 . In this video you'll see footage of 1630 doing her classic coach train runs along with the CTA 4400's, CTA 3142, and Shay 5 running light engine, for this weekend was her throttle time session. In addition there's also some footage of the layouts at their model railroad exhibit at the end.In addition, though not seen in this video, the museum's newest locomotive, a rare EMD RS1325, had arrived. From what I've heard, it isn't operational yet, but if I had to guess they may try to get it running by Diesel Days. Time will tell. Enjoy the video!
Thomas and the Magic Railroad Concept: Original Shining Time Station Song TheLOKRailfan 2023-06-06 | Yeah, that title's a mouthful, sorry.Whenever I see reviews on Thomas and the Magic Railroad, a lot of the times people in the fandom pointed out how little elements from the Thomas show are in the movie, especially with how many characters aren't in it. I don't know how many of them realize that it's actually the same for Shining Time Station. Not only was the best character Schemer completely omitted, but they didn't even use the original song. So here's a quick edit I recently did to showcase what it would have been like if they did, using the workprint to go off of. Hope you guys like this "What if"!No copyright infringement is intended, this is simply a concept edit done for fun, and is not made for profit.Thomas and the Magic Railroad property of Britt Allcroft and SonyShining Time Station song by Kevin Roth
TheLOKRailfan Model Reviews Episode 13: Bachmann Peter Sam TheLOKRailfan 2023-05-24 | In 2015, Bachmann dived into the HOn30/009 market by releasing Skarloey in their Thomas range, along with some appropriate wagons to go with them. Since then, they have added onto the range by adding more characters and wagons. Today, I will be taking a look at their most recent character, everyone’s favorite green 0-4-2, Peter Sam.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: https://instagram.com/harrysphotograp...
Streamliners (Music Video) TheLOKRailfan 2023-04-14 | I just suddenly realized that it's been ages since I've done a James Coffey music video, so I'd thought I'd fix that by doing one of arguably his best songs, Streamliners! I'm actually surprised no one's requested that I do this one. Either way, enjoy!Music by James Coffey (Though you probably already knew)If you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: https://instagram.com/harrysphotograp...
Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club: August 2022-March 2023 TheLOKRailfan 2023-03-24 | Haven't posted a video on trains operating at the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club so I thought I'd fix that, in this one you can even see some new additions to my O Gauge roster!Music by Martin Denny and Chris Reynolds
Tales of a Railyard Episode 20: Fairway to Heaven TheLOKRailfan 2023-03-11 | CNW 2904's restoration goes very smoothly, and soon it's announced by Mr. Winston himself that he plans to open a museum in conjunction with the railroad. At the same time though, Vincent is still struggling to get over his guilt about CNW 1617, and the issue with diesels ending up on the same boat as steam engines in the 1950's is still on everyone's mind. How will these issues be resolved?... Well, I think you should see for yourselfIf you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/harrysphotography98?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
All-Scale Model Train Show: Milwaukee Domes TheLOKRailfan 2023-02-09 | Everyone in Milwaukee knows that the Mitchell Domes has a garden railroad that operates between January and March, but what they may not all know is that one weekend during the season, there's also an "All scale" train show where more layouts are brought in for display. You'll see N Scale layouts, an American Flyer layout, a Lego layout, and more!
Illinois Railway Museum: Scenes from North Shore Day TheLOKRailfan 2023-01-28 | Visiting the Illinois Railway Museum? In January? Not something you'd normally expect but this year marks the 60th anniversary of the final day of operation for the North Shore Line, and the museum wanted to celebrate by bringing out everything they have from the railroad!Not as much footage for this video as it would usually be, but since not a whole lot was running I couldn't help it. Definitely would have had more footage if they had been running they Electroliner, pity that its motors gave out at the last minute!
The Fastest Buster on Sodor TheLOKRailfan 2023-01-23 | "James! I said IN the shed! Not THROUGH the shed!"Fun little TTTE/ILTT mashup I did for funVideo owned by MattelAudio owned by TM Books and Video
WMSR 450s Reputation in a Nutshell TheLOKRailfan 2023-01-11 | I should probably provide a disclaimer on this:This is not meant to attack Western Maryland Scenic Railroad or its staff/volunteers, nor is it meant to attack 450 itself. It's mainly a joke about the fact that a lot of railfans think it looks hideous in the Polar Express livery it currently wears, personally? I don't mind it, it's fine, though it would be cool to see it in the WM Fireball livery if they ever decide to repaint it again.
My ERTL Thomas and Friends Collection TheLOKRailfan 2023-01-02 | First video of 2023! Woo-hoo!I wasn’t planning to do another collection video this soon, but I got a few requests, particularly from my friend @ncopictures7182 to show off my ERTL collection ever since it started growing. Not to mention, my collection recently tripled in size because I was given a lot from @Train2589 . Without further ado, here’s what I’ve got.Quick shoutouts/links to other people I mentioned in this video:@PeaceyPraps @MrDaylight844 @Soundwave3591 twitter.com/TomTeeLegendScreenshot/Footage of Rusty's ghost engine by @thomastankmerch2474 Screenshot of "Blown Up Thomas" from @leokimvideo 's Mad BomberMusic by @SudrianAfro and @OneTramBand Link to music by One Tram Band: youtube.com/watch?v=xIVu-sh9CfM
Lionel 58 Snowplow: Unboxing and First Impressions TheLOKRailfan 2022-12-24 | I recently bought a Lionel 58 Rotary Snowplow (Great Northern) since I wanted to have something that stood out more than the other motorized units in my O Gauge collection, and this model has always intrigued me. In fact, I used to be creeped out by it as a kid because of a brief scene that features it in I Love Toy Trains 2. You could say this is overcoming a fear, but that fear is long gone, I love it.Special thanks to @visionarylocomotiveworks9703 for selling this to me!
Trainz 2019: Winter Steam at the Illinois Railway Museum TheLOKRailfan 2022-12-03 | Well, not really a "What if" since I have seen a few IRM steam volunteers mention every so often that they want to make this a reality at some point in the future, but really since it's now December (Can you believe it?), I decided to have some fun and make a quick Trainz video with the "IRM Winter" route from Wig Wag Simulations!Music is "Harp and Flute - Light (Cheerful)", I don't know who the author is but those who are fans of I Love Toy Trains might recognize it from being used in the winter scene in ILTT2
ERTL HO/OO Toby Showcase TheLOKRailfan 2022-11-28 | I mentioned in a recent community post that among my Trainfest haul was a huge lot of ERTL Thomas and Friends pieces, which were provided to me for free as the person I got them from was trying to clear up some space and didn't want them anymore. Among the lot was a couple Toby's, and I came up with an idea to go Leokimvideo and try giving one of them HO/OO wheels!I was originally planning to show how I did it in this video, but the process was so simple that I think you'll have an easy time figuring it out on your own. I grabbed some plastic wheels I had lying around (They came off of an Accurail freight car, I had swapped them out with metal ones), took apart the Toby model, and at first I was hoping they'd just drop right in, but since the axles are much fatter than that of the ERTL ones, I had to do some filing and cutting on the chassis to get them to fit properly. Thankfully, with the sideplates in mind, no one will notice when he's on the track.If you're planning to convert ERTL models into HO runners yourself, I definitely recommend starting with Toby (Or Mavis if you have one). He's one of the easiest to do. I might try Thomas next.Music by @OneTramBand Link - youtube.com/watch?v=Z5BQM9DvLD0If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
The Return of Trainfest TheLOKRailfan 2022-11-15 | For the first time since 2019, Trainfest at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in Milwaukee was hosted this weekend! There were still some differences between now and what the original was like (I noticed a few layouts and vendors that weren't there this year) but there were some new additions too! A couple of Thomas fans brought in Gauge 1 replicas that they had built for display. I saw some very impressive replicas of James, Percy, BoCo, and SkarloeyAs a bonus, there's also a little bit of footage of trains running at the Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee at the end of this video, most of which are owned by my friend @metalheadrailfan , as he came up and I offered to both test some models he got at the show and run one of his crown jewels, an I Love Toy Trains set, on the layout. Enjoy!Music by Eddie Barefield and @OneTramBand "Heaven" by Eddie Barefield - youtu.be/tYRRhexoK04"The Air That I Breathe" by One Tram Band - youtu.be/uSTuh6GnvYU
Western Maryland: The Scenic Line TheLOKRailfan 2022-10-24 | This weekend, I made another eastern steam trip! This time I made my way to the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad to see their newly restored 1309 steam locomotive. I gotta admit, it sure is a beast, and really does put on a show pulling 8-9 passenger cars up the climb to Frostburg. It was also wearing the New York Central 6 Chime while I was here.Couldn't say this video is solely about her though, as I saw all of the diesels (Except 502 which hasn't ran for several years) in operation too. Their newest locomotive, NIWX 558, was assisting 1309's train from the rear, and 501 and 450 did a push-pull on the Pumpkin Patch. You'll also get to see the ride behind 1309 up to Frostburg from the perspective of Ocean View. Enjoy the video, and congrats to WMSR for getting this beast back into service!Recorded on October 21st and 22nd, 2022.
Narrow Gauge Fever: A look into HOn30/009 TheLOKRailfan 2022-10-15 | I’ve noticed that in recent years, HOn30, or 009 for British modelers, has been getting more and more popular. Why might this be the case? If I had to guess, it’d be a combination of 3D Printing and the fact that Bachmann’s been releasing the Skarloey Railway engines in this scale too, so the Thomas community have been eating it up. I, too, have now joined the bandwagon. The video will go into further details on this.Here's also the link to Apogee Locomotive Works' website as I promised I'd provide in the video: apogeelocoworks.comMusic by One Tram Band, Railroad Tycoon II, and ValentinoIf you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
Tales of a Railyard: The original Episode 19 TheLOKRailfan 2022-10-08 | One of the main reasons why Episode 19 took as long as it did was because it was almost completely different. The original version was titled "Abandoned" and while the core story was still there, with it being about Vincent discovering the existence of 2904 and rescuing him, I had to make a lot of changes at the last minute for reasons explained in this video. I didn't want the original footage that had been filmed in advance to be lost to time though, so I figured I'd upload what was left in a "Hi-8" style video, inspired by ThomasTankMerch's recent uploads of all the Season 5 footage. Enjoy!Background music by One Tram Band, S.A Music, Mavis M, and Frank DeVol
Tales of a Railyard Episode 19: Obsolescence TheLOKRailfan 2022-10-06 | I do want to apologize in advance for how long this took, there were some unexpected turnouts/events that resulted in production delays on this, I will go into a major one in a future video. For now, though, I pray that it was worth the wait.Vincent is still getting over how he was treated last time we checked in on the engines, and is currently assigned in taking freight trains to the CNW interchange in Mercer. One night, he accidentally takes a wrong turn onto an abandoned branch line, and what he finds on this branch line... Will come as a surprise, but I mustn't say more, or I shall spoil the episode.If you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/harrysphotography98?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Trainz 2019: Duck saw a Guy... TheLOKRailfan 2022-09-25 | ... Do this on the Great Western once!Ta-DA!
Illinois Railway Museum: Showcase Weekend 2022 TheLOKRailfan 2022-09-19 | Came for some shay action and to see the Zephyr again after a while, but I got more than I bargained for!Not only did SLRG 515 make its first run at the museum this weekend since being donated... But 1630 also did a photo freight! This is probably the first time she's pulled one since... Heck, probably prior to her going out of service in 2004, if you don't count the 135 car train of bathtub gondolas she pulled in 2016. Fingers crossed that we might see more of those in the future.
TheLOKRailfan Model Reviews Episode 12: Broadway Limited MILW S-3 TheLOKRailfan 2022-09-02 | Milwaukee Road 261 is for sure a fan favorite among Midwestern train enthusiasts, me speaking as one of them. With that said, I don’t quite want to deter off from this locomotive just yet in the series. In my last review, I showcased the payware K&L Trainz 261 for Trainz Railroad Simulator. Now, we return to the HO layout, as this time I will be showing you… You guessed it, the Broadway Limited Imports model of 261.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/harrysphotography98?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Why YOU should visit St. Louis! TheLOKRailfan 2022-08-31 | I'm finally back on my feet with my new once-or-twice a year routine of going on an independent trip to a town or city in the USA that has some great railroad-related attractions, and this time I decided to re-visit a city I had been to once, but had forgotten to visit the destination that most railfans will know it for: The National Museum of Transportation. Not only did I finally fill that gap, but I also enjoyed visiting the Six Flags park in Eureka, I don't talk about my love for roller coasters much on this channel, but Six Flags St. Louis is the first big theme park I've visited since 2015, so it was so much fun. I can't believe I barely scratched the surface of what's to offer in St. Louis either, this city is severely underratedMusic by Glenn Miller and Slap & Powell
Trainz 2019: James Alone TheLOKRailfan 2022-08-12 | After going through too many hoops to try and get away from Thomas and Percy, James finds himself in this white void, where there seems to be no sign of life, or anything anywhere... He must be all alone.
Meet the Lionel Scout TheLOKRailfan 2022-08-06 | Credits go to my good friend @726berkshire for the two first pictures on his layout, and also for giving me this fun little model!Audio from Valve
Trainz 2019: N&W 475 at the Illinois Railway Museum TheLOKRailfan 2022-06-27 | If you've taken a look into Illinois Railway Museum's history like I have, you might learn that several beloved operating steam locomotives at various tourist railroads across the country were once housed there. The list includes Western Maryland 734, Saginaw Timber Company 2, and even Norfolk and Western 475. Yes, in the early-mid 1980's, the famous Mastodon was stored at the museum, and I think I heard somewhere that when it was, the museum wanted to restore her to operation themselves. But as we all know, that wouldn't happen. 475 ended up later being moved to the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad, then to Strasburg Railroad where it would finally get a new lease on life.But... What if IRM had kept 475, and actually did restore her to operation themselves? Just for fun, here's a short little Trainz railfanning video that gives you an idea on what that alternative reality would have looked like.Models by K&L Trainz, PWeiser, Trainz Forge, and DLSIRM Route by Wig Wag Simulations
Milwaukee County Zoo: Safari Steam TheLOKRailfan 2022-06-19 | A trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo is always enhanced when they're running one of their 15 inch gauge steam locomotives for the Safari Train! Here's a video of 1924, a 4-6-2 Pacific, making a run around the campus.No HD this time sadly as I didn't have my camera with me, the clips are recorded off of my phone.
Illinois Railway Museum: Memorial Day 2022 TheLOKRailfan 2022-05-29 | My steam season this year starts off with a day trip to good ol' Illinois Railway Museum this weekend! The following trains were running:- Frisco 1630 with a regular coach train- BN-1 and Chicago Northwestern 411 with a Pullman coach train- Illinois Terminal 1605 with a caboose train- Chicago Rapid Transit 1268 and 1797- Chicago Transit Authority 4410 and 4412- Chicago Surface Lines 1374- Northwestern Elevated Railroad 24Oh yeah, and enjoy the HD video too! I did get a more HD camera earlier this year so this might become the norm for my future railfanning videos.
My O Gauge Collection TheLOKRailfan 2022-02-25 | A majority of my model railroading videos in the past have involved HO and N Scale, but there have been a share of times I’ve posted other scales, mainly at train shows and museums. A few people have noted that I also have a couple of O Gauge locomotives that you see running in the videos I’ve posted at the Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee, and I think it’s time I finally talk about them!
G Scale Trains at the Domes: 2022 TheLOKRailfan 2022-02-13 | It's been a while since I've been to the Domes for one of these shows, I've kinda missed it! They've made some changes too it seems.
Meet the Pyro: Livin in the Sunlight TheLOKRailfan 2022-02-04 | I read on the TF2 wikia that Valve was considering using Tiny Tim's "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" during the Pyroland scenes in Meet the Pyro before they went with Do you Believe in Magic, and although I've grown a soft spot for the song they did end up using... I thought I'd try making a quick meme video, both for a laugh and as a "What if". Enjoy. XD
TOARY Short: Anime TheLOKRailfan 2022-01-09 | George is a weaboo, confirmed. Too bad Charlie doesn't understand it.Also, be sure to watch the original video here: youtube.com/watch?v=JvAtnZWz_6AGeorge - Zepyhr4501Music: Kevin Macleod
TheLOKRailfan Model Reviews Episode 11: K&L Trainz MILW S-3 TheLOKRailfan 2022-01-07 | As I had so much fun with my last review on the K&L Trainz 1630, and this provides a little more variety to this series, it’s no surprise that I had to do a review on another K&L Trainz model. The 1630 pack, as great as it is, has been a bit outshadowed by more recent standards of K&L. So on this review, I’ll be taking a look at one of the more recent models… A model of one of the most popular operating steam locomotives in the Northern Midwest. That’s right, today, we’re talking about the K&L Trainz model of Milwaukee Road 261.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/harrysphotography98?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Milwaukee Road 261: North Pole Express 2021 TheLOKRailfan 2021-12-06 | I've waited 13 years to feel this warm...I decided to visit one of my friends in the Twin Cities and finish of my "Steam year" with seeing 261 again. I saw her a long time ago in September 2008, and my memory of that has been fading recently. Glad I could finally get a chance to see her again, and boy, this made me feel excited for Christmas this year! Merry (Early) Christmas guys, and hope you get some steam as a present! As a bonus, there's some videos and photos of the Jackson Street Roundhouse too.If you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
Tales of a Railyard Episode 18: Brokeback Vince TheLOKRailfan 2021-12-02 | TW/Homophobia A couple episodes ago (Specifically 14, "Blind Date"), Vincent skittishly admitted to Steve that he had some... Romantic preferences of his own. Have you ever wondered what it was? Well, the other engines have too. Climb aboard for this episode as Vincent tries his best to finally tell his friends who he really is. Will it go well? Watch the episode and you'll see.If you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
The Legend of Stevens Point: A TOARY Audio Drama TheLOKRailfan 2021-11-19 | This was originally meant to be released on Halloween, but I didn't get all of the line in on time, not to mention I also got sick so editing slowed down too-But enjoy anyways, especially with some stressful news that came out today. Now to finally answer a question some might have been asking from Episode 2 of my series; "What happened to Porter after he left the F&SE?"If you have enjoyed this series, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club: With a 1615 TheLOKRailfan 2021-11-15 | I won't lie, I think the Postwar 0-4-0's were adorable, so when I swung by a swap meet a couple of weeks ago and saw a 1615 for sale for $70... I could not pass it up. Here's a video of her and other O Gauge trains running at the Lionel Railroad Club of Milwaukee.
Cargo Movin People (Music Video) TheLOKRailfan 2021-10-01 | I haven't done a music video in a while, so I figured I'd change that... And now that I have a good chunk of footage of N&W 611 and 475 after visiting Strasburg last month to see the If you want to watch all of the raw footage on its own, click here: youtu.be/fdCWI2xpKXc?feature=shared----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
TheLOKRailfan Model Reviews Episode 10: K&L Trainz Frisco Decapod TheLOKRailfan 2021-09-25 | I know what you’re thinking. All of my previous reviews have been on model trains in the real world, not 3D models of trains for a simulator game. But I thought it’d be fun to do something different, as Trainz has grown a massive following since its inception, and with that following has come many payware models. For this video, I will be taking a look at the K&L Trainz model of the Frisco Decapod, aka Illinois Railway Museum's 1630.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you have enjoyed this video, be sure to follow me on other social media platforms! Links are below:Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/thelokrail...Twitter: twitter.com/TheLOKRailfanInstagram: instagram.com/thelokrailfan
Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club: Postwar and More! TheLOKRailfan 2021-09-24 | Just for the sake of mentioning it, yes I do have a small O Gauge collection. The 2046 Hudson and the 671 Turbine you see running in this video are my babies ;)Also, enjoy this compilation of O Gauge train action at the club to the song every railfan who grew up watching train VHS's from the 90's remembers and loves.
