MTH Imperial 4449 Southern Pacific Daylight 2009 Catalog

[plarailmike]

WOW WHAT A BRILLIANT AD FOR EBAY!!!! HOWEVER, THE LOCO IS GREAT!

[jazzyjason90]

People were asking what the issue was with the chuffs. It was the ticker tape. The Engine has a reader that counts the flywheel. The tape had worn off so i had to be replaced. That and in my other video I have DCS with the prototypical setting of three chuffs per revolution.

[shnimmuc]

@jazzyjason90 prototypical chuff is 4 not 3.

[leialuiza2011]

Muito legal

[ELMSLines]

something is wrong with he chuffs per revolution on that engine

[MrHadley2011]

Hey Jason,

That is a really nice locomotive... cool...

i have a early rail king.. one with just smoke and whistle..

[MikeStudios100]

whats wrong with chugging and the smoke since my cousin has a lionel version but not an MTH.

[limosalimosa]

I thought one exhaust stroke per revolution was bad (as with my QSI-upgrade-chipped Broadway Ltd Hudson, see videos) but you have one stroke per TWO revolutions!!!! LOL! 

[lilchimi1030]

Great engine!! I would LOVE to get my hands on one with a passenger consist as well!! i have a few questions. Where did you purchase the engine? Do you need a certain controller to use the engine?? I heard that the train will run on Lionel FasTrack, which I think is what you are using as well. So if you can answer those questions I would be grateful!!

[jazzyjason90]

@lilchimi1030 I purchased it at Arnies Trains in Westminster. This is from 2009 so unless you can find one in the product info on the MTH website you may be able to find one on ebay. And no a z-1000 controller or same wattage controller will work. I use DCS so I have all the features. And yes I'm using Fastrak. I also got the engine back from repair and will be making a new video shortly.

[Silver1Sprg]

@jazzyjason90 YIKES! Arnies use to be very expensive. Have they been more realistic recently? I use to travel up from San Diego to visit that store at times. Right now I'm in an area just outside of Sacramento. LOT'S of train stores up here! Good prices too! Wishing you a great new year.

[Silver1Sprg]

@lilchimi1030 I always tell people to buy their stuff on eBay. I buy 90% of my stuff on eBay, 5% on traveling train shows and the other at hobby stores. I've spent in the past few years over $7,000 on eBay and have NEVER been burned. I'm sure that day may come, but when I do, the savings I've gotten will more than justify the risk. Also when using PayPal, they will cover your losses.

[jazzyjason90]

Hi again everyone! Well it's been awhile but I have another update. The locomotive is headed back to MTH a second time, this time for a weird issue with the low smoke setting and bell combo which makes it jerk for some reason. Just upgraded to 0-60 curves as well on the layout. Hoping to get a video in of my Big Boy now since my friend has a better HD camera. Hopefully this week : D

[jazzyjason90]

Hello again everyone. Well some even better news! I JUST completed my permanent 7x12 layout in the garage and now have full on DCS capability! Daylight is running great now as well. I've been working alot this week but I will try to get a video done saturday. No promises but I may be able to also get the Big Boy by Saturday as well. We'll see. Cross your fingers! : D

[jazzyjason90]

Hey everyone another quick update. Good news!! My MTH Daylight FINALLY arrived back at Arnies Trains today! I'm going out there tomorrow to test it and pick it up. I'm also setting the chuff rate to the prototypical 4 chuffs and they say the engine is running top notch!

I'm working 40 hours a week now, but hopefully I'll have something up by Sunday.

[jazzyjason90]

Hello again everybody. Well due to the recent snow back east, it has been quite some time waiting for my Daylight to return from MTH.

I do have some good news though. Another unit Arnies Trains shipped out a week before mine came back. So I'm assuming it should be back by this time next week or so.

Once it is, I'll make another video for all of you and maybe if I can get the cash together in time a video of a MTH PS 1.0 Big Boy I'm getting!

Just wanted to keep everyone up to date : D

[jazzyjason90]

Hey everyone as an update I won't be making an updated video on this locomotive for quite some time. If you notice, the chuff rate is very slow. needless to say the engine is being shipped back east for service under warranty.

Hopefully I should have it back within a couple weeks or so since I have to ship it to MTH back east. Meanwhile this gives me plenty of time to to work on my new layout in the garage! : D

So... Hopefully the next video will have my daylight with the new layout. : D

[Railroadtrip445]

That is ok and cool engine I want the Lionel Legacy Version and guess what the same problem happened to my C&O Berkshire 2696

[jazzyjason90]

@Railroadtrip445

Same problem? What was the solution? Was it replacing the board and the black ticker tape? Cause yeah I found out it's gonna be about 6 weeks before I get it back....

So hopefully the hobby store will try seeing if adding new ticker tape will solve the problem. I think it's a combination of both issues though.

[jazzyjason90]

Yeah it is! I've wanted an O gauge daylight for over 15 years since I was a little kid. I love this locomotive so much!

As for the tether meh I don't mind it lol.

[Lafondue]

great video in HD...very nice engine...just wonder when MTH will finally get rid of the tether on their Railking steam engine.

PS2 sound great and smoke awesome....look like a great buy