MTH Premier NKP Berkshire (2-8-4) #765 O-Gauge Steam Locomotive in True HD 1080p

This is another locomotive that I've not shown running alone in a video before. In 1999 (hard to believe it's already been 11 years), MTH brought out a Premier model of the Nickel Plate Berkshire (2-8-4) #765, a heavy freight hauling brute of a locomotive that remains in excursion service today. This model came with the original Protosound system (now called PS1) that gave it some realistic sounds and rudimentary locomotive control, though it was still very much a conventionally operated model. By the time they reissued the Berkshire as #779, it came with the Protosound 2 (PS2) system which had a very rich set of sounds and full remote control with DCS. When I could, I upgraded #765 to PS2 and it made quite a difference in the operation -- and enjoyment -- of the locomotive. In this True HD 1080p video, you will see #765 hauling a freight train. If you compare it to the video of the #779 -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcHnEA6ce-s -- you'll see that #765, which I converted to PS2, sounds every bit as good and runs every bit as well as #779, which came with PS2 in the first place. Hmmm -- perhaps I should run them together! :-) Please visit my web site -- http://www.toytrains1.com -- for lots more videos and photos of both real and model trains.

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Entertainment

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• O-gauge
• MTH
• Premier
• NKP
• Nickel
• Plate
• Berkshire
• model
• railroad
• toy
• train
• trains
• steam
• diesel
• electric
• locomotive
• Lionel
• PS2
• Protosound
• Protosound2
• O-scale
• HD
• hi-def
• 1080p

[toytrains1]

Far more than a rational person might own.

[shnimmuc]

It is a sickness this buying locomotives, but it is sooooo fun.

[PghTrainFanatic]

Nice Berkshire! Its amazing how many trains you have! Its also very cool to see them pop up in my subscription box frequently! Do you know how many engines you own?