MTH Premier NYC American (4-4-0) O-Gauge Steam Locomotive #999 in True HD 1080p

In early March of 2006, MTH brought out a Premier model of the New York Central (NYC) #999, a small American-type (4-4-0) locomotive with enormous 86" driving wheels. When the prototype was put into service in 1893 hauling the Empire State Express between NYC and Buffalo, it quickly set the world land speed record of 112.5 miles per hour. The model is an exquisite representation of the prototype as you can see and hear in the True HD 1080p video. In the second segment, you can hear it pull into the station with the chatter about setting the world speed record. It's hauling a set of seven woodsided passenger cars appropriate to the time. The detail on the cars is also exquisite, down to the potbellied stove in each passenger car. If you pause the video in the first segment, you can actually make out the stove at the front of each car! 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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• NYC
• 999
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• diesel
• electric
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• woodsided
• passenger
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[toytrains1]

Thanks! :)

[toytrains1]

Those are the MTH 19th century passenger cars. They're available in a wide array of road names. I have the NYC and the PRR.

[toytrains1]

I have to admit, this is one of my favorites :)

[toytrains1]

The A5 will be coming soon. I hope to eventually get all of them reshot with the new camcorder in True HD 1080p.

[Hendo56]

You know, in some cases I don't care for the "chatter" they've programmed in... it sounds fake. Nice engine, though!

[bcschmerker]

Nicely done on the vid. I presume that the 4-4-0 shown is modeled after one of a custom-build lot from the Schenectady Locomotive Works? Baldwin, Lima and Schenectady used 86" drivers on the Walschaerts-geared, piston-valved early 4-4-2's used to supersede the 56"-drivered 4-6-0's on limiteds; they were in turn replaced by high-wheel 4-6-2's and 4-6-4's.

[BillingtonE2]

CONGRATS ON 1,000 SUBS!

[trainfart]

What a beautiful locomotive, great video!

[682charlie]

Thoes are some awsome train cars

[fluxusreadymade]

It would be nice to see a video of a world record speed holder actually going at speed instead of crawling like a coal drag.

[trainmaster844]

@jedi725 - Maybe because they recorded 1630's bell for their sound library....

[dpm328ic]

What are the maker and model #s of the passenger cars? Awesome videos. Thanks.