Lionel UP JLC Challenger (4-6-6-4) O-Gauge Steam Locomotive in True HD 1080p

Toward the end of 2000 (a full ten years ago now), Lionel started a new series of high-end locmotives with a bang! Called the JLC series (after Joshua Lionel Cowen, the founder of the company), the first locomotive in the series was a full 1:48 scale model of the Union Pacific (UP) Challenger #3985, which remains in service to this day. A product of the WW II era, the Challengers were huge articulated locomotives designed to haul heavy freight trains at speed, a job they did very well. The model is an excellent reproduction of the original, with a great deal of added-on detail. This locomotive came equipped with Lionel's TMCC remote control which allowed you to get away from the transformer, very convenient when you're shooting video! In this True HD 1080p video, you see the Challenger hauling a train made up of 20 Atlas woodsided reefers and a UP caboose. 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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• O-gauge
• O-scale
• model
• railroad
• toy
• train
• steam
• electric
• diesel
• locomotive
• Lionel
• TMCC
• HD
• hi-def
• 1080p
• Union
• Pacific
• UP
• Challenger

[toytrains1]

These Lionel steamers don't smoke like the MTH steamers, even after I've done all I can to improve smoke volume.

[toytrains1]

It hits the chain, but does not snag it. It took a while to get it just right! :-)

[Multi80sfan]

what's with the oil tender?

[MthRailFanatic]

Do You Think You Could Make A Second And Longer Video Of This Engine? I Really Like This Engine And I'm Thinking About Getting One In The Future.

[littleevan99]

Is this from the 2000 vol. 1 catolog?

[markd514]

@726berkshire I cant stand the look of the lights on the vision series. Looks like gruesome flourescents or something.

[markd514]

@atsf3415dbr Me too, the camelbacks from kline smoke like crazy-they have true fans in them

[atsf3415dbr]

@Railroadtrip445 I have a camel back from 2000, and it smokes me out! So does my consolidation from 2008.

[PghTrainFanatic]

Nice JLC Challenger!!!! Like other people said...Lionel's Legacy engines do smoke more. I have a Vision line Pennsy CC2s and it smokes like there is no tomorrow! I just have to keep feeding smoke fluid into it because it burns it up so fast! :-)

[Railroadtrip445]

@toytrains1 The Legacy Steam Engines have better smoke output the TMCC engines just like this Challenger are not the best smokers in the world. But to make a engine like this is probably order a Legacy Steam Engine Smoke Unit.

[aocruiser]

Man I love the Challenger!!

[726berkshire]

@PereMarquette1223 It is the scale challenger from 2000.