Lehigh Valley Apollo train Video

Here is an O Gauge version of an Lehigh Valley Apollo train.

The lead locomotive is a Lionel Lehigh Valley ALCo Century 420. This locomotive was released by Lionel in 2004. Some of it's features include TMCC, Railsounds, Odyssey speed control, ElectroCouplers, and a fan driven smoke unit which wasn't used in this video.

The other two locomotives are both unpowered. One is a MTH Electric Trains Railking Scale Lehigh Valley GP9 and the second is a Weaver Models Lehigh Valley GP38.

The piggyback cars in this train are made by MTH and the caboose is by Weaver Models.

The Apollo trains on the Lehigh Valley were made up mostly of piggyback and container cars received from the Norfolk and Western in Buffalo, New York. The Apollo trains ran the length of the Valley, from Buffalo to Oak Island Yard in Newark, New Jersey.

The Lehigh Valley started this service in 1970 and named these trains after the Apollo space missions during that time.

Both the Valley and N&W used run through power on these trains. Lehigh Valley locomotives could be seen as far west as Bellevue, Ohio on the Norfolk and Western. And Norfolk and Western power was used east on the Valley to Sayre, Pennsylvania.

You're welcome. ...
You're welcome. The? Lehigh Valley had some nice passenger trains. Both the John Wilkes and the Black Diamond were very sharp.

Thanks. I? saw a ...
Thanks. I? saw a Weaver version of the locomotive and it looked cool.

In New Jersey? ...
In New Jersey? stops included Flemington, Flemington Junction, and South Plainfield before arriving at Penn Station by a connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad.

The John Wilkes ran ...
The John Wilkes ran between Pittston, Pennsylvania and Penn Station in New? York City. Stops in Pennsylvania included Pittston, Wilkes Barre, White Haven, Weatherly, Mauch Chunck (later known as Jim Thorpe), Lehighton, Slattington, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton. A connection between Scranton and Pittston was made with the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley, more commonly known as the Laurel Line. And a connection off the Hazleton Branch was made at Lehighton.

What cities did ...
What cities did the? John Wilkes serve?

Thanks!!? The horn ...
Thanks!!? The horn is different. This is the only locomotive made by Lionel I've heard it on.

I'm sure your uncle ...
I'm sure your uncle and friends told some amazing stories over the years about their time working for the railroads. Watching those ore drags had to have been amazing. ? As well as the kielbasi in Shenandoah. I have a DVD made by Penn Valley Pictures that shows the Pennsy side of the ore trains. It is a nicely done DVD. One of my favorites.

nice power? and ...
nice power? and horn!!!

My uncle worked on ...
My uncle worked on the Reading and I had many friends on that road. ? I'm a big Reading fan ....my license plate sez it's so. The Valley ran Mt Carmel ore drags through my home town and so I'm also a LV fan. Very colorful road. I think the yellow jackets had an awesome paint scheme.

Thanks? for the ...
Thanks? for the comment. The horn does sound cool and is different.

Thanks!! Besides ...
Thanks!! Besides the horn I? really like how this loco sounds when it is at an idle.

Thanks!! I like ...
Thanks!! I like all the trains I have, but this locomotive stands out from the rest. It is one of my favorites. And the Valley is? also one of my favorite railroads. I've wanted to do an Apollo train for a while and it's cool to finally have one.

Fantastic? horn!
Fantastic? horn!

Awesome video! I? ...
Awesome video! I? love that horn!

The Apollo....... ...
The Apollo.......That's taking us back a couple of years. Love the "yellow? jacket".