Lionel 2551W Great NorthernFreight Owner's Manual page 2

Congratulations!
C ongratulations on your purchase of the Lionel #2551W Great Northern Freight! Released in 1960,
the #2551W remains one of the most sought after outfits for Lionel Postwar-era collectors. Like
the original, a powerhouse Great Northern EP-5 rectifier diesel leads a six-car consist of accurately
decorated reissues. Three freight car favorites#6736 D&M Quad Hopper, #3512 Fireman and Ladder
Car, and #6812 Track Maintenance Car are available for the first time since the Postwar era.
The EP-5 locomotive is updated with TrainMaster Command Control and the RailSounds 5.0
sound system.
FSET INCLUDES:
• #2358 Great Northern EP-5, #6827 Harnischfeger power shovel car, #6828
Harnischfeger construction crane car, #6736 Detroit & Mackinac quad hopper,
# 6812 track maintenance car, #3512 fireman and ladder car, #6427 Lionel
Lines porthole caboose
LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
• TrainMaster Command Control equippedable to run in Command Control Mode
or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode
• RailSounds sound system with CrewTalk communication and TowerCom
• Directional lighting, including two operating headlights
• Front and rear ElectroCouplers
• Powerful Pullmor motor
• Magne-Traction track gripping system
• Traction tires
• Die-cast metal trucks
• Stamped metal frame
• Illuminated and detailed cab interior
• Lighted number boards
• Engineer and brakeman figures
ROLLING STOCK FEATURES:
• Die-cast metal trucks and operating couplers
• #6812 track maintenance car includes two figures
• #3512 fireman and ladder car includes two metal ladders, three vertical
nozzles, and oscillating fireman
• #6736 quad hopper includes die-cast metal sprung trucks and removable coal
load
• #6828 Harnischfeger construction crane car includes removable crane with
manually operating boom and winch
• #6827 Harnischfeger power shovel car includes removable power shovel with
manually operating boom and shovel
• #6427 Lionel Lines porthole caboose features metal frame and interior lighting
The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under law.
All rights reserved.
Lionel ® , TrainMaster
StationSounds ™ , Pullmor
PowerMaster ® , Lionel ZW
LionMaster ® , FatBoy ™
The name FasTrack ®
® , Odyssey ® , RailSounds
® , ElectroCoupler
® , ZW ® , PowerHouse
, American Flyer ® , TrainSounds
is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.
® , CrewTalk ™ , TowerCom
™ , Magne-Traction ® , CAB-1
® , TMCC ® , Lionelville
™
™ , DynaChuff ™ ,
® Remote Controller,
™ , Lockon ® , Wireless Tether ™ ,