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Maintaining and servicing your set
Servicing the traction tires
Y
our locomotive is equipped with traction tires to increase the tractive effort of your
locomotive and allow it to pull more cars at once.
During the course of normal operations, the traction tires may become worn out. We
recommend that you have the traction tires replaced by an authorized Lionel Service Center
because the truck and side frames must be removed to access the wheels. See the Lionel Service
section on page 40 for more information.
Operating the track maintenance car
T
he track maintenance car features an elevated platform that allows the crew to work
overhead. Use the crank to raise and lower the platform. Refer to Figure 8 for the location of
the crank. When the platform is completely raised, the platform can swing from side to side.
Be sure that the platform clears all tunnels, bridges, and scenery around your
Caution!
layout.
Figure 8. Crank location
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