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PB-1 locomotive Table of contents Transformer operations Locating the “front” of the PB-1 Running your PB-1 set with a Lionel transformer Using your PB-1’s couplers Your PB-1’s Railsounds system Experiencing the range of Railsounds Notes on Railsounds...
Look at The front of your Alco PB-1 is the end with the small exhaust stack in the square box. The rear of the PB-1 has the large radiator fan.
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Remote-control track section Using your Alco PB-1 Electrocouplers in the TrainMaster Command environment environment. Simply press either but- our Lionel Alco PB-1 is equipped ton on your CAB-1 remote, and...
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Your PB-1’s Railsounds system—the basics Railsounds system delivers an ionel Railsounds is the most realis- authentic start-up sequence, followed tic model railroad sound system in by sounds of the locomotive at idle. the world. Your PB-1 features digital As the PB-1’s speed increases, the samples from an authentic PB-1 for RPMs move the ultimate in...
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Transformer operations Experiencing the range of your PB-1’s Railsounds system Now, decrease track voltage to the ith Railsounds, you experience desired speed level. Press DIR on your the sounds of real railroading CAB-1 remote or transformer, and like never before. Simply put, it’s the head out pulling your PB-1 at full most sophisticated, authentic model churn, just like the real thing.
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O gauge track. • Make sure track power is OFF before placing it on the track. • Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communi- cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U on any of your installed PowerMasters.
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Command operations. Throttle up/press any command button CAB-1 commands for your PB-1 NOTE: See page 3 for information to determine the front and rear of your Alco PB-1 PB-1 front coupler Press WSTL/HRN to acti- releases. vate the PB-1 horn, release OUPLER RELEASE SOUNDS it to discontinue.
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TrainMaster Command operations CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your PB-1 AUX1 like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG). hen you press AUX1 on The CAB-1 keypad over- CAB-1, you turn the lays included with your numeric keypad into 10 com- START-UP CREW PB-1 are designed to help...
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TrainMaster Command operations Assigning your PB-1 a new ID# Assign a new I D# to your s your fleet of Command-equipped Example Command-equipped Alco’s Lionels grows, give your PB-1 its own ID#. Choose from any between 1 and 99. For ease of use, give both your previously pur- Command Base ON chased poweredAlco PA-1 andthe new non-...
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Maintaining and servicing your Alco PB-1 Lubricating your PB-1 B getting oil on the PB-1’s wheels, con- elp your Lionel PB-1 B lead a tact rollers, or your track. long and productive life on your You’ll know your PB-1 requires lubri- railroad by maintaining it properly.
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Website @ www.Lionel.com motors and structural components, except for If you prefer to send it back to Lionel L.L.C. for light bulbs, is warranted to the original con- factory repair, you must first call 810-949-4100 or...
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