Table of contents Congratulations! Transformer operations ongratulations on your purchase of the Great Northern Railway Empire Freight Train Set. Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer Locking your locomotive into a single operational state Features of the locomotive and tender Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler VISION Whistle Steam •...
Transformer operations Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O or O-27 gauge track. With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Drawbar connection Add smoke fluid to the locomotive or switch the smoke generator off.
Transformer operations Locking your locomotive into a single operational state he reverse unit inside your Lionel locomotive is an electronic device that acts like the transmission in your car. When you apply power to the track, the locomotive moves in the direction specified by the reverse unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting another power interruption.
Transformer operations Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler he rear of your locomotive’s tender is equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle cou- pler, a revolutionary design first introduced by Lionel in 1945. These magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track section (available sep- arately, 6-65530 for O gauge;...
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VISION Whistle Steam Activating the VISION Whistle Steam features our locomotive is equipped with VISION Whistle Steam. When you press the whistle button on your transformer, white smoke is released from the whistle as the sounds activate. See page 8 for more information. 73-1799-250 GN Railway Empre Frt.indd 7 1/3/12 8:12 AM...
Conventional RailSounds sound system operations Conventional RailSounds sound system operations Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button Experiencing the Conventional RailSounds sound system o activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with conventional ith the Conventional RailSounds sound system, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never before.
Conventional RailSounds sound system operations Maintaining your locomotive Features of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke stack Whistle. Press the WHISTLE button on your controller and your locomotive’s whistle will sound as our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white long as the button is pressed.
Maintaining your locomotive Maintaining your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive Lubricating your steam locomotive (continued) elp your Lionel steam locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by o not lubricate your locomotive’s electric motor. It has been pretested and all the necessary maintaining it properly.
Maintaining your locomotive Replacing the lamp in your Porthole Caboose uring the course of normal operations, the lamp inside your Porthole Caboose may require replacement. Follow these steps and refer to Figure 8 as you replace the lamp. 1. Remove the four screws from the underside of the car. 2.
Maintaining your locomotive Replacing the lamp in your mint car our Mint Car is Illuminated by two lamps. During the course of normal operations, these lamps may require replacement. Replacement lamps (Lionel part no. 650-2508-300) are available from your authorized Lionel Service Center or from Lionel Service in Chesterfield, MI. 1.
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Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service his Lionel product, including all mechanical and electrical components, moving parts, motors and structural components, with the exception of LIGHT BULBS, LED’s & TRACTION TIRES are warranted to the original owner-purchaser for a period of one year from the original date of purchase against original defects in materials or workmanship when purchased through a Lionel Authorized Retailer*.
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