Great Northern Railway Empire Freight Train Set Owner’s Manual · 73-1799-250 8/10 Great Northern...

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Great Northern Railway Empire Freight Train Set

Owner’s Manualfeaturing and

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Congratulations!

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• ConventionalRailSoundssoundsystem• Powerfulflywheel-equippedcanmotor• Transformercontrolledforward,neutralandreverseoperation• Smokegeneratorthatproducesclean,realisticsmoke• Brilliantheadlight• Die-castmetallocomotiveandtender• Die-castmagneticcoupler(rearoftender)• Smokingwhistle

Features of the locomotive and tender

Congratulations on your purchase of the Great Northern Railway Empire Freight Train Set.

Train Set Inventory

• 2-8-4steamlocomotiveandtenderwithRailSounds• Limitedmintcar• Liquifiedtankcar• PortholeCaboose

Table of contents

Transformer operationsRunning your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler 6

VISION Whistle SteamActivating the VISION Whistle Sound feature 7

Conventional RailSounds sound system operationsInstalling a Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Button 8Experiencing the Conventional RailSounds sound system 9Features of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 10Notes on the Conventional RailSounds sound system 10

Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveAdding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke stack 11Replacing your locomotive’s lamp 11Lubricating your locomotive 12-13Replacing your locomotive’s traction tires 13Replacing the lamp in your Porthole Caboose 14Replacing the lamp in your mint car 15Limited Lionel Warranty Policy & Service 16

The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All rights reserved.

Lionel®, LEGACY™, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1® Remote Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®, Lionelville®, Wireless Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar Celebration Series™, TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®, Accessory Motor Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder Controller™, ARC™, Track Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC 400™, Block Power Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel Lines®, Joshua Lionel Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiWhistle™, Choo-Choo™

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Transformer operations

Move ‘em out!

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.

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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer

Power up your steam locomotive with your transformer.

Yourlocomotiveisdesignedtooperateon8-16voltsalternatingcur-rent.Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers are suitable.Donotpoweryourlocomotivewithdirectcurrent (DC). Damage to sen-sitive electronic components may occur.

Getyourlocomotivemoving.Press the DIR button on your Lionel transformer. This advances the Lionel reverse unit to the next operating state in the repeating sequence: forward, neutral, reverse, and neutral. Adjusttrackvoltageuntil your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the locomotive, turn off track power.

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Add smoke fluid to the locomotive or switch the smoke generator off.See page 11 for more information.

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Figure 1. Drawbar connection

Caution!


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Transformer operationsLocking your locomotive into a single operational state

The 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. Power interruptions are the signal that tells the reverse unit to sequence to the next operational state.

To interrupt power and sequence the locomotive’s reverse unit, press the direction control button or turn the throttle to the OFF position and then ON again. The reverse unit alternates between these states: forward, neutral, reverse, and neutral.

Also, the locomotive can be “locked” into a particular mode of operation by throwing the reverse unit switch located inside the cab (see Figure 2).

To lock your locomotive into a specific operational state, sequence the locomotive into the desired state and reduce track power without completely powering down the locomotive, then throw the switch to the OFF position. The DIRECTION button will then have no affect on the direction of the locomotive. Slide the switch to the ON position to resume forward-neutral-reverse operation.

Additionally, this reverse unit has a power-up reset feature. If the locomotive sits without power for a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the for-ward direction when the transformer is turned on or powered up, regardless of the reverse unit switch position. If the switch is in the OFF position, the locomotive will start in the forward direction and be locked there.

Figure 2. Switch locations

ONSMOKE

OFFON

REVERSEOFF

OFFON

Reverse unit switch

Smoke ON/OFF switch

OFFON

Rear of locomotive


Transformer operations

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T 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; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; or 6-12020 for FasTrack layouts).

Place your locomotive’s tender coupler trigger disc over the central coil of a Remote-Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc down-ward, and the knuckle opens as illustrated in Figure 3.

One operating technique favored by Lionel railroaders is the “moving uncouple.” Press the UNCOUPLE button as the locomotive passes over a Remote-Control Track section. The mag-netic field will open the coupler; the consist remains behind as the locomotive moves on. But be careful—the speed of the locomotive can increase quickly after it has been uncoupled.

Figure 3. Magnetic coupler operation

Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler


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Your 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.

Activating the VISION Whistle Steam features

VISION Whistle Steam


Conventional RailSounds sound system operations

W ith the Conventional RailSounds sound system, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never before. Be sure to install a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender as

illustrated in Figure 4. This ensures interruption-free operation of the RailSounds sound system. Remove the four tender body screws and lift the body away to access the battery clip. Refer

to Figure 4 for the location of these screws. Snap the battery into the harness, then lower the battery into the clip. Finish the battery installation by replacing the tender body, securing it with the four screws.

To silence the RailSounds sound system, slide the RailSounds switch to the OFF position. The whistle and bell will remain operational. Refer to Figure 4 for the location of this switch on the underside of the tender.

Experiencing the Conventional RailSounds sound system


Battery clip

Nine-volt alkaline battery

Rear of tender

Figure 4. RailSounds controls and battery installation

Battery harness

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OFFON

RAILSOUNDS

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Volume control knob

RailSounds switch Body screwsBody screws

Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button

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POWERSUPPLY

POWERSUPPLY

For AC transformers lacking a bell button

For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button

Existing wireBlack wire

Red wire

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Button for activating the bell

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Button for activating the whistle and VISION Whistle Steam

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Button for activating the bell

Black wire

Wire nut

Red wire

Red wire

The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with RailSounds.

Note!

T o activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with conventional transformers, you may need to install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Buttons

(available separately) if your transformer is not equipped to activate these features. Connect the button(s) as shown below.

All track power must feed through the Sound Activation Buttons. Do not bypass the buttons.

Note!

Existing wire

Common/Ground/U

Power/A

Common/Ground/U

Power/A

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FRONT REAR


Maintaining your locomotive

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Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke stack

Y our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke during operation.

The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to func-tion. A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with the locomotive. Press down and unscrew the cap, then pierce the end of the nozzle with a pin. Add four to eight drops of fluid directly into the locomotive’s stack. Smoke production will commence momentarily, faster if you run your locomotive at speed. When smoke production decreases, add more fluid (four to eight drops).

If you prefer smoke-free loco motive operation, move the SMOKE switch located inside the cab to the OFF position, and your locomotive will stop smoking. Refer to Figure 2 on page 5 for the loca-tion of the switches.

When the smoke unit is on, always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomotive’s smoke generator; the generator’s element can become damaged if operated without fluid. Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy load or long consist.

Always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the smoke unit when the smoke unit is on.


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Features of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system

Whistle. Press the WHISTLE button on your controller and your locomotive’s whistle will sound as long as the button is pressed.

Authenticbell. Press the BELL button on your controller to start ringing the bell; press the button again to discontinue the ringing. Even the final “hit” is muted—just like the real thing!

Trainbrakes. Quickly slow down from a medium or high speed, and you will hear authentic brak-ing sounds.

Wheelflangesqueal. Depending on your track layout, you may hear brake sounds to simulate the sound of wheel flanges against the rails when you enter a curve.

Shutdownsequence. When you turn off track power, you will hear an air release sound. You have seven seconds to power up your locomotive before the RailSounds sound system commences with an authentic steam locomotive shutdown sequence.

A nine-volt alkaline battery must be installed for your locomotive to play the shutdown sequence. See page 9.

Variablechuffrate. The speed of your locomotive determines the rate of steam chuffing.

TowerComannouncements.TowerCom announcements feature several “stand by” and “cleared for departure” messages from the dispatcher with responses from the engineer. Each time a TowerCom announcement is triggered, a random message will be played.

When the train is stopped, a short whistle blast triggers the first message. If the train has been stopped for less than 15 seconds, a “stand by” message is played. If the train has been stopped for more than 15 seconds, a “cleared for departure” message will play. The 15-second interval is marked by the first time a CrewTalk message plays automatically after the locomotive has stopped.

CrewTalkcommunication. These “call” and “response” radio messages occur automatically after the train has stopped. You will hear them at random intervals, ranging from thirty seconds to three minutes.

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Notes on the Conventional RailSounds sound system

• Thevolumecontrolknobislocatedontheundersideofthetender.RefertoFigure4onpage9.You will need a small screwdriver to turn the volume set screw clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust the volume.

• ListenforincidentallocomotivesoundsduringtheoperationoftheRailSoundssoundsystem.They’re automatic and, of course, authentic.

• Thenine-voltalkalinebatteryyouinstalledensurescontinuous steam locomotive sounds. (Use alkaline batteries only.)

• Longertrack-powerinterruptions(includinglocomotivederailments)causetheRailSoundssound system to shut down after about seven seconds.

Caution!

Your locomotive’s headlight and marker lights are illuminated by one lamp. During the course of normal operations, the lamp may require replacement.

Carefully remove the four body screws (see Figure 6 on page 10 for their locations), then lift the body off of the frame. Locate and unscrew the expired lamp shown in Figure 5. Replace the lamp with Lionel part no. 600-2314-300, available from your authorized Lionel Service Center. (See the Lionel Service section on page 12 for more information.) Reinstall the cab and the four screws, taking care to not pinch any wires during reassembly.

Replacing your locomotive’s lamp

LampPart No. 600-2314-300

Figure 5. Lamp replacement



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Help your Lionel steam locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly. We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and

Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the steam locomotive’s wheels, contact rollers, or your track.

You’ll know your steam locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dry-ness on the parts indicated in Figure 6 below. Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubri-cating, and always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage. Also, lightly lubricate the steam locomotive’s side rods after every ten hours of operation.

Lubricating your locomotive Lubricating your steam locomotive (continued)

Do not lubricate your locomotive’s electric motor. It has been pretested and all the necessary moving parts have been sufficiently lubricated for life. If you have any difficulty operating

your engine, see the Lionel Service section for more information.

Replacing your locomotive’s traction tires

Two of the drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction tires to enhance tractive effort, allow-ing your locomotive to pull many cars at once.

To replace the traction tires, simply use a 5mm nut driver to remove the side rod screw from the wheel and slip off the old traction tire. Refer to Figure 7. Install the replacement, Lionel part no. 620-8616-206. Retighten the side rod screw, and you’r e ready to pull that long freight back to the yard.

Figure 6. Lubrication points

Figure 7. Traction tire replacement

Body screwBody screw

Body screwBody screw

Lubricate axle ends with Lionel oil sparingly

Lubricate axle ends with Lionel oil sparingly

Lubricate with Lionel oil sparingly

Lubricate with Lionel oil sparingly

Traction tire(Lionel part no. 620-8616-206)

Side rod screw


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Lamp no. 600-0161-300

Replacing the lamp in your Porthole Caboose

During 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. Lift the body off the frame.3. Pull the lamp out of the socket and replace it with part no. 600-0161-300, available from

your authorized Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service in Chesterfield, MI.4. Place the body back onto the frame and replace the four screws.

Body screws

Bottom of caboose


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Maintaining your locomotiveReplacing the lamp in your mint car

Your 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. Remove the screw from the end of the car.2. Lift the body away from the frame and disengage the tabs on the frame from the slots in

the body.3. Remove the load by pulling it out.4. Locate and remove the expired lamp in the roof of the car. Simply unscrew the lamp from

the socket.5. Install the replacement lamp and reassemble the car.

End screw

Lamp no. 650-2508-300

The lamps are located in the roof of the car.



Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service

This 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*.

This warranty does NOT cover the following:

• Normal wear and tear• Light bulbs or LED’s• Defects appearing in the course of commercial use• Damage resulting from abuse/misuse of the product

Transfer of this product by the original owner-purchaser to another person voids this warranty in its entirety. Modification of this product in any way; visually mechanically or electronically, voids the warranty in its entirety.

Any warranted product which is defective in original materials or workmanship and is delivered by the original owner-purchaser (this warranty is non-transferrable) to Lionel LLC or any Lionel Authorized Service Station MUST be accompanied by the original receipt for purchase (or copy) from an Authorized Lionel Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC, be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available. In the event a comparable model is not available the customer will be refunded the original purchase price (requires proof of purchase from the Authorized Lionel Retailer* it was originally purchased). Any products on which warranty service is sought must be sent freight or postage prepaid (Lionel will refuse any package when postage is due). Transportation and shipping charges are not covered as part of this warranty.

NOTE: Products that require service that do not have a receipt from an LIONEL AUTHORIZED RETAILER* will be required to pay for all parts required to repair the product (labor will not incur a charge) providing the product is not older than 3 years from date of manufacture and is within 1 year from date of purchase. A copy of the original sales receipt is required.

In no event shall Lionel LLC be held liable for incidental or consequential damages.Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not

apply to you.This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state.

Instructions for Obtaining ServiceIf service for this Lionel LLC product is required; bring the item, along with your DATED sales receipt and completed warranty

information (at the bottom of this page) to the nearest Lionel Authorized Service Station. Your nearest Lionel Service Station can be found by calling 1-800-4-LIONEL or by accessing the website at www.lionel.com.

If you prefer to send your Lionel product directly to Lionel, for repair you must FIRST call 586-949-4100 extension 9105 or FAX Lionel at 586-949-5429 or write to Customer Service, 26750 Twenty Three Mile Road, Chesterfield, MI 48051-2493. Please have the 6-digit Lionel product number, the date of original purchase, the dealer where the item was purchased and what seems to be the problem. You will receive a return authorization (RA) number to ensure your merchandise will be properly tracked and handled upon receipt at Lionel LLC.

Once you have your Return Authorization (RA) number, make sure the item is packed in its original Styrofoam inner container which is placed inside the original outer display box (this will help prevent damage during shipping and handling). This shipment MUST be prepaid and we recommend that it be insured with the carrier of your choice.

Please make sure you have followed all of the above instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service. You may choose to have your product repaired by one of Lionel LLC’s Authorized Service Stations after its warranty has expired. A reasonable service fee should be expected once the product warranty has expired.

Warranty InformationPlease complete the information below and keep it, along with your DATED ORIGINAL SALES RECEIPT. You MUST

present this form AND your DATED SALES RECEIPT when requesting warranty service.*A complete listing of Lionel Authorized retailers can be found by calling 1-800-4-LIONEL or by visiting our website at

www.lionel.com. Products that are more than 3 years old, from date of manufacture, are not applicable for warranty coverage, even if they

have never been sold prior to this date. (Under no circumstance shall any components or labor be provided free of charge.)

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