Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
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Replacing the traction tires
Y
our locomotive is equipped with four
traction tires. These rubber tires
increase the tractive effort of your
locomotive, allowing it to pull more cars at
once. During the course of normal
operations, the traction tires may become
worn out. Because you must remove the
trucks and the side frames to access the
wheels, we recommend that you have the
traction tires replaced by your authorized
Lionel Service Center. See the Lionel Service
section on page 24 for more information.
