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Hudson Jr.

Steam Locomotive 

Owner’s Manual

With Air Whistle Tender

LIONEL

72-8611-250

4/01

Summary of Contents for Hudson Jr.

Page 1: ...Hudson Jr Steam Locomotive Owner s Manual With Air Whistle Tender LIONEL 72 8611 250 4 01 ...

Page 2: ...gratulations 2 Powerful flywheel equipped can motor Die cast cab Lionel electronic reversing unit Die cast magnetic coupler rear of tender Smoke generator that produces clean safe and realistic smoke Brilliant headlight Features found on both locomotives You purchased a tough durable leg endary locomotive the Lionel Hudson Jr steam locomotive From the crisp die cast detail and the authentic decora...

Page 3: ...orward This means whenever you power up your engine the engine will remain in neu tral and when the power is removed and again applied the train will move for ward This condition holds true if the engine is being powered up for the first time or if the engine has been powered down longer than five seconds Get your locomotive moving Press the DIR button on your CAB 1 remote or Lionel transformer Th...

Page 4: ...omotive is under power the locomotive will remain in the mode it was in when the switch was thrown The controller direction control will then have no affect on the direction of the loco motive Additionally this reverse unit has a power up reset feature which means that should the locomotive sit without power for a short period of time the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the for ...

Page 5: ...he consist remains behind as the locomotive moves on But be careful the speed of a newly uncoupled and moving locomotive can increase dramatically Position your locomotive s trigger disc over the remote control section then press uncouple The coupler opens Using your locomotive s magnetic coupler Tire Traction Your locomotive is equipped with Tire Traction This means that two of the drive wheels a...

Page 6: ...e s smoke generator the genera tor s element can become damaged if operat ed without fluid Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the Locomotive is pulling a heavy load or long consist Your steam locomotive s headlight is illu minated by one lamp During the course of normal operation the lamp may require replacement Carefully remove the three cab screws see page 11 for location Se...

Page 7: ...ricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage Also lightly lubricate the steam locomotive s side rods after each 10 hours of operation Lubricating your steam locomotive Do not lubricate your locomotive s elec tric motor It has been pretested and all the necessary moving parts have been sufficient ly lubricated for life at the factory and should run smoothly for many years to come If you ha...

Page 8: ...u specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Instructions for Obtaining Service If service for this Lionel L L C product is required bring the item along with your dated sales receipt and completed warranty information to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Station Your nearest Lionel Service Station can be found by calling 1 800 4 Lionel or by accessing o...

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