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Lionel

Jones & Laughlin

Steel Slag Train

Owner’s Manual

73-1733-250

9/04

Summary of Contents for Jones & Laughlin Steel Slag Train

Page 1: ...Lionel Jones Laughlin Steel Slag Train Owner s Manual 73 1733 250 9 04 ...

Page 2: ...omotive with an operating steam whistle and a puffing smoke unit and three slag cars with flickering loads Congratulations Features of the locomotive Transformer controlled forward neutral and reverse operation Operating whistle Operating headlight and back up light Powerful maintenance free motor Two traction tires Puffing smoke unit Two crew figures Minimum Curve O 27 Features of the slag cars F...

Page 3: ...ck voltage To decrease speed reduce voltage To stop the locomotive turn off track power See page 4 for information on locking your locomotive into a single operational state Place your train set on Lionel or Lionel compatible O gauge track 2 2 Power up your locomotive with your transformer Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8 18 volts alternating current Virtually all Lionel and Lionel comp...

Page 4: ...Figure 1 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 or other track power interruptions will then have no affect on the direction of the locomotive If you would like to resume forward neutral reverse opera...

Page 5: ...istle Be sure that the whistle ON OFF switch is in the ON position Refer to Figure 1 on page 4 for the location of that switch If your controller does not have a WHISTLE button install a Lionel Sound Activation Button available separately part no 610 5906 001 Connect the button as shown in Figure 2 If you would like to disable the whistle sounds throw the whistle ON OFF switch to the OFF position ...

Page 6: ... for FasTrack layouts To uncouple your locomotive simply position the uncoupling trigger over the magnet on the Remote Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the controller Also you may use the rolling stock s uncoupling tabs if the car is equipped with this feature As illustrated in Figure 3 the magnet will pull down the uncoupling trigger to release the coupler Figure 3 Uncoupling trigger o...

Page 7: ...49 or 6 12746 for O 27 6 65530 for O gauge or 6 12020 for FasTrack layouts simply position the uncoupling trigger over the magnet on the track and press UNCOUPLE on the controller Refer to Figure 4 for the locations of the uncoupling tab and uncoupling trigger Figure 4 Uncoupling tab and uncoupling trigger locations Uncoupling trigger Uncoupling tab Rotating the slag car buckets Rotate the bucket ...

Page 8: ...rectly to the locomotive s stack Smoke production will begin when the smoke unit heats up Increasing track voltage will cause the smoke generator to smoke faster When smoke production decreases add an additional four drops of smoke fluid Keep in mind that the locomotive will not smoke while it is in neutral If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke be sure to slide the smoke unit switc...

Page 9: ...ver lubricate a small amount will do and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive s wheels or your track You ll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on the parts indicated in Figure 5 Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating and always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage Figure 5 Underside details and lubrication poin...

Page 10: ...e to have the traction tires replaced by your authorized Lionel Service Center 10 Maintaining and servicing your train set Servicing your locomotive s lamps Your locomotive is illuminated by two lamps During the course of normal operations you may find that the lamps require replacement Because of the delicate soldering operations required we recommend that you have the lamps serviced at an author...

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Page 12: ...ith your dated sales receipt and completed warranty information to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Center Your nearest Lionel Service Center can be found by calling 1 800 4 Lionel or by accessing our Website at www lionel com If you prefer to send your product back to Lionel L L C for repair in Michigan you must first call 586 949 4100 or FAX 586 949 5429 or write to Customer Service P O Box...

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