Premier Norfolk & Western J Steam Locomotive
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Configuring Locomotive for
2-Rail or 3-Rail Operation
Installing/Removing 3-Rail Pickup Rollers
Both 2-Rail and 3-Rail versions of
this locomotive can be configured
to operate on either 2-rail or 3-rail
track by removing or adding the
center rail pickups. 3-rail rack
operation requires the pickups, 2-
rail track operation does not. The
pickups are factory installed on 3-
rail versions and packaged
separately in the locomotive box
for 2-rail versions. Each pickup
roller installs with a single phillips
screw seen in Figure 1.
Once you have configured the
engine for 2-rail or 3-rail operation,
you must manually select the
power input switch located in the
first tender top hatch for 2 rail
operation as seen in Figure 2.
Configuring for 2-Rail or 3-Rail Power Input
Figure 1: 3-Rail Pickups installed with a single Phillips Screw
Figure 2: Selecting 2-rail or 3-rail power input setting
2-Rail/3-Rail Switch
