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Wherein I Adopt A Waif Locomotive...
I've been interested in getting a decent postwar Lionel steam loco for awhile now, so when this poor unwanted critter showed up at the Springfield Train Show in non-running condition, good ol' Doc Marmel sprang into action! After oiling all the dry bearings and repairing one pickup wheel on the tender, I now have a very nice performing 1946 vintage (first production run with blackened railings) Lionel 1666 locomotive with a nice loud 2466W whistling tender!
http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bi.....twar?ITEM=1666
As I type this, yon loco is cheerfully buzzing around my layout, some prewar Lionel varnish in tow...
A bit of careful cleaning is the next order of business, and I may install a smoke generator in future (Lionel wouldn't get heavily into smoking locos until the following year).
Photo © me.
http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bi.....twar?ITEM=1666
As I type this, yon loco is cheerfully buzzing around my layout, some prewar Lionel varnish in tow...
A bit of careful cleaning is the next order of business, and I may install a smoke generator in future (Lionel wouldn't get heavily into smoking locos until the following year).
Photo © me.
Category Photography / Still Life
Species Horse
Size 1280 x 960px
File Size 243.8 kB
I think they top out at 18-20 volts, max, for the Lionel trains of this era. In the very early days, electric trains ran on house current, which wasn't particularly safe (especially for wayward pets and youngsters), so transformers lowering the voltage were adopted early on.
My Mom reluctantly got me a HO scale diesel loco train set when I was 8 years old. I had that for maybe 3-4 years, but kept the transformer for a few years longer, using it to power old electronics (though usually it ended up blowing something, which I tried with the very first Tyco radio controlled car before I even got batteries for it when I was about 12)
Thankee! Your da probably had one of these, with the smoke. :)
http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bi.....twar?ITEM=2026
http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bi.....twar?ITEM=2026
I remember getting a very cheap railroad set as a child that ran off of batteries.
It was designed to burn of a few drops of either lube oil or some kind of burning oil like substance from a small tin squeeze can to make smoke. Very basic, but ut I thought it was cool when it belched smoke.
It was designed to burn of a few drops of either lube oil or some kind of burning oil like substance from a small tin squeeze can to make smoke. Very basic, but ut I thought it was cool when it belched smoke.
A lot has happened in the history of model railroads.
I started out with a Märklin H0 set with the old (crappy) sheet metal track. Now I've gone digital, with sounds and all and are running on their new C-track.
I've seen, that you can get passenger cars, where the doors can open and close in H0 scale, and some company even made digital couplers, not just for the locomotive, but also for the cars, so you can stop at a station and choose to for instance de-couple the last three cars before you drive on. My local train "pushers" have some amazing stories from the trade exhibitions in Germany. Those lucky SOBs get to go to Germany, look at trains all day, and eat and drink beer all evening; company paid.
I started out with a Märklin H0 set with the old (crappy) sheet metal track. Now I've gone digital, with sounds and all and are running on their new C-track.
I've seen, that you can get passenger cars, where the doors can open and close in H0 scale, and some company even made digital couplers, not just for the locomotive, but also for the cars, so you can stop at a station and choose to for instance de-couple the last three cars before you drive on. My local train "pushers" have some amazing stories from the trade exhibitions in Germany. Those lucky SOBs get to go to Germany, look at trains all day, and eat and drink beer all evening; company paid.
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