Lionel 2-8-4 Berkshire Locomotive and Tender User manual

Lionel
2-8-4 Berkshire
Steam Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual
73-8076-250
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Lionel
2-8-4 Berkshire
Steam Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual

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Features of the 2-8-4 steam locomotive and tender
• TrainMaster Command Control equippedable to run in Command Control
Mode or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode
• RailSounds 5.0 sound system with intelligible CrewTalk dialogue,
TowerCom announcements and DynaChuff synchronized chuffing
• Two FatBoy speakers for the ultimate in sound reproduction
• Odyssey System for speed control with ON/OFF switch
• Refined Conventional Transformer Control Mode with lower starting
speeds, improved smoke output and simplified Odyssey System controls
• Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
• Directional lighting including operating headlight, back-up light on rear
of tender and front classification lights
• ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
• Scale front coupler with interchangeable O gauge coupler
• High-torque Pittman®motor with momentum flywheel
• Two traction tires
• Synchronized, fan-driven smoke unit with improved smoke output
• Variable ashpan glow
• Flickering firebox in cab
• Lighted cab interior
• Opening tender water hatch reveals easy to access RailSounds sound
system controls
You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—the Lionel TrainMaster Command Control and Odyssey System-equipped 2-8-4 Berkshire steam
locomotive. From its many hand-applied scale details, to the advanced technology found
inside, your locomotive is ready for duty on your model railroad layout. Experience the
superiority of today’s Lionel.
Congratulations!
The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under
law. All rights reserved.
Lionel®, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™,
StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1 Remote Controller®,
PowerMaster®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, PowerHouse®, TMCC®, Lionelville™, Lockon®
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Using your tender-mounted ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment 6
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 7
RailSounds sound system operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 8-9
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 10
Activating the CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements
in the conventional environment 11
Activating the CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements
in the Command Control environment 11
RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialogue on a round trip 12
Notes on the RailSounds sound system 13
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 14
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 14
Odyssey System Command operation 15
TrainMaster Command operations
The TrainMaster CommandControl environment 16
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand Control environment 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 18-19
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 20-21
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 22
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 23
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 24
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 25
Lubricating your locomotive 26-27
Servicing your locomotive’s lamps 28
Replacing your tender’s lamp 29
Tire-Traction 30
Installing the O gauge front coupler 31
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 32

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3Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your Lionel
transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit to the next operating state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the
locomotive, turn-off track power.
See page 5 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operational state.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-54 or larger track.
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2Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
When you first power up your track, the locomotive will wait
between three and eight seconds as it “listens” for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When the locomotive has
determined that it’s on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive’s
headlight will illuminate and the RailSounds sound system will start. At this point,
the locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the locomotive on your
railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it will start in forward following every five-
second power interruption.)
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend using the
TrainMaster Command Control system, available at your authorized Lionel dealer.
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!
With track power OFF,
connect the drawbar between
locomotive and tender as
illustrated in Figure 1. That’s all
you have to do with the Lionel
Wireless Tether, an infrared
communication system that
eliminates the plugs and wires of
the past. Figure 1. Drawbar connection

To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (for example, forward only), you can deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function with the Command
reverse unit (PROG/RUN) switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the desired direction, then slow it down without stopping.
Set the Command reverse unit switch to PROG. Refer to Figure 2 for the location of the
switch. The locomotive is now “locked” into your chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction operation, just slide the Command reverse unit
switch back to RUN.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will “reset” to forward after any power interruption
lasting five seconds or longer, regardless of the original locked-out direction.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
Note!
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ONOFF
SMOKE
ONOFF
ODYSSEY PROG RUN
Figure 2. Switch locations
(see page 25 for details)
FRONT
Odyssey System switch
Command reverse unit switch
Smoke unit switch

Transformer operations
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Using your tender-mounted ElectroCoupler in the
non-Command environment
To uncouple rolling stock from your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler in the non- Command environment, you must rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped with Lionel
magnetic couplers coupled directly to your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler. The magnetic
coupler on the rolling stock will then react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel
Remote-Control Track section (available separately, 6-65530 for O gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746
for O-27 gauge; or 6-12020 for FasTrack layouts). Place your rolling stock’s coupler “trigger
disc” over the central coil of a Remote-Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the
controller. As illustrated in Figure 3, the magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and the
coupler opens.
Your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler will NOT open manually or by using a
Remote-Control Track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to your locomotive
Note!
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 3. Trigger disc operation

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Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
For AC transformers lacking a bell button
For AC transformers lacking bell and horn/whistle buttons
Existing wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button
for activating the
whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Black wire
Wire
nut
Red wire
Red wire
The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except
no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be
compatible with the RailSounds sound system.
Note!
To activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive set with conventional transformers, you may need to install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound
Activation Buttons (available separately) if your transformer is not equipped to activate these
features. Connect the button(s) as shown below.
All track power must feed through the Sound Activation Buttons. Do not bypass the
buttons.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A

RailSounds sound system operations
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Note!
Note!
Note!
Note!
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
The Lionel RailSounds 5.0 sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. Your locomotive features digital samples from real-life steam locomotives for the
ultimate in realism.
We recommend that you begin by installing a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender as
illustrated in Figure 4 on page 9. This ensures interruption-free operation of the RailSounds sound
system. The battery harness is located inside the tender. To access the battery harness, you must
first remove the body screws from the bottom of the tender and then lift off the body of the tender.
Refer to the Figure 4 on page 9 for the location of the body screws. Snap the battery harness onto
the battery terminals, then slide the battery into the holder and replace the tender body, securing it
with the body screws.
When you first apply track power, the locomotive’s RailSounds sound system will produce the
sounds of the locomotive at rest. As the locomotive moves, chuffing begins, increasing with the
locomotive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing and boiler sounds (whistle and bell are unaffected), slide the
RailSounds sound system switch, located under the water hatch on top of the tender (see Figure 4
on page 9 for the location of the switch), to the SIGNALSOUNDS position before powering up the
locomotive. The whistle and bell are activated by using the lever or button on your transformer
or CAB-1 Remote Controller. The volume control knob is also located under the water hatch on
top of the tender (see Figure 4 on page 9).
Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness before installing the
battery.
Although the RailSounds sound system is powered by track voltage, the battery is
required for uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline
batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for ten seconds before changing the RailSounds
sound system switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(during direction changes, switches, crossings, etc.), replace the battery.

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RailSounds sound system operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics (continued)
VOLUME
+
-
SIGNAL
SOUNDS RAIL
SOUNDS
Figure 4. RailSounds sound system controls and battery installation
Body
Screws
REAR
Bottom of tender
Top of tender
FRONT
RailSounds sound
system switch
Volume
control
knob
REAR
FRONT
Battery
clip
Speakers
Battery holder
Inside of the tender

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RailSounds sound system operations
With the RailSounds sound system, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticated, authentic model railroad sound
system in the world.
•DynaChuff. Real steam locomotive chuffing depends on the locomotive’s load. DynaChuff
simulates both labored and relaxed chuffing sounds. Highball down the mainline and hear
the labored chuffing of a locomotive battling inertia. Reduce your throttle setting, and
chuffing relaxes to a more sedate sound, as though the load placed on the locomotive has
decreased. Experience DynaChuff on steep grades, at yard crawls, and at speed. Another
RailSounds sound system exclusive.
• Variable chuff rate. The speed of your locomotive determines the steam chuff rate.
Refer to page 20.
• MultiWhistle. Different whistles for different speeds—a RailSounds sound system
exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your CAB-1 Remote Controller or transformer to begin
the effect, again to discontinue. Even the final “hit” is muted like the real thing.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait for three to five seconds, and
listen for the air-release sound—that’s the locomotive telling you its Command reverse
unit has just reset to forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model railroad sound system shuts down like the
RailSounds sound system. Turn off track power, and after the air-release reset sound, you
have two seconds to restart your locomotive. If you’re done with operations, the RailSounds
sound system will commence with an authentic shutdown sequence about two seconds
after the air-release reset occurs.
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound
system
Note! A nine-volt alkaline battery must be installed for the shutdown sequence.