Lionel American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive and... User manual

2-8-2 Mikado Steam
Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual
74-8036-250
11/04
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Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive and tender! On the outside, this locomotive features numerous prototypical details and expert
decoration in your favorite livery. Inside the body, this locomotive is equipped with some of the
most advanced sounds and controls in model railroading. This powerful locomotive is ready for
duty on your layout.
Features of this locomotive
• TrainMaster Command Control equipped—able to run in Command
Control Mode or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode with most
American Flyer and Lionel transformers
• RailSounds 5.0 sound system with new intelligible CrewTalk dialog and
more TowerCom announcements, each with different scenarios depending
on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped
• Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
• Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
• Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on
rear of tender
• Illuminated classification lights on front of locomotive
• Traction tires
• Operating smoke unit
• Illuminated cab interior
• Operating coupler on rear of tender
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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®, Wireless Tether™,
LionMaster®, American Flyer®
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

Table of contents
Quick Start
Transformer operations 4
TrainMaster Command Control operations 4
Conventional transformer operations
Conventional transformer operations 5
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment 6
Locking your locomotive into a single direction 7
Coupling your tender 8
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations 9
Installing the battery 10
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional environment 11
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation 12
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the conventional environment 13
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 14-15
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the Command Control environment 15-16
TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations 17
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 18
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 19
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 20-21
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 22
Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 23
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 24
Lubricating your locomotive 25
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 26
Servicing your locomotive’s lamps 26
Replacing the traction tires 27
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 28
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Quick Start
Transformer operations
1. Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
2. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current (AC)
transformer.
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
3. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in
a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment.
4. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, then
throttle up.
TrainMaster Command Control operations
To operate your locomotive in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately,
6-12868). Both products are offered together in the TrainMaster Command Set (6-12969).
1. Turn off track power and plug-in the Command Base.
2. Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC).
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
4. Press ENG and 1 to address your locomotive with your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
5. Throttle up and move ‘em out.
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Caution!
Caution!
Note!
Note!

Conventional transformer operations
Conventional transformer operations
Your locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by
nothing more than a standard alternating-current (AC) transformer.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation, press
the DIRECTION button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to briefly
turn off track power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power is
restored.
Once you cycle the locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your locomotive’s speed
by varying track voltage with the transformer’s throttle. To increase the speed of the locomotive,
you increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, you decrease track voltage. To stop the
locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or
interrupted.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer (or separate buttons if your
transformer is not equipped with these controls) to activate these features.
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend operating in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-1
Remote Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 17-23 to see
how to operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment.
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Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment
1. With your transformer turned off, place your locomotive on American
Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
2. Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender as illustrated in
Figure 1.
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Figure 1. Drawbar connection
3. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current
transformer.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer may result in
damage to sensitive electronic components.
4. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in
a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment. The headlight flickers as the locomotive searches for a signal from the
Command Base. When the locomotive has determined that a Command Base is not
connected to the track, the flickering will stop and the headlight will remain illuminated.
You are ready for operation in the conventional environment.
5. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your
locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral,
and so on. You may also briefly turn off track power to advance the locomotive to the next
operating state. Adjust the throttle until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
When placing your locomotive on your layout for the first time, it will start out in
neutral. Thereafter, it will start in forward after every power interruption lasting five
seconds or longer.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features. Refer
to page 12 if your transformer is not equipped with those buttons.
Caution!
Note!
Note!

Conventional transformer operations
Locking your locomotive into a single direction
When the Command reverse unit switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive sequences
through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on.
To “lock” your locomotive into a single direction (for example, to operate in forward only),
you can deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function. Refer to Figure 2 for the
location of the Command reverse unit switch inside the cab.
1. Use your transformer’s DIRECTION button or interruptions in track power to get your
locomotive moving in the desired direction.
2. Slow the locomotive down without stopping (reduce the throttle without turning off track
power).
3. Slide the Command reverse unit switch to the PROG position. At this point, the locomotive is
“locked” into your chosen direction. To restore the forward-neutral-reverse sequence, just
slide the Command reverse unit switch back to the RUN position.
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Figure 2. Locomotive switch locations
REAR OF LOCOMOTIVE
Command reverse
unit switch

Conventional transformer operations
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Your tender is equipped with an operating coupler. To open the coupler, push up on the uncoupling weight. Refer to Figure 3. To couple two cars together, place them on the track
with at least one of the couplers open, then slide them together. The couplers will close
automatically.
Coupling your tender
Figure 3. Coupler operation
Uncoupling weight
Bottom of the coupler

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RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Your locomotive is equipped with the Lionel RailSounds 5.0 sound system, the most realistic
model railroad sound system in the world. The RailSounds 5.0 sound system brings the
sounds of the railroad to your layout through high quality digital samples of real locomotives.
When you operate your locomotive in the conventional environment, you get realistic
chuffing sounds, which automatically increase through 15 levels as the speed of the locomotive
increases. You can sound the locomotive’s whistle or activate the ringing of the bell. When you
are through with operations and power down the track, your locomotive’s RailSounds 5.0 sound
system starts a realistic steam shutdown sequence (a nine-volt battery is required for the
operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system when the track is powered down).
When you operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you
get full control of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, including the whistle, air horn, and bell
sounds. The locomotive’s chuffing sounds automatically increase, but you can also set a
particular chuff intensity level using your CAB-1 Remote Controller. Use the BRAKE button,
and listen for the sound of squealing metal. You can also trigger CrewTalk dialog and
TowerCom announcements, which simulate the interaction between the locomotive crew and
the dispatcher. Whenever you choose to shutdown your locomotive, the realistic shutdown
sequence commences (a nine-volt battery is required for the operation of the RailSounds 5.0
sound system when the track is powered down).

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Installing the battery
While the RailSounds 5.0 sound system is powered through the track, we recommend that
you install a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender to prevent the sound system from
shutting down during track power interruptions (for example, at a switch or a dirty section of
track). Follow these steps and refer to Figure 4 as you install the battery.
If the RailSounds sound system turns off during interruptions in track power, you
may need to replace the battery.
1. Remove the body screws from the underside of the tender. Refer to Figure 4 for the location
of the screws.
2. Lift the body off the frame. Be careful to avoid pulling on the wires that connect the body to
the frame.
3. Remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
4. Snap the battery harness onto the nine-volt alkaline battery’s terminals.
5. Slide the battery into the battery holder. Be sure that the wires from the battery harness are
routed below the battery in the holder.
6. Replace the body on the frame and secure it with the body mounting screws. Be careful to
avoid pinching wires between the body and the frame.
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Figure 4. Battery installation
Inside the tender
Underside of tender
Note!
Battery
harness
Body
screws Body
screws
Battery holder
REAR
REAR
FRONT
FRONT