Lionel Fire Set User manual

Lionel
Fire and Rescue Set
Owner’s Manual
73-1715-250
7/02

Congratulations!
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• RailSounds sound system
• Maintenance-free powerful motor
• Lionel electronic reversing unit
• Smoke generator that produces clean,
safe, and realistic smoke
• Brilliant headlight
• Die-cast metal locomotive and tender
• Die-cast magnetic coupler
(rear of tender)
Features of the locomotive
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Fire and Rescue Set! This set fea-
tures a classic Hudson steam locomotive and
tender, a tank car, a flat car with a fire
engine, a fire car, a tool car, and a rescue
caboose—everything your need to fight fires
anywhere around your layout.
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™

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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 locomotive’s magnetic coupler 6
RailSounds operations
Installing a Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Button 7
Experiencing the RailSounds system 8
Features of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 9
Notes on RailSounds 9
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s stack 10
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps 11
Lubricating your locomotive 12-13
Replacing your locomotive’s traction tires 13
Operating and maintaining the Tool Car
Replacing the lamp 14
Operating and maintaining the Fire Car
Operating the Fire Car 15
Replacing the Fire Car lamp 16
Maintaining the Caboose
Replacing the flashing light on the roof 17
Replacing the interior lamp 17-18
Notes 19
Lionel Service 20

Transformer operations
Move ‘em out!
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender as
illustrated in Figure 1.
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Power up your steam locomotive with your transformer.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-16 volts alternating cur-
rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to sen-
sitive electronic components may occur.
When you first power up your track, your locomotive’s headlight will
illuminate. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. When the power is removed
and again applied (by pressing the Direction button on your controller), the train
will move forward. This condition holds true if the engine is being powered up for the
first time or if the engine has been powered down for longer than five seconds.
Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This advances the Lionel reverse unit to the next operating state
in the repeating sequence: forward, neutral, reverse, and neutral.
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.
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Add smoke fluid to the locomotive or switch the smoke
generator off.
See page 10 for more information.
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Figure 1. Drawbar connection
Caution!

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Transformer operations
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
The reverse unit inside your Lionel loco- motive is an electronic device that acts
like the transmission in your car. When you
apply power to the track, the locomotive
moves in the direction specified by the
reverse unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting
another power interruption. Power interrup-
tions are the signal that tells the reverse unit
to sequence to the next operational state.
To interrupt power and sequence the loco-
motive’s reverse unit, press the direction con-
trol button or turn the throttle to the OFF
position and then ON again. The reverse unit
alternates between these states: forward, neu-
tral, reverse, and neutral.
Also, the locomotive can be “locked” into a
particular mode of operation by throwing the
reverse unit switch located on the underside
of the frame (see Figure 2). When the switch
is thrown to the OFF position, the locomotive
will be locked in the next mode of operation
in the sequence. For instance, if the locomo-
tive is moving forward, then is stopped and
the switch is thrown back, the locomotive
will be “locked” in neutral. If the switch is
thrown to the OFF position while the locomo-
tive is under power, the locomotive will
remain in the mode it was in when the
switch was thrown. The controller direction
button will then have no affect on the direc-
tion of the locomotive.
Should the locomotive sit without power
for a short period of time, the reverse unit
will automatically reset and start in the for-
ward direction when the transformer is
turned on, regardless of the reverse unit
switch position. If the switch is in the OFF
position, the locomotive will start in the for-
ward direction and be “locked” there.
Figure 2. Switch locations
OFF ON
Reverse
unit switch
Smoke
ON/OFF switch
OFF ON
Rear of locomotive

Transformer operations
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The rear of your Lionel locomotive’s ten- der is equipped with an operating mag-
netic knuckle coupler, a revolutionary design
first introduced by Lionel in 1945. These
magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field
generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track
section (available separately).
Place your locomotive’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 knuckle opens.
One operating technique favored by Lionel
railroaders is the “moving uncouple.” Press
the UNCOUPLE button as the locomotive
passes over a Remote-Control Track section.
The magnetic field will open the coupler; the
consist remains behind as the locomotive
moves on. But be careful—the speed of a
newly uncoupled and moving locomotive can
increase dramatically.
Figure 3. Magnetic coupler operation
Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler

RailSounds operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button
For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button
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 whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for bell
Black wire
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 RailSounds.
Note!
To operate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with
conventional transformers, you’ll need to
install a Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound
Activation Button (available separately).
Connect the button(s) as shown below.
All track power must feed through
the Sound Activation Button. Do
not bypass the button.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
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With RailSounds, 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.
Be sure to install a 9-volt alkaline battery
in the tender as illustrated in Figure 4. This
ensures interruption-free operation of the
RailSounds sound system.
Begin by removing the tender body to
access the battery clip. Remove the three ten-
der body mounting screws and lift the body
shell away. Refer to Figure 4 for the location
of these screws. Snap the battery into the har-
ness, then lower the battery into the holder.
Finish the battery installation by replacing
the tender body and attaching with the three
screws.
Experiencing the Railsounds system
RailSounds operations
Battery Clip
Remove Screws
+-
Rear ofTender
Bottom of Tender
Rear
Figure 4. RailSounds controls and battery installation
Volume Control Knob Battery harness

RailSounds operations
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Features of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system
Whistle. Press the WHISTLE button on your
controller and your locomotive’s whistle will
sound as long as the button is pressed.
Authentic bell. Press the BELL button on
your controller to start ringing the bell; press
the button again to discontinue the ringing.
Even the final “hit” is muted—just like the
real thing!
Train brakes. Quickly slow down from a
medium speed, and you will hear authentic
braking sounds.
Wheel flange squeal. Depending on your
track layout, you may hear the brake sounds
to simulate the sound of wheel flanges
against the rails when you enter a curve.
Shutdown sequence. When you turn off
track power, you will hear an air release
sound. You have two seconds to power up
your locomotive. If you don’t, RailSounds
will commence with an authentic steam
locomotive shutdown sequence.
A 9-volt alkaline battery must be
installed for your locomotive to
play the shutdown sequence.
Variable chuff rate. The speed of your
locomotive determines the rate of steam
chuffing.
TowerCom announcements. TowerCom
features several “Stand by” and “Clear for
departure” messages from the dispatcher
with responses from the engineer. Each time
TowerCom is triggered, a random message
will be played.
When the train is stopped, a short whistle
blast triggers the first message. If the train
has been stopped for less than 15 seconds, a
“Stand by” message is played. If the train
has been stopped for more than 15 seconds, a
“Clear for departure” message will play. The
15-second interval is marked by the first time
a CrewTalk message plays automatically after
the locomotive has stopped.
CrewTalk communications. These
“call” and “response” radio messages occur
automatically after the train has stopped. You
will hear them at random intervals, ranging
from thirty seconds to three minutes.
Note!
Notes on RailSounds
• The volume control knob is located on
the underside of the tender. Refer to
Figure 4. Turn the volume set screw
clockwise or counter-clockwise to adjust
the volume.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during RailSounds operation. They’re
automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous steam locomotive
sounds. (Use alkaline batteries only.)
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about 7 seconds.

Maintaining your locomotive
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Adding fluid to your locomotive’s stack
Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe,
clean, white smoke during operation.
The smoke generator requires the periodic
addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to
function. Pierce the tube end with a pin, then
add four to eight drops of fluid directly into
the locomotive’s stack. Smoke production
will commence momentarily, faster if you
run your locomotive at speed. When smoke
production wanes, add more fluid (four to
eight drops).
If you prefer smoke-free locomotive opera-
tion, there is a switch located on the bottom of
the engine under the cab (see page 5 for its
location). Move the switch to the OFF position
and your locomotive will stop smoking.
When the smoke unit is on always keep a
small amount of smoke fluid in the locomo-
tive’s smoke generator; the generator’s ele-
ment can become damaged if operated with-
out fluid. Smoke production is greater at
higher voltages and when the locomotive is
pulling a heavy load or long consist.