Lionel Jersey Central Yard Boss 0-4-0 User manual

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CAUTION—ELECTRIC TOY
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE. AS
WITH ALL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING
HANDLING AND USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Jersey Central Yard Boss
0-4-0 Freight Set
Owner’s Manual
Jersey Central Yard Boss
0-4-0 Freight Set
Owner’s Manual
Featuring

Table of contents
Running your train
Running your train set 3
Coupling 4
Using your locomotive's magnetic couplers 5
Reverse unit procedure 6
Operating the RailSounds sound system 7
Adjusting the volume 7
Silencing the steam sound system 8
Installing a 9 Volt Battery in your 0-4-0 8
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator 9
Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your locomotive 10
Replacing your locomotive’s traction tire 11
Replacing your locomotive’s lamp 12
Replacing your tender's lamp 12
Operating the Crane Car 13
Replacing your square window caboose's lamp 14
Notes 15
Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 16
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Lionel®, LionChief™, LionChief Plus™, LEGACY™, FasTrack®,TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®,
CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-
Traction®, CAB-1®Remote Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®,
Lionelville®, Wireless Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar
Celebration Series™, TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®,
Accessory Motor Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder
Controller™, ARC™, Track Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC
400™, Block Power Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel
Lines®, Joshua Lionel Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiWhistle™,
Choo-Choo™, SensorTrack™

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Running your train
Running your train set
With track power off, place your locomotive on the track.
Refer to page 4 for information on coupling the cars.
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Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 5-18 volts alternating current.
Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating current transformers are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC) transformers.
The locomotive was designed for use with alternating current (AC)
transformers only.
Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving. Your locomotive goes through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence the reverse unit,
press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, or briefly bring the throttle all the
way back to the OFF position and then forward. Each press of the DIRECTION button
or interruption in track power causes the locomotive to advance to the next operational
state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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Connect the drawbar and tether between the locomotive and
tender.
See Figure 1.
If the smoke unit switch is in
the ON position, add smoke
fluid to your locomotive’s stack
to prevent damage to the smoke
unit. Refer to page 9 for addi-
tional information.
Caution!
Note!
Figure 1. Drawbar connection

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Running your train
Coupling
When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as shown at the left in Figure 2. Press down on the lock release to open the coupler, then push the cars toward
each other until they lock together.
Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.
Lock release
Figure 2. Coupler operation
Note!

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Running your train
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our locomotive and tender are equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle coupler, a revolu-
tionary design first introduced by Lionel in 1945.
Lionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control
Track section (available separately, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-65530 for O gauge; or
6-12020 for FasTrack layouts).
As illustrated in Figure 3, place the coupler trigger disc over the central coil of a
Remote-Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the controller. 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 care-
ful—the speed of a newly uncoupled and moving locomotive can increase dramatically.
Figure 3. Coupler operation
Using your locomotive’s magnetic couplers

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Running your train
Reverse unit procedure
The electronic reverse unit inside your locomotive’s tender acts like the transmission in a 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 locomotive’s reverse unit, press the direction control
button or briefly bring the throttle lever all the way back to the OFF position. The reverse unit
alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and reverse.
Also, the locomotive can be “locked” into a certain mode of operation by throwing the
reverse unit switch located on the underside of the tender (see Figure 4). When the switch is
slid to the OFF position (towards the rear of the locomotive), the locomotive will be locked
in the next mode of operation in the sequence. To lock your locomotive into a specific opera-
tional state, sequence the locomotive into the desired state and reduce track power without
completely powering down the locomotive, then slide the switch to the OFF position. The
DIRECTION button will then have no effect on the direction of the locomotive. Return the
switch to the ON position to resume forward-neutral-reverse operation.
Additionally, this reverse unit has a “power-up reset” feature. If the locomotive sits without
power for a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the forward
direction when the transformer is turned on or “powered up,” regardless of the reverse unit
switch position. If the switch is in the OFF position, the locomotive will start in the forward direc-
tion and be “locked” there.
Figure 4. Switch locations
OFF ON
Reverse unit switch

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Running your train
Note!
Operating the RailSounds sound system
When you power up the locomotive on the track, you will hear the sounds of the idling steam locomotive. The chuffing intensity will increase proportionally with the locomo-
tive’s speed.
Whistle
Press the WHISTLE button on your transformer to sound the whistle. The sound will play for as
long as you hold the button.
Bell
Press the BELL button on your transformer to activate the bell sound. Press BELL again to dis-
continue the sound.
Crew dialog
Crew dialogue can be activated when the locomotive is sitting at idle with power on and also
when in motion.
Crew dialogue can be triggered by a short (1 second or less) whistle blast. Press the WHISTLE
button on your transformer and as soon as you hear the whistle begin to play immediately
release the WHISTLE button. The dialogue below is activated based upon the listed criteria.
The locomotive must be powered up on the track for the dialog to play. Do not turn
off track power
Press the WHISTLE button Diaglogue
"Please stand by";
Engine recently stopped (less than 15 seconds).
"Good to go"; Engine stopped (more than 15 seconds).
"Train in motion"; Engine moving (less than 7 seconds).
"Clear ahead" Engine moving (longer than 7 seconds).
"Caution Speed"; (Bell must be ringing, engine must
be in motion).
Adjusting the volume
Use the volume control potentiometer accessed from the underside of the tender. Use a small flat blade screwdriver to access the volume potentiometer. Turning it clockwise will
increase the volume, counterclockwise will lower the volume.

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Running your train
Silencing the steam sound system
To turn the sounds in this locomotive off simply turn the volume potentiometer all the way counterclockwise and the sounds from the locomotive will not be heard. (This will also
affect the whistle and bell, these sounds will be silenced as well.)
Installing a 9 Volt Battery in your 0-4-0
Your 0-4-0's Railsounds system will allow you to install a 9 Volt battery to prevent the sounds from dropping out between directional state changes and to keep the sounds alive
during the shut down process, when power is removed from the track.
You will need to remove the shell from the tender frame by using a Phillips head screwdriver
and removing the 4 screws that hold the shell to the frame. Once the screws are removed care-
fully lift the shell upwards from the tender frame.
Once the shell is removed locate the 9-Volt battery harness and remove the 9-Volt battery
protective cover and install a standard Alkaline 9-Volt Battery to the connector. Seat the 9-Volt
battery into the battery holder and replace the shell. Reinstall the 4 body mount screws.
There is no recharging circuit incorporated in the Railsounds electronics. As such, should
your sounds begin to cut out during directional state changes in the future it will be a signal
that the battery needs to be replaced.
If you remove the battery and do not intend to replace it be certain you cover the
exposed leads on the 9-Volt battery connector so they do not short out against the
stamped metal frame of the tender! Otherwise serious damage can occur to the
internal electronics.
Note!
Figure 5. Installing a 9 Volt Battery in your locomotive
Battery
Clip

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Figure 6. Smoke unit switch
Running your train
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
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our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean white smoke
during operation if the smoke unit switch is in the ON position. Refer to Figure 6 on page
9 for the location of the switch. The ON position of the switch is when it is slid towards the
front of the locomotive. The OFF position is when it is slid towards the rear.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to func-
tion. We recommend you only use Lionel Premium Smoke Fluid (6-37841, available from
your local Authorized Lionel Dealer). Add about 4-6 drops of fluid directly into the locomo-
tive’s stack. Smoke production commences momentarily. When smoke production decreases,
add more fluid (about four drops). An idle locomotive will not smoke.
The smoke unit element power is off when the locomotive is at idle. Once the locomotive
begins moving the smoke unit power is restored. It is not unlikely that it may take 20-30
seconds for smoke to become visible after the locomotive has been stationary for more than 1
minute.
Caution! When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, always keep a small amount
of smoke fluid in the locomotive’s smoke generator; the generator’s element
can become damaged if operated without smoke fluid
If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke or you do not want to add
smoke fluid, slide the smoke unit switch to the OFF position.
Note!
Smoke unit switch

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Figure 7. Lubrication points
Lubricating your locomotive
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elp your steam locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintain-
ing it properly.
We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927),
available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a
small amount will do) and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive’s wheels, contact roll-
ers, or your track.
You’ll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on
the parts indicated in Figure 7. Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating, and
always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage.
Lubricate linkage with Lionel oil sparingly (on both sides)
Lubricate gears with Lionel grease sparingly