Lionel Santa Fe Freight O-27 User manual

73-1916-250
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Santa Fe Freight
Ready-To-Run O-27 Set
Owner’s Manual

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Congratulations!
You’re now the proud owner of the Lionel Santa Fe Freight set. Everything you
need to get started is included. You’re
already off to a great start by reading this
instruction manual. It has important infor-
mation on train setup and operation. This
booklet also covers proper maintenance pro-
cedures to help your train live a long,
healthy life.
If you have any questions after reading
this booklet, contact your nearest Lionel
Authorized Service Center using the list
included in a separate flyer in this set.
And have fun!
Table of contents
Track layout
Getting started 3
Suggested track layouts 3
Joining the track sections 4
Attaching the lockon to the track 4
Controller operations
See the instruction sheet (71-4003-250) that came with your 80 watt transformer for details
Stripping the wire 5
Attaching the wires to the lockon/Inserting the power pack plug 5
Remote operating track hookup 6
Train operation
Running your steam locomotive with a Lionel transformer 7
Your locomotive’s 103-1 reverse unit 8
Using your locomotive’s magnet coupler 9
Tire-Traction 9
Coupling 10
Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your steam locomotive 11
Adding smoke fluid to your smoke generator 12
Replacing your locomotive lamps 12
Log dump car operation 13
Loading the log dump car 13
Unloading with a remote uncoupling track 13
Replacing your square window caboose lamp 14
Horse placement 15
Lionel Service 16

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Track layout
Getting started
Before you do anything else, we recom- mend you check the contents of your set
box to ensure all of the parts of your set
have been included and that the quantities
(when applicable) are correct.
The parts list below will tell you what’s
included and the correct quantities. If you
find any discrepancies, contact the dealer
that you purchased it from for more infor-
mation, or call Lionel Service at
810-949-4100.
Now comes the fun part—deciding what
kind of layout you want. The only rule—let your imagination be your guide.
• Hudson Jr. locomotive
& tender with whistle 1
• Boxcar 1
• Stock car with horses 1
• Log dump car with 3 logs 1
• Caboose 1
• 80 Watt transformer 1
• Control switch with 2 wires 1
• Lockon 1
• Straight track 7
• Remote control uncoupling track 1
• Curved track 12
• 90° crossover 1
• Smoke fluid 1
• Service station list 1
• Warranty Card 1
Suggested track layout
Here is an example of a layout you can build with 8 straight and 12 curved sections of track
using a crossover. Remember—the more track you purchase, the more variations you can create
in your train layout. And that means more fun!
We recommend that you do not set-up your track layout on carpeted surfaces.
Carpet fibers may collect on your engine’s wheels and drive gears, and prevent your
engine from operating properly. For best results, place track on a hard surface.
Note!

Join the track sections togeth- er by inserting the pins of
one track section into the rail
openings of another. For good
electrical contact, pins must be
carefully inserted and track
joints tightly fitted.
If the track is difficult to con-
nect, try this installation tip. You
can “break in” O-27 track sec-
tions by inserting and withdraw-
ing a track pin into one rail at a time before
joining the entire track section.
If the openings become too open (causing
the track to fit loosely), pinch the rail
together around a track pin with a
pair of pliers. If any pins fall out of
the track and are missing, replace
them with extras available from
your Lionel dealer.
Maintenance tip: The rails
should be kept clean, dry, and free
from oil and grease. Clean rust
and dirt spots with a track eraser.
Wipe the track using a cloth damp-
ened with track cleaner from the
Lionel maintenance kit (no. 6-62927),
which is available from your Lionel
Authorized Value Added Dealer.
Track layout
Joining the track sections
Attaching the lockon to the track
The lockon connects power from your controller to the track. Attaching the
lockon to the track is quick and easy.
First, place the lockon under any
straight section of track. Fit the
center lip of the lockon onto
the edge of an outside rail.
Press the lockon upward so
that the spring contact snaps onto
the center rail. The lockon
should face outward when
setting up your track, and
make sure it is firmly connected.
Use the illustrations below as a step-
by-step guide.
Once the lockon is securely attached to
the track, it’s time to insert the wires from
the controller into the two spring clips on
the lockon. Turn to page 6 for easy-to-follow
steps.
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LIONEL
CTC
LOCKON
Snap spring contact
to the middle rail
2
Hook lip to the
outside of the rail
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Controller operations
Stripping the wire
Once your track is assembled and the lockon is secure-
ly attached, you
can connect the
wires from the
controller to the
lockon.
First you’ll want to
check the ends of the
wires to make sure that the insulation is
stripped back about 1⁄4” to 3⁄8”. To
strip the wires, use a pair
of wire strip-
pers or a
sharp knife.
Caution:
Only an adult
should perform
this task! Please,
always use care when stripping wires.
Now you’ll need to insert a controller wire into each of the two spring clips on
the lockon.
It’s easy! Depress the spring clip with your
finger and insert the bare end of the wire
into the exposed opening. Release the spring
clip. Give the wire a little tug to make sure
it’s secure. Repeat these steps with the other
spring clip. Next, insert the small plug end
of the power pack into the back of your con-
troller, and plug the other end into a stan-
dard outlet.
If the whistle fails to oper-
ate when you press the
whistle button on your controller,
remove the wires from the lockon and rein-
sert each one into the opposite clip to
reverse polarity.
Note!
Make sure that the bare end of each wire is
securely attached to the spring clip.
Attaching the controller wires to the lockon

Controller operations
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Remote operating track hookup
The remote operating track will open cou- plers and activate the log dump car. To
hook it up, just follow these simple instruc-
tions:
1. Connect the wire to the underside of the
electromagnet, tightening the wire under
the screw.
2. The other end of this wire connects to one
screw on the uncoupling button.
3. Connect the second wire to the screw on
the opposite side of the button.
4. Attach the other end of the second wire to
lockon terminal No. 1.
Uncoupling button
To transformer
Electromagnet
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Train operations
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Note!
Move ‘em out!
Place your steam locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
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Running your steam locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Power up your steam locomotive with your transformer.
•Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-16 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current trans-
formers 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, your locomotive’s headlight will
illuminate. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. When your train is first
powered up, the default state will be neutral and the default direction is forward.
This means whenever you power up your engine, the engine will remain in neu-
tral. When the power is removed and again applied, 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 longer than five seconds.
• Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your Lionel trans-
former. This sequences the Lionel 103-1 reverse unit to the next operating state.
The 103-1 unit alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and reverse.
• 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, cut track power.
• See page 9 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operating state.
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Add smoke fluid to the engine or switch the smoke
generator off.
• See page 9 for more information.
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Train operations
Your locomotive’s 103-1 Reverse unit
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 interrup-
tion. Power inter-
ruptions 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 control button or turn the throttle
to the OFF position and ON again. 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
switch located on the underside of the frame
(see illustration above). 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 back while the locomotive is under
power, the locomotive will remain in the
mode it was in when the switch was thrown.
The controller direc-
tion control will then
have no affect on the
direction of the loco-
motive.
Additionally, this
reverse unit has a
“power-up reset” fea-
ture, which means
that should the loco-
motive 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 or “powered up,” regardless of the
locking switch position. If the locking
switch is in the OFF position, the locomotive
will start in the forward direction and be
“locked” there.
Pressing the whistle button on your con-
troller will produce a realistic whistle sound
from the tender. If the whistle fails to oper-
ate, remove the wires from the lockon and
reinsert each one into the opposite clip to
reverse polarity.
With your 103-1 reversing unit, positioning the
switch in the ON position locks your engine into its
last moving direction. Positioning the switch in the
OFF position resumes normal sequencing operation.
OFF ON Reverse
unit lockout
Smoke on/off
switch
OFF ON
Rear of locomotive

Train operations
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The rear of your Lionel locomotive’s ten- der is equipped with an operating mag-
netic knuckle cou-
pler, a revolutionary
design first intro-
duced by Lionel in
1945.
Lionel magnetic
couplers react to the
magnetic field gen-
erated by a Lionel
remote-control track
section.
Place your lo-
comotive’s 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 uncou-
ple.” Press the
Uncouple button as
the locomotive passes
over a remote-control
section. The magnet-
ic 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 locomo-
tive can increase dramatically.
Position your locomotive’s trigger disc over the
remote-control section, then press “uncouple.”
The coupler opens.
Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler
Tire-Traction™
Your locomotive is equipped with Tire- Traction. This means that two of the
drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction
tires to enhance tractive effort so your loco-
motive can pull many cars at once.
Lionel locomotives with Tire-Traction
grip the track, enabling them to pull heavy
loads at higher speeds.
To replace the traction tires, simply
unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel
and slip off the old traction tire and remove
it from under the drive rod. Place the new
one on the wheel in the reverse of this step
and tighten the drive rod nut back up.
You’re ready to pull that long freight back to
the yard.

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Train operations
Coupling
After you have assembled the track, place the locomotive and rolling stock on the
track. Before coupling the cars, make sure
the wheels are properly set on the rails.
When coupling your cars, at least one of
the mating couplers must be open as shown
below at the left. Now simply push the cars
toward each other until they lock together.
Now you’re ready to pull out of the sta-
tion. All aboard!
Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.
Push down the
lock release to
open the coupler.