Lionel Westside Lumber Shay User manual

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Lionel
Westside Lumber Shay
Steam Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your Lionel Shay with a Lionel transformer 3
Locking your Shay into a single operational state 4
Using your Shay’s ElectroCouplers 4
Your Shay’s RailSounds system—the basics 5
Experiencing the range of your Shay’s RailSounds system 6
Notes on RailSounds 6
Installing the Lionel Sound Activation Button 7
TrainMaster Command operations
Your Shay in the TrainMaster Command environment 8
CAB-1 commands for your Shay 9
RailSounds in the Command environment 10
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Shay 10
Tuning your Shay’s performance 11
Maintaining your Shay’s handrail antenna 11
Assigning your Shay a new ID# 12
Reprogramming the R2LC circuit board to restore features 12
Maintaining and servicing your Shay
Lubricating your Shay 13
Replacing your Shay’s lamps 14
Adding fluid to your Shay’s smoke generator 15
Lionel Service 16
• Dependable Mabuchi®motor
• R2LC reverse unit for use with the
Lionel TrainMaster®Command™
model railroad control system
• Smoke generator that produces
clean, safe and realistic smoke
• Die-cast ElectroCouplers (front of
locomotive and rear of tender)
• RailSounds™digital sound system
• Brilliant Headlight and Marker
Lights
• CrewTalk (in Command)
• TowerCom (in Command)
• Tire-Traction™
• Directional lighting
• Fire Box Glow
You own one of the most sophisticated model trains ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster®Command-equipped Shay.
From its hand-applied scale details to the
advanced technology found inside, your Shay
is ready for duty on your model railroad lay-
out. Experience the superiority of today’s
Lionel.
Congratulations!

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Transformer operations
Running your Lionel Shay with a Lionel transformer
Place your Shay on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track.
•Plug the tether from the locomotive into the socket in the front of
the tender. The plug is “keyed” to fit only one way.
• With track power OFF, connect the drive coupling between the engine and ten-
der and then the drawbar.
NOTE: Your Shay is designed to operate on minimum 0-54 diameter track.
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Power up your Shay with your transformer.
•Your Shay is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating current.
Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers are
suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad control system.
•Do not power your Shay with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive
electronic components may occur.
•When you first power up your track, the Shay will wait between
three and eight seconds as it “listens” for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it’s determined that it’s
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the Shay’s headlight will illuminate
and RailSounds will start up. At this point, the Shay is in neutral. (This occurs
when placing the locomotive on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it starts
in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)
Note!
Move ‘em out!
•Get your Shay moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or Lionel
transformer. This sequences the R2LC to the next operating state.
•Adjust track voltage until your Shay moves at your desired speed.
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Using your Shay’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment
To use your Shay’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment, you must
first couple a piece of rolling stock equipped
with Lionel magnetic couplers directly to one
of your Shay’s ElectroCouplers. The magnet-
ic coupler on the rolling stock will then react
to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel
remote-control track section (available sepa-
rately). Place your rolling stock’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 cou-
pler opens.
You use your Shay’s front coupler in the
same manner as above.
Your ElectroCouplers will NOT open
manually or by using a remote-con-
trol track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to the rear of your Shay tender
Note!
Remote-control
track section
Transformer operations
To select a single operational state for
your Lionel Shay (example: forward
only), you can deactivate the R2LC’s
sequencing function with the Program/Run
switch, located on the left hand side, under
the boiler casting.
Get your locomotive moving in the desired
direction, then slow it down without stop-
ping. Set the Program/Run switch to PROG.
The Shay is now “locked” into your chosen
direction.
When you no longer want single-direction
operation, just slide the Program/Run switch
back to RUN.
Locking your Shay into a single operational state
Program/Run Switch
Smoke Unit Switch
(see page 15 for details)

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Your Shay RailSounds system—the basics
Lionel RailSounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your Shay features digital samples
from real-life steam locomotives for the ulti-
mate in realism.
Begin by installing a 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery in the tender. This ensures interruption-
free operation of RailSounds. The battery clip
is located in the tender. To remove the tender
body, refer to the diagram on page 6 for loca-
tion of mounting screws.
When you first apply track power, the
Shay’s RailSounds system produces sounds of
the locomotive at rest. As the Shay moves,
chuffing begins, increasing with the locomo-
tive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing sound (whis-
tle/bell are unaffected), slide the RailSounds
switch, located on the underside of the tender
(see page 6 for location), to the OFF position
before powering up the locomotive. The
whistle is activated by using the lever or but-
ton on your transformer or CAB-1. The vol-
ume control knob to raise or lower the level
of sound is located on the underside of the
tender (see page 6).
Installing a 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery in your Shay’ tender.
Please remove protective cover from battery clip
Although RailSounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for
uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for 10 seconds before changing the RailSounds
ON/OFF switch position.
If RailSounds “drops out” during track power interrupts (direction change),
replace the battery.

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With RailSounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticat-
ed, authentic model railroad sound system in
the world. And remember—coming from
inside your Lionel Shay tender are the
authentic sounds of the RailSounds digital
sound system. No other electric train can
offer you authentic sounds. That’s the
power of Lionel.
• Variable chuff rate. Your Shay speed
determines the steam chuff rate.
• MultiWhistleTM. Different whistles
every time—a RailSounds exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 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 3-5 seconds,
and listen for the air-release sound—
that’s the Shay telling you its R2LC
Command reverse unit has just reset to
forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model
railroad sound system shuts down like
RailSounds. Turn off track power, and
after the air-release reset sound, you have
two seconds to restart your Shay. If you’re
done with operations, RailSounds will
commence with an authentic shutdown
sequence about two seconds after the air-
release reset occurs.
NOTE: Battery must be installed for shut-
down sequence.
Experiencing the range of your Shay RailSounds system
Notes on RailSounds
• Use the volume control dial, located
on the underside of the tender, to
adjust sound output.
• Listen for incidental engine sounds
during RailSounds operation. They’re
automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you
installed ensures continuous sounds,
even during short track-power inter-
rupts.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause Rail-Sounds to shut down after
about 7 seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate your Shay in the
TrainMaster Command environment.
See page 8-10 for details.
Transformer operations
RAIL
SOUND
RAIL
SOUND
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender Body
Screw
Rear
Front ofTender
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender Body
Screw
Volume Control Dial

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Installing the Lionel Sound Activation Button
LIONEL
SOUND
ACTIVATION
BUTTON
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LIONEL
SOUND
ACTIVATION
BUTTON
LIONEL
SOUND
ACTIVATION
BUTTON
For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button
For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button
Attach to ground terminal
Attach to power terminal
Customer’s wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
To your transformer
Lionel no.
610-5906-001
SoundActivation
Button for
whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for bell
Black wire
Red wire
Red wire
Attach to ground
terminal
Attach topower
terminal
To your transformer
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 Shay with conven-
tional transformers, you’ll need to install the
Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation
Button (available separately). Connect the
button(s) as shown below.
Note! All track power must
feed through Sound
Activation Button. Do
not bypass button.
Customer’s wire

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Your Shay in the TrainMaster Command environment
Lionel TrainMaster Command is the fun and sophisticated model railroad con-
trol system from Lionel. Your Shay features
the R2LC reverse unit, which acts as both a
conventional reverse unit as well as the key
to unlocking many extra features when you
operate in Command mode.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives on the same track, at
the same time. It’s the most fun you can
have with electric trains, and it’s incredibly
easy too! Just follow the directions below and
you’ll be on your way.
To operate in Command mode, you
need a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
Place your Shay on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing it on track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communications
wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U
terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
Address your Shay with CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This com-
mand is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then translates your com-
mands into digital code. That code is sent around your railroad’s outside rails
in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionels listen to this
digital communication, but they do not respond until they hear their own ID
number.
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track power—con-
trols the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. Track power is simply like
gasoline in the tank of your car—it gives you the power to go places, but it
doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to get there.
• All Command-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed with
an ID# of “1.” To change your Shay’s ID#, see page 12.
Move ‘em out!
•Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your Shay
will respond to your every command. Read on. The fun is just beginning!
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TrainMaster Command operations

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Tender rear coupler
releases.
Coupler release sounds.
Press AUX2 to turn
your Shay’s headlight
on and off.
Press WSTL/HRN to
activate the Shay’s
whistle, release to dis-
continue. Multi Whistle
steam whistle sound.
Press DIR—the loco-
motive decelerates to a
complete stop; turn
the throttle up, and the locomo-
tive moves in the opposite direc-
tion. There is no neutral. Steam
air-release sound.
Press BELL once to
activate the bell,
again to discontinue.
Traditional bell sound.
PressHALT to shut down all
PowerMaster electrical out-
put on your railroad.
Stops all Command-equipped Lionels in operation.
Turn the THROTTLE
to the right to accel-
erate, left to deceler-
ate. Speed-depen-
dent variable steam
chuffing. DynaChuff
dynamic chuffing effect.
CAB-1 commands for your Shay
Press and hold BOOST
for extra power.
Release BOOST and
return to the locomotive’s previ-
ous speed. Labored chuff.
Press and hold BRAKE
to slow down or stop.
ReleaseBRAKE and
return to the previous speed.
Squealing brake sounds.
Shay RailSounds effects
in bold italic
Running your Shay in the TrainMaster
Command environment
Your Command-equipped Shay comes factory-pro-
grammed with an ID# of “1.” To
get your Shay into action, set
PowerMasters to CMD or set all
power supplies on full. Press ENG
and “1” on CAB-1. Turn the
throttle or press any command
button; RailSounds starts up.
Your Shay is ready for Command
operations.
Address Locomotive #1
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL
Press ENG
Press 1 (the ID#)
Throttle up/press any command button
Example
Locomotive front
coupler releases.
Coupler release sounds.

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When you press AUX1 on CAB-1, you turn the numeric key-
pad into 10 command buttons.
The keypad “stays open” and gives
you access to extra command fea-
tures until you press any top-row
button (SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or
ENG). The CAB-1 keypad overlay includ-
ed with your Shay is designed to
help you learn the auxiliary fea-
tures specific to this classic loco-
motive.
Shay RailSounds effects in
bold italic.
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Shay
STEAM ENGINE
RESET
VOLUME
SMOKE
➠
BLOW
OFF
SHUT
DOWN
OFF ON
STEAM
RELEASE
PRESS
& HOLD
SMOKE
BOOST
➠
START-UP
CREW
TALK
TOWER
COM
0Stops and resets the Shay to FORWARD. Whistle blows. Headlight
flickers.
1Raises the volume of RailSounds. Sound volume increases.
2CrewTalk™ is the sound of unintelligi- ble walkie-talkie communication.
3Starts up RailSounds. Start-up sequence commences. Steam
blowoff sound.
4Lowers the volume of RailSounds. Sound volume decreases.
5Activates the RailSounds steam shut- down sequence. Just like the real thing,
your Shay must be idle for shutdown to
occur. Steam shutdown commences.
Remember, the whistle and bell will not
sound until you restart RailSounds.
CrewTalk sounds
6Steam release sound.
7TowerCom™is an audible announce- ment that includes that engine’s road
number and/or name. There is a four sec-
ond delay in this function.
8Turns off the smoke generator. CrewTalk sounds
9Turns on the smoke generator. Press and hold 9 (10 seconds maximum) to initi-
ate Smoke Boost™—it superheats the smoke
generator and enhances smoke output when
you start running your Shay. CrewTalk
sounds
RailSounds in the Command environment
Your Shay RailSounds system gives you even more in the TrainMaster
Command environment.
• DynaChuffTM. 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 Shay has decreased.
Experience DynaChuff on steep grades, at
yard crawls, and at speed. Another
RailSounds exclusive.
• Bonus sounds like squealing brakes
with the CAB-1 BRAKE command.
• Incidental sounds you control with
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands, like
steam let-off and steam release effects.
TrainMaster Command operations