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4-8-4 Northern Steam

Locomotive and Tender

Owner’s Manual

74-8047-250

8/07

Rev. 2

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Summary of Contents for 4-8-4 Northern Steam Locomotive and Tender

Page 1: ...4 8 4 Northern Steam Locomotive and Tender Owner s Manual 74 8047 250 8 07 Rev 2 ...

Page 2: ...sp detail and expert decoration on the outside to the brute power under the boiler the American Flyer Northern is ready for duty on your model railroad Congratulations Features Transformer controlled forward neutral and reverse operation RailSounds sound system with steam sounds synchronized chuffing crew announcement brake squeal whistle and bell Powerful maintenance free motor with momentum flyw...

Page 3: ...operational state Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two rail track The curves must have a radius of at least 20 3 Power up your locomotive with your transformer Your locomotive is designed to operate on 6 18 volts alternating current Virtually all American Flyer or Lionel alternating current transformers are suitable Do not power your locomotive with direct current DC Damage to se...

Page 4: ...Set the DIRECTION CONTROL switch to OFF Refer to Figure 2 for the location of the switch The locomotive is now locked into your chosen direction When you no longer want single direction operation just slide the switch back to ON Your locomotive s reverse unit will reset to forward after any power interruption lasting five seconds or longer regardless of the original locked out direction Locking yo...

Page 5: ...ctly under the coupler to open the coupler 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 Using your locomotive s couplers Figure 3 Coupler operation Uncoupling weight Bottom of the coupler ...

Page 6: ...ll Black wire Wire nut 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 activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with conventional transformers you may need to install Lionel no 610 5906 001 Sound Activation Buttons available se...

Page 7: ... harness then slide the battery into the clip Finish the battery installation by replacing the tender body securing it with the screws To silence the RailSounds sound system slide the RailSounds switch to the OFF position The whistle and bell will remain operational Refer to Figure 4 for the location of this switch on the underside of the tender Experiencing the Conventional RailSounds sound syste...

Page 8: ...ed for departure messages from the dispatcher with responses from the engineer Each time a TowerCom announcement 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 cleared for departure mess...

Page 9: ...oke fluid in order to function A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with the locomotive Press down and unscrew the cap then pierce the end of the nozzle with a pin 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 decreases add more fluid four to eight drops If you p...

Page 10: ...ve s wheels contact rollers or your track You ll know your steam locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on the parts indicated in Figure 5 below Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating and always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage Also lightly lubricate the steam locomotive s side rods after every ten hours of operation Lubricating ...

Page 11: ...tive s traction tires Two of the drive wheels are fitted with rubber traction tires to enhance tractive effort allowing your locomotive to pull many cars at once To replace the traction tires simply use a 3 16 nut driver to remove the side rod screw from the wheel and slip off the old traction tire Refer to Figure 6 Install the replacement Lionel part no 40 8047 206 Retighten the side rod screw an...

Page 12: ...ves you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Instructions for Obtaining Service If service for this Lionel L L C product is required bring the item along with your dated sales receipt and completed warranty information to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Center Your nearest Lionel Service Center can be found by calling 1 800 4 Lionel or by accessi...

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