Assistance Needed

[Penny Trains]

Yes!  Come on over!  We have a lot of fun talking toys: http://cs.trains.com/ctt/f/95.aspx

[Firelock76]

There's a lot of wisdom and experience over on the "Classic Toy Trains" Forum and they're always eager to help.

And welcome aboard!

[BenHammond205]

Ok thank you very much. This is the first time I have ever joined a forum and thought that I had posted in the classic trains section, but I guess I didn't. I will see if i can get that done.  

[Deggesty]

Welcome, Ben!

You may find some help on this forum, but the emphasis here is on 12 inch to the foot railroading. If you post your request on the Classic Model Trains forum, you may find good advice more quickly.

 

[BenHammond205]

Hello everyone, I am new here and looking for some help. I have my grandfathers pre-WW2 American Flyer that I get out of the chest every year for Christmas to remember him. I would love to get it out more to play with my kids, but it is just not in the condition to do so. I have a 90 watt Lionel type 1033 transformer with some older tracks that I used with my grandfather before he passed back in 1997. The engine will run slowly on a small track with the coal car, but slowly. I decided to clean the tracks using a wire wheel thinking the trackes needed better continuity for the engine. It seemed to help a little bit and I was able to put 1 box car on it after that but would still run slow. I noticed that when I turned the whistle actuator on, the engine would run faster like it use to but when I let off, it would die back down to a slow speed. The more car I put on it, the engine will not pull the extra weight. Last year I took the engine and transformer to a shop and had them tested. Both came back good to go and when he tested the engine in my presence, it ran like a beast in his hand. Please help me with any suggestions to get this running the way it use to.