Postwar Accessories

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone! My name is Bill. I am 21, and from Baltimore, MD. I am a third generation lover of all things Lionel, and I began pulling dad's trains out of the attic a few years back and have been a busy guy on ebay and at train shows adding to the collection. I have recently been on a big postwar accessory kick and have run into a snag.

My father hasn't put up a layout in years, and our last few of those layouts were in HO (we share HO, I have N and now his O) so he can't remember how to wire the accessories we do have plus I now have new ones to contend with. Being that I am still what I consider a rookie at the whole wiring thing, I am reluctant to wire anything for fear of blowing bulbs, frying transformers (done it twice, but accidents I swear!) and the like.

I have been keeping up to date with the articles in CTT every month, and they are helpful, but it's tough to keep rumaging through magazines when I am trying to find wiring diagrams.

SO after all of that malarchy, my question to the forum is this: did Kalmbach (or anyone else) ever publish a book solely on how to wire postwar (and even modern) accessories? I think that one book to refer to would be incredibly helpful rather than sorting through stacks of magazine issues.

This has been my only snag with ebay and train shows...and it's mostly my fault for not thinking about it until I get home and being to place the piece - I never seem to find the accessory with its original diagram for wiring. I would really appreciate any help from my fellow modelers and collectors.

Keep on chugging![8D]

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone! My name is Bill. I am 21, and from Baltimore, MD. I am a third generation lover of all things Lionel, and I began pulling dad's trains out of the attic a few years back and have been a busy guy on ebay and at train shows adding to the collection. I have recently been on a big postwar accessory kick and have run into a snag.

My father hasn't put up a layout in years, and our last few of those layouts were in HO (we share HO, I have N and now his O) so he can't remember how to wire the accessories we do have plus I now have new ones to contend with. Being that I am still what I consider a rookie at the whole wiring thing, I am reluctant to wire anything for fear of blowing bulbs, frying transformers (done it twice, but accidents I swear!) and the like.

I have been keeping up to date with the articles in CTT every month, and they are helpful, but it's tough to keep rumaging through magazines when I am trying to find wiring diagrams.

SO after all of that malarchy, my question to the forum is this: did Kalmbach (or anyone else) ever publish a book solely on how to wire postwar (and even modern) accessories? I think that one book to refer to would be incredibly helpful rather than sorting through stacks of magazine issues.

This has been my only snag with ebay and train shows...and it's mostly my fault for not thinking about it until I get home and being to place the piece - I never seem to find the accessory with its original diagram for wiring. I would really appreciate any help from my fellow modelers and collectors.

Keep on chugging![8D]

[Anonymous]

I have a book I got on Amazon.com called "Operating O & O-27 Trains" or something like that. It's a reprint of several old Lionel manuals & books, including the instruction sheets that came with many old locomotives & accessories. You might try getting a copy of that book & see if it has your accessories in it.

Tony

[Anonymous]

I have a book I got on Amazon.com called "Operating O & O-27 Trains" or something like that. It's a reprint of several old Lionel manuals & books, including the instruction sheets that came with many old locomotives & accessories. You might try getting a copy of that book & see if it has your accessories in it.

Tony

[Anonymous]

I have Greenberg's Repair & Operating Manual for Lionel Trains.
It covers all Lionel train and accessories products from 1945 to 1965.
Kalmbach owns Greenberg now.
If it is out of print you can likely find a used copy on ebay.
Kline has a reprint of lionel service manuals also.
Tim O'Hare

[Anonymous]

I have Greenberg's Repair & Operating Manual for Lionel Trains.
It covers all Lionel train and accessories products from 1945 to 1965.
Kalmbach owns Greenberg now.
If it is out of print you can likely find a used copy on ebay.
Kline has a reprint of lionel service manuals also.
Tim O'Hare

[Algonquin]

Hi William,

The book you need is "Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains, 1945-1969". The 7th edition was published by Kalmbach in 1998 and is widely available at hobby shops and on the internet. It contains over 700 pages reprinted from original Lionel postwar items including the accessories.

Regards,

Tim Pignatari

[Algonquin]

Hi William,

The book you need is "Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains, 1945-1969". The 7th edition was published by Kalmbach in 1998 and is widely available at hobby shops and on the internet. It contains over 700 pages reprinted from original Lionel postwar items including the accessories.

Regards,

Tim Pignatari