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Lionel Great Northern 4-8-4; 6-3100

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Lionel Great Northern 4-8-4; 6-3100
Posted by rbdgizmo on Friday, February 3, 2012 8:45 PM

I recently purchased a  Lionel Great Northern 4-8-4. How do I remove the cab, so I can oil the Pullmor Motor? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

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Posted by Stourbridge Lion on Friday, February 3, 2012 9:21 PM

rbdgizmo - Welcome to Trains.com! Cowboy

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Posted by DMUinCT on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:47 PM

Your Great Northern 4-8-4,  #6-3100,  was produced as a part of the "Famous American Railroads Collector Series"  in1981.   It power a 5 car freight set with all cars marked "Great Northern".

Similar sets were produced in 1980 as Union Pacific and Chessie System, both pulled by a post-war type Berkshire.   In 1981 Lionel added a 4 wheel pilot truck to the "Berkshire" making it a "Northern" type.   The "Berkshire", first cataloged in 1946, is one of Lionels most common locomotives.  If you go to the Lionel Web Site below,  type in the box "6-28074" and "search".   After doing that, go to the bottom of the page and click on "NKP Berkshire" to open the manual to be read or printed.

www.lionel.com/customerservice/service-documents/index.cfm?type=supplement&doaction=search&product=6-28074productnumber

You should find (and can print) the Owners Manual for a newer version of the AC motor powered Bikshire including maintenance. Look for page 14. Good Luck

Don U. TCA 73-5735

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