Christmas Hudson Jr. Steam Locomotive Owner's Manual ... - Lionel

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Christmas Hudson Jr.
Steam Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
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Congratulations!
You purchased a tough, durable legendary locomotive—the Lionel Hudson Jr. steam
locomotive. From the crisp die-cast detail and the authentic decoration outside to the
advanced technology and brute power within the boiler, your steam locomotive is ready for
duty on your model railroad.
Features of this locomotive
• Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
• Die-cast metal locomotive and tender
• TrainSounds sound system
• Transformer controlled forward, neutral and reverse operation
• Operating coupler on rear of tender
• Puffing smoke unit
• Operating headlight
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Table of Contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Installing the Lionel sound activation button 5
Your locomotive’s reverse unit operation 6
Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler 7
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s TrainSounds sound system 7
TrainSounds sound system
Operating the TrainSounds sound system 8
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Tire-Traction 9
Adding fluid to your locomotives smoke generator 10
Lubricating your locomotive 11
Replacing your locomotive's headlamp 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12

Transformer operations
Running your steam locomotive with a Lionel transformer
1
Place your steam locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
2
Add smoke fluid to the engine or switch the smoke generator
off.
• See page 10 for more information.
3
Note!
Power up your steam locomotive with your transformer.
• Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-16 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable.
• Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, your locomotive’s headlights will
illuminate. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. When your train is first
powered up, the default state will be neutral and the default direction is forward.
This means whenever you power up your engine the engine will remain in
neutral, and when the power is removed and again applied, the train will move
forward. This condition holds true if the engine is being powered up for the first
time or if the engine has been powered down longer than five seconds.
4
Move ‘em out!
• Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your transformer .to
sequence your locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: forward,
neutral, reverse, neutal, and so on.
• See page 6 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operating state

Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation
If your transformer lacks HORN and BELL buttons, you will need to install Lionel
no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Buttons (available separately) to activate the locomotive’s
horn and bell sounds.
Connect the buttons as shown below. Be sure that all track power passes through the Sound
Activation Button(s). Do not bypass the buttons.
For AC transformers lacking a bell button
Black wire
1 2
Existing wire
Red wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
POWER
SUPPLY
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the bell
For AC transformers lacking bell and horn/whistle buttons
Red wire
Wire nut
Existing wire
Red wire
Common/Ground/U
POWER
SUPPLY
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button
for activating the
horn
Black wire
Power/A
Black wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the bell

Transformer operations
Your locomotive’s reverse unit
The reverse unit inside your Lionel locomotive is an electronic device that acts like the transmission
in your car. When you apply power to the track, the locomotive moves in the direction
specified by the reverse unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting another power interruption. Power
interruptions are the signal that tells the reverse unit to sequence to the next operational state.
To interrupt power and sequence the locomotive’s reverse unit, press the direction control button
or turn the throttle to the Off position and On again. The reverse unit alternates between three
states: forward, neutral, and reverse.
Also, the locomotive can be “locked” into a certain mode of operation by throwing the switch
located on the underside of the frame (see illustration below). When the switch is thrown to the Off
position, the locomotive will be locked in the next mode of operation in the sequence. For instance,
if the locomotive is moving forward, then is stopped and the switch is thrown back, the locomotive
will be “locked” in neutral. If the switch is thrown back while the locomotive is under power, the
locomotive will remain in the mode it was in when the switch was thrown. The controller direction
control will then have no affect on the direction of the locomotive.
Additionally, this reverse unit has a “power-up reset” feature, which means that should the locomotive
sit without power for a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and
start in the forward direction when the transformer is turned on or “powered up,” regardless of the
locking switch position. If the locking switch is in the Off position, the locomotive will start in the
forward direction and be “locked” there.
Pressing the whistle button on your controller will produce a realistic whistle sound from the tender.
If the whistle fails to operate, remove the wires from the lockon and reinsert each one into the
opposite clip to reverse polarity.
If your controller doesn’t have a whistle button, you may use the Lionel Sound Activation Button
#10-5906-001, available separately.
OFF
ON
Reverse
unit lockout
Rear of locomotive
OFF
ON
Smoke on/off
switch
With your reversing unit, positioning the switch in the ON position locks your engine into its last moving
direction. Positioning the switch in the OFF position resumes normal sequencing operation.

Transformer operations
Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler
he rear of your Lionel locomotive’s tender is
T equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle
coupler, a revolutionary design first introduced
by Lionel in 1945.
Lionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic
field generated by a Lionel remote-control
track section (available separately).
Place your locomotive’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 knuckle opens.
One operating technique favored by Lionel
railroaders is the “moving uncouple.” Press the
Uncouple button as the locomotive passes over a
Position your locomotive’s trigger disc
over the remote-control section, then press
“uncouple.” The coupler opens.
remote-control section. The magnetic field will open the coupler; the consist remains behind as the
locomotive moves on. But be careful—the speed of a newly uncoupled and moving locomotive can
increase dramatically.
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s TrainSounds sound system
With TrainSounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading. Simply put, it delivers realistic,
and authentic sounds to your model railroad. Turn the volume set screw clockwise or
counter clockwise to adjust sound output (located on the bottom/side of the tender frame). Slide the
switch from Sounds to No Sounds to turn off the sounds altogether.
• Steam Whistle. Press whistle to produce an authentic steam whistle blast.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect; again to discontinue.
• Automatic ‘Chuffing’ as the train moves.
• Background sounds at idle.

TrainSounds sound system operation
Operating the TrainSounds sound system
Your TrainSounds Tender was designed to operate at approximately 6 to 18 volts (AC). When you
power up the locomotive on the track, you will hear the sounds of the idling steam locomotive.
The chuffing will increase proportionally with the locomotive’s speed.
Note!
Always operate the TrainSounds sound system with a lighted locomotive, an illuminated
car, or lighted track bumpers. This power draw will prevent the whistle from sounding
erratically.
Whistle
Press the WHISTLE button on your transformer to sound the whistle. The sound will play for as long
as you hold the button.
Brake squeal
To activate the sound of squealing brakes, operate your locomotive at a rapid rate of speed for at least
ten seconds, and then throttle down to a lower speed. The brake sounds will discontinue automatically
after a few moments,
Note!
If you are unable to activate the brake sounds, your locomotive’s speed may be too low.
Increase the speed of the locomotive, operate for at least tens seconds, and then reduce the
throttle by half.
Crew dialogue
When the car is not in motion, you may activate random crew dialogue using the WHISTLE button
on your controller.
Note!
The car must be powered up on the track and not in motion (in neutral) for the dialogue
to play. Do not turn off track power.
Press the WHISTLE button
Stop/Power-up to about 35 seconds
After 35 seconds
After 60 seconds
Dialogue
“Stand by” dialogue
“Clear for departure” dialogue
Random, automatic crew dialogue
Note!
If you activate multiple “stand by” dialogues during the first 35 seconds, the length
of time before the “clear for departure” dialogue becomes 35 seconds, plus the
length of the dialogue.

Maintaining your locomotive
Tire-Traction
our locomotive is equipped with Tire-Traction. This means that two of the drive wheels are fitted
with rubber traction tires to enhance tractive effort so your locomotive can pull many cars
Y
at once.
Lionel locomotives with Tire-Traction grip the track, enabling them to pull heavy loads at
higher speeds.
To replace the traction tires, simply unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel and slip off the old
traction tire and remove it from under the drive rod. Place the new one on the wheel in the reverse
of this step and tighten the drive rod nut.

Maintaining your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
Y
our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean white smoke during
operation.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to function.
Pierce the tube end with a pin, then 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 wanes, add more fluid (four to eight drops).
If you prefer to have a smoke free locomotive, there is a switch located on the bottom of the
engine under the cab (see page 6 for location). Move the switch to off and your locomotive will stop
smoking.
When the smoke unit is on always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomotive’s
smoke generator; the generator’s element can become damaged if operated without fluid. Smoke
production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy load or long
consist.
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Maintaining your locomotive
Lubricating your steam locomotive
Help your Lionel steam locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining
it properly. We recommend you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit
(no. 6-62927), available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate
(a small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive’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 the illustration. 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 each 10 hours of operation.
Do not lubricate your locomotive’s electric motor.. It has been pretested and all the necessary
moving parts have been sufficiently lubricated for life at the factory and should run smoothly for
many years to come. If you have any difficulty in the operation of your engine see the Warranty and
service section at the end of the instruction sheet for more information.
Lubricate with Lionel
oil sparingly
Cab screws
Cab screws
Lubricate axle ends with
Lionel oil sparingly
Lubricate rod ends, both sides
with Lionel oil sparingly
Lubricate axle ends with
Lionel oil sparingly
Replacing your locomotive's headlamp
Your locomotive is equipped with an LED style headlight for longer life. Please contact your
nearest Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service if this needs replacing.
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Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service
This Lionel product, including all mechanical and electrical components, moving parts, motors and structural components,
with the exception of LIGHT BULBS & LED’s are warranted to the original owner-purchaser for a period of one
year from the original date of purchase against original defects in materials or workmanship when purchased
through a Lionel Authorized Retailer*.
This warranty does NOT cover the following: Normal wear and tear, Light bulbs or LED’s, Defects appearing in the course of
commercial use, or Damage resulting from abuse/misuse of the product.
Transfer of this product by the original owner-purchaser to another person voids this warranty in its entirety. Modification of
this product in any way; visually mechanically or electronically, voids the warranty in its entirety.
Any warranted product which is defective in original materials or workmanship and is delivered by the original ownerpurchaser
(this warranty is non-transferrable) to Lionel LLC or any Lionel Authorized Service Station MUST be accompanied
by the original receipt for purchase (or copy) from an Lionel Authorized Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC,
be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable
replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel
LLC), if available. In the event a comparable model is not available the customer will be refunded the original purchase
price (requires proof of purchase from the Lionel Authorized Retailer* it was originally purchased). Any products on
which warranty service is sought must be sent freight or postage prepaid (Lionel will refuse any package when postage is due).
Transportation and shipping charges are not covered as part of this warranty.
NOTE: Products that require service that do not have a receipt from an LIONEL AUTHORIZED
RETAILER* will be required to pay for all parts required to repair the product (labor will not incur
a charge) providing the product is not older than 5 years from date of manufacture and is within 1
year from date of purchase. A copy of the original sales receipt is required.
In no event shall Lionel LLC be held liable for incidental or consequential damages.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not
apply to you.
This warranty gives 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 LLC product is required; bring the item, along with your DATED sales receipt and completed warranty
information (at the bottom of this page) to the nearest Lionel Authorized Service Station. Your nearest Lionel Service Station
can be found by calling 1-800-4-LIONEL or by accessing the website at www.lionel.com.
If you prefer to send your Lionel product directly to Lionel, for repair you must FIRST call 586-949-4100 extension 9105 or
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This shipment MUST be prepaid and we recommend that it be insured with the carrier of your choice.
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may choose to have your product repaired by one of Lionel LLC’s Authorized Service Stations after its warranty has expired. A
reasonable service fee should be expected once the product warranty has expired.
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present this form AND your DATED SALES RECEIPT when requesting warranty service.
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if they have never been sold prior to this date. (Under no circumstance shall any components or labor be provided free
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