Kalmbach Publishing Softcover Book 108160 Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains 1945-1969, 7th Edition

Introduction by Roger Carp
Perfect-bound softcover, 1998, 6 x 8.5, 736 pages, hundreds of illustrations, all black and white line drawings, schematics (wiring diagrams), track plans, tables.

The classic GREENBERG'S REPAIR AND OPERATING MANUAL FOR LIONEL TRAINS, 1945-1969, 7th Edition, is written for Lionel train modelers who have mastered basic repair techniques and are ready to move on to the more complicated projects that are the topic of this manual. For this 7th Edition, all of the drawings and explanations have been updated by numerous contributions from experienced modelers and overseen by the editors of this valuable resource.

GREENBERG'S REPAIR AND OPERATING MANUAL FOR LIONEL TRAINS, 1945-1969, 7th Edition, is specifically oriented to post-war trains for which repair sheets and history were readily available. There are over a thousand repair and maintenance tips for Lionel locomotives, operating cars, accessories, transformers, light bulbs, and switches. The MANUAL provides original Lionel technical advice, as well as handy techniques submitted by toy train collectors and operators over the ten years preceding publication. Further, it is item specific, which means that for the several hundred featured items, each has its own specific repair and operating instructions, together with some historical background about its genesis and manufacture.

Special note should be made of the emphasis on detail as an operating feature of these presentations. There are hundreds of items, each with detailed and intricate drawings that provide each one with just the right amount of information that focuses on the problem at hand. Each of the figures that accompany the items are painstakingly constructed on the page and so clearly delineated that the smallest detail stands out in perfect form. It is in such detail that repair is possible. Supportive diagrams and text compliment the figures and assist the reader in clearly perceiving the intricate design and construction of these products. Only in such detail and in the precise directions can the operation of the product be appreciated to its fullest extent.

In sum, you can expect:
- Hundreds of cataloged items described in detailed diagrams with individual parts laid out in their logical, disassembled array.
- Illustrations reproduced from Lionel's golden era, 1945 to 1969.
- Updated information on parts' names and numbers.
- In-depth introduction on the history of Lionel's service manual and stations.
- Everything necessary to maintain and repair postwar Lionel trains.

The seventh edition of GREENBERG'S REPAIR AND OPERATING MANUAL FOR LIONEL TRAINS, 1945-1969, is an essential reference and guide for all who aspire to work on Lionel trains and who want, thereby, to keep them running smoothly and consistently. Basically. The MANUAL should be part of every modeler's collection of Lionel products. It will be found to be indispensable. CONTENTS:
Introduction by Roger Carp
I. Diesel Locomotives, Steam Locomotives and Motorized Units
- Description of Lionel Locomotives
- Disassembly and Servicing
- Lionel E-Units
- Lionel Smoke Generators
- Trouble Shooting Analysis
- Here follows six columns of individual steamers, diesels, switchers and similar, which direct the reader to about 200 pages of these products.

II. Passenger Cars
- 1800 Series Cars
- 2400 Series Cars
- 2500 Series Cars
- 530 Railway Express Baggage Car
- 2531 and 2541 Observation Cars
- 2532 and 2542 Vista-Dome Cars
- 2533, 2534, 2543, and 2544 Coaches

III. Operating and Non-Operating Freight Cars
- Lionel Operating Cars
- Here follows three columns of individual operating cars, which direct the reader to about 100 pages of these products.

IV. Accessories
- Two columns of accessories directing the reader to about 150 pages of every type of Lionel accessory.

V. Replacement Light Bulbs

VI. Electronic Control Set
- Introduction
- Transmitter
- Electronic Receivers
- Components
- Operating Large Layouts
- Alternate Connections

VII. Transformers
- Introduction
- Wattage Rating
- Circuit Breakers
- Multi-Control Transformers
- Servicing
- Circuits with Common Ground
- Here follows one and a half columns of individual transformers, which amounts to about 60 pages of them.

VIII. Special Track
Detailed coverage of manual, remote control, insulated, uncoupling and similar O27 and O Gauge track.

IX. Whistles

X. Couplers and Trucks

XI. Basic Operating Instructions for Lionel Trains
- Attaching a Lock-on
- Caring for Your Equipment
- Cleaning and Testing a Motor
- Cleaning Trucks
- Connecting a Transformer to Track
- Difference Between O Gauge and O27
- Finding Short Circuits
- Joining Track Sections
- Lubricating a Locomotive
- Making Secure Rail Connections
- Operating the Trains
- Repairing Short Circuits
- Secondary Lock-on Connections
- Track Plans
- Uncoupling the Cars
- Using Super O Track

XII. Test Sets and Tools