Wonderful! Every good piece of machinery till the 50's or max. till 1968 was buildt SO sturdy and strong! AND repairable! Well done! EXTRA tumbs up for using tubular track! I HATE these dumb plastic new Lionel "fas"t(?)tracks... Lovely to see! THANK you for your effort to put this up (and the videoing) Cordially and kind regards, Géréon a north german (Hannover-Hamburg) watchmaker, living in the french speaking switzerland (Valais and Vaud / Lake-Geneva)

I have a 2055 and have a lot more in mine than that. I rescued mine from a antique dealer, which makes me feel good. Love how they pull like a mule.

Great job well done for perceiving, runs nicely 👍

Its suppose to growl. Mine all do ! Darn nice video, thanks for sharing

The "growling" sound is typical of those old Lionel engines. Almost all of mine growl a little. And, by the way, you did good for $40.00 for that Hudson.

Awesome video! i'm in the process of restoring a Lionel 736

Yes, it is better using scotch bright to clean these, over steel wool or sanding, however any metal particles will get stuck on the gears and create wear, due to the magnetic traction built into these. When I was a kid I did a great job cleaning the wheels of a 2055, but in the process the center of the 2nd gear wore away and the train was not usable. Finally in my older teen years or 20's I bought a whole motor assembly for it, but for some reason it was so much slower then a 2037 I had bought around the time I bought the 2055 motor.

The growl is complety normal

That growl is the solenoid in the E-unit. If you flip the switch the growl should stop.

nice get. i love my 665.

I have a 665, basically an 0 gauge version and it has always sounded like this. I think after the war, they may have used a cheaper metal for the locomotive body and it seems to amplify the growling sounds.

I bought one in a shop right next to the Strasburg railroad. It runs beautifully, but it's whistle doesn'ake any sound

thats a high end hudson you have ..you got a great deal on it..the sound you heard was good,that's a normal growl.its a high-quality set ,enjoy

222 lionel locomotive

I like that you clean your train😃

Running it on that carpet does wonder for the gears.

@studio472

3 жыл бұрын

That was a temporary “layout” so I could get an idea if I liked the basic track plan before benchwork. Only had fear trouble once on a GP7 on the carpet.

For $43.00,you can't beat that.

@studio472

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Atkins It was also a great project for learning how to work on post war without worrying about damaging a valuable piece. One of my favorite runners along side the 2065

First video I’ve ever watched with zero dislikes

@greggpambianco1691

3 жыл бұрын

You had to sag something! LOL

@scottschaefer2086

3 жыл бұрын

@@greggpambianco1691 I feel 100% responsible. Damn.

Little late but as to the growling, it is due in part because the armature has three poles.also the spur gear arrangement tends to be a tad noisy,all this should go away with use over time.

if you want the smoke to come out better add a washer to the smoke stack thats what I did with mine puffs a lot better

Do you have a video of the gear work? On mine the gear just above the front two drivers on the left side looks lose... not sure if it should be pressed back on...

ould someone please help me? I have a Lionel Polar electric locomotive. Last Christmas the locomotive was stopped on its rails and from one moment to the next it started moving very quickly by itself. It stopped after a turn and from there it did not move forward again, not even with the remote control. Only the front light bulb is blinking. seems to be short. How can I solve this? thank you.

Growling is normal. I have a 2055 and a 2065 and both sound just like yours

The growl is somewhat normal. I think the shell on the 2055 amplifies the noise a bit. If you remove some of the slop between the armature shaft and the brush plate, the growling will quiet down. I ended up using a sealed ball bearing on the shaft. I put a post on the OGR forum here... ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/topic/2055-broken-brush-plate-fix

Do you use smoke drops or smoke pellets?

@greggpambianco1691

2 жыл бұрын

These post war units only use pellets. I’ve got fluid for my MTH, Williams and newer Lionel.

Where did you get the smoke pellets ?

Growling sounds normal...

I do not see video of tender? Did you make one by chance?

@greggpambianco1691

3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t had a chance to make it yet. It’s fairly similar. The tender noise is just a spinning actuator. Clean that up and it’s like new.

What is the gear that is visible at 5:45? Mine is wobbling like it needs to be pressed back on... what do I do?

@greggpambianco1691

3 жыл бұрын

I’m actually not sure if that gear can be pressed on with normal tools. When train shows start up again it shouldn’t be hard to find a motor and just swap everything over.

@Deadbuck73

3 жыл бұрын

@@greggpambianco1691 well I actually took the motor unit out and took it to Charles Ro up in Malden... they fixed her right up and she’s back home waiting for her next run... they do great things there!

Does it use smoke fluid or tablets

@studio472

5 жыл бұрын

Tablets

If it will pull that.I think it will pull a 20 to 30 car vreight train.And hour fight about the smoke unit.I have a lionel steamer.Even at high speed you can bearly see the smoke.

Hi I have a 2065 lionel simlair to this one in the video, when I go thru the cycle for forward and reverse it only goes in reverse and never forward, this just happened, know what the problem could be? thanks Mark

@studio472

5 жыл бұрын

Mrphi10275 it sounds like your e-unit isn’t engaging properly. Might just need to be cleaned. Do a search for how to service a post-war e-unit. Worst case you could buy a replacement for $20 or less at a train show.

@catcomet7475

4 жыл бұрын

without removing any wires give the e unit a wash down with alcohol and cotten swabs to remove grime where they can go in without force.let it dry out and try it

@robertnielsen2461

4 жыл бұрын

Good suggestions.also depending on how much use this loco has had the contacts(read fingers)wear and fail so if you are still having troubles check those.There is an excellent video on you tube that goes into great detail on repairing E units.

Did you ever get the tender to whistle? A video on that would be much appreciated.

@studio472

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't get to it yet, but Herb does a great job here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2x6q6mPoa7JYLw.html

What do you use to clean the connecting rods?

@greggpambianco1691

2 жыл бұрын

I think I used a light sandpaper.

I bought one in a shop right next to the Strasburg railroad. It runs beautifully, but it's whistle doesn'ake any sound

@studio472

6 жыл бұрын

Yours has the same growl to it mine does, guess that's just how they sound.

@iron1349

6 жыл бұрын

I believe so.

@robertnielsen2461

4 жыл бұрын

Whistles are the most neglected system on older locos.A good cleaning of the brush plate,clean slots in the comm.replace brushes,lube properly