Without this video, I would have no idea how the wiring works for any of the Lionel Train sets. Thank you!

Great video really explained allot for me . Keep up the great work this is why Lionel rocks!!

Holy cow! That hollow plastic Fastrack sure is loud. A good idea is to cut cheap carpeting to the shape of the track and add it under the track so you can at least talk to each other while the train is running!

These are great videos . I will be upgrading my set around the xmas tree to fast track and start buying some of these cool accessories

Another great video demonstration! Thanks guys! P.S. I think it's time to bring back the "newly arrived Legacy engines" video series that Mike used to do, I loved those videos!

Never stop making trains Lionel 👍

......I love watching these 2 folks talk about the products !!

I just got the crossing gate and cant get it to work with plug and play, do you have to have the separate transformer?

Great tutorial, Lionel, can you do the uncoupling track review with some freight cars and a locomotive?

Does the lights adjust up and down

i can't find anyone talking about this so i'm asking you folks but can i run any of these new starter trains with these lionchief remote sets with my legacy control system? please help!

I have a question for Lionel I have Lionel 0 scale MI-JACK I am looking for the container Jib / Grab to suit the MI-JACK can someone please help or let me know where to find one I have searched and searched the part every where I could have and no success anywhere thanks again I hope I might get some help from here

Hi there is there a way to use this and wire up a older horse corral car.

What can I use to activate my MTH RailKing Crossings on FastTrack?

The Lionel Instructions say to connect the isolated sections on the opposite side from the Lock on. Page 5 of the Activator Track pack instructions, step 2. Tom Lake asked this question below 4 months ago and did not receive an answer. My guess is that they will work on either side as long as they are both oriented on the same side.

Is this only available on fast track? What are the options for tubular tracks?

Thanks

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Here's my question: many accessories, like the Gateman, Milk Cars, Crossing Gates etc require lower voltage than the 18v AC or DC that come out of the power supplies(12-14v max). Have these accessories and their light bulbs been adjusted to handle the higher track voltage?

I'm surprised your cameraman didn't tell you that the floodlight tower was not lighted when you switched to the 4A power supply. I know there was enough power for all the accessories & train, but your demonstration didn't really show it.

Is the power light on the plug and play supposed to be red?

Or for transformers, you can skip ahead to a Lionel ZW from the postwar era. Those things still work like magic after 70 years.

NOTE: The instructions presented here for the Activator track are NOT in line with the manual's. The manual states that the break on the insulated rail section should be OPPOSITE of the lock-on, not on the same side. I think my Santa Gateman is now fried because I was following this video's instructions.

I purchased the track with 3 ports and a 75 Watt power supply. I placed the button to Track to make my plug n play train go and it did not power my track. What am I doing wrong,?

agree

Is the light on the Plug and Play supposed to be red?

On page 5 of the Activator Track manual it says the break in the 5" sections should be on the *opposite* side from the lock-on. At time index 19:00, you say the same side. Which is it?

What if you run alot more track ? I ran alot more track and now further away my track has little power. Do I just add another power track and plug into the wall ? Worried about a fire now. But it would keep it all at 18v right?

my 2zw Transformers will notof course all my lionel stuff is fromthe 50s and 60s

I ordered a CW-80 for my Polar Express Fast Track. I want to plug it easily into the barrel jack of the track. I tried searching for the 630711100 part mentioned @ 25:01 . I am not finding it at Lionel or anywhere else. Is this jack included with the CW-80 now or has the part number changed?

Should the ports always be towards the inside of the track?

Here's a basic question that I can't seem to find the answer in any of these videos. If you have 4amps dedicated only to accessories, how many can you run (lets assume they are all running at the same time) using one power pack? (I have older accessories, like the Ferris Wheel, the scrambler, the duck shooting gallery, etc; which say in the instructions run best at 18v) and I'll repeat mine and Tony Curcio's question; the cable you reference for the cw-80 is not the part number; where can we get that transformer terminal to barrel jack adapter cable?

A 72 watt power supply should be the minimum power supply in your ready-to-run sets. Why stick the customer with a weaker power supply, that is eventually going to sit on a shelf collecting dust. The older, non-Lionchief sets came with an 80 watt power supply, and track expansion was not a problem.

Can the track be bigger then you guys show?

Guess there's no longer a 145C contactor for the gateman?

Isn't the gateman suppose to be on the other side of the track as opposed to it being on the edge of that table?

I have a beginner Fastrack 6-30233 Pennsylvania Flyer with the Figure 8 Add On Track Pack. I just received a 6-12062 Grade Crossing and wanted to get the Lionel LionChief 72W Wall Pack Power Supply 6-81603 but cannot seem to find it in the store. Any suggestions?

Dumb question... Why does Lionel use 3 rails? Aren't 2 rails sufficient to complete a circuit? My HO trains run on 2 rails. Is one of the 3 rails used only for signaling or for accessory activation?

I'm really going to miss when the accessories got their power from wires from the transformer. Am I going to buy any in the future? Well, it depends on the accessory.

well all was fine till you added the 4 amp supply the house did not light up and the flood lighting never came on you need to check the video before you up loaded it bad testing

Your yard light is not on

Why can't accessories just plug directly into your wall outlet (and hence each accessory has it's own AC to DC converter) rather than have the intermediary of having to go through a piece of track? Seems like an unnecessary complication.

I after with bill

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Somebody told me if I don't understand how to run the new Lionel trains, all I need to do is ask any 9-year-old. Well, I'm 72 and I understood about half of this video. If you add enough accessories that the train doesn't run anymore, you can buy a "72-watt LionChief power supply". Would a 9-year-old understand whether you are talking about adding that to the "Wall-pack" power supply that comes with the train set? I don't. Next suggestion: " You could get the multiport lockon so you have dedicated power to the train". Would a 9-year-old understand whether you are talking about running the accessories off of the track or whether you are talking about wiring the accessories to one of the two power supplies you now have? I don't. Would a 9-year-old know what you mean by a barrel-jack adapter track? I don't. I could go on but here is what I suggest you do: Find a 9-year-old who has no experience with Lionel trains and no experience with actually hooking up electronic equipment other than plugging in his video game equipment. Put him on the same side of the table as the camera and talk to the 9-year-old instead of the camera. Let me know when that video is ready by emailing me at r.metzger44@gmail.com Thanks

So new Lionel is now DC instead of AC? Since I have a lot of AC Lionel, I will stick to AC. My HO scale is strictly DC 'cause I hate DCC. I hate to say it but I hate all the new Lionel plastic crap.

Wow what an excess of rip off by this by that by one more keep buying until you go broke

The cable you describe that goes from the CW80 with 2 terminals to the fastrack piece is not a Lionel recognizable number. 630-711-100. Is there another number??