Lionel GG-1 Locomotive Owner's Manual
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Lionel
GG-1 Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
GG-1 Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
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Locomotive Features
• Transformer controller forward, neutral and reverse operation
• Conventional RailSounds sound system
• Dual operating couplers
• Dual powerful maintenance-free motors
• Operating pantographs which raise and lower manually
• Magne-Traction track gripping system
• Traction tires
• Operating headlights
• Illuminated marker lights
• Minimum Curve: 0-31
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ongratulations on the purchase of your Lionel GG-1 Locomotive, originally used by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. This GG-1 locomotive is powered by two maintenance-free motors,
which enable it to pull a long line of cars.
The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All
rights reserved.
Lionel®, LEGACY™, FasTrack™, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™,
DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1® Remote
Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®, Lionelville®, Wireless
Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar Celebration Series™,
TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®, Accessory Motor
Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder Controller™, ARC™, Track
Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC 400™, Block Power
Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel Lines®, Joshua Lionel
Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiWhistle™, Choo-Choo
™
Congratulations!
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Table of contents
Running your locomotive
Running your locomotive 4
Locking your locomotive into forward-only operation 5
Installing the pantographs on your GG-1 6
Using your locomotive’s magnetic couplers 7
Conventional RailSounds operations
Operating the conventional RailSounds sound system 8
Sounding your locomotive’s horn and bell 9
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Lubricating your locomotive 10
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps 11
Replacing your traction tires 11
Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 12
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Running your locomotive
Running your locomotive
Caution!
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
With track power off, place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionelcompatible O-gauge track.
Throttle up the locomotive with your transformer.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating current. Virtually
all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating current transformers are suitable.
Get your locomotive moving. Your locomotive goes through a repeating
pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence
the reverse unit, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, or briefly
bring the throttle all the way back to the OFF position and then forward, for one
to four seconds. When track power is interrupted, the locomotive advances to the
next operational state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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