PaperTRW posted:1. Those were made by K-Line, not Lionel. (K-Line by Lionel came later.) But Lionel did indeed make the electronics.
2. They are TMCC-upgradeable, but they do NOT have TMCC.
3. That is indeed the antenna wire, which was likely soldered to a metal strip attached to the roof. It was factory-installed so that adding the R2LC board for TMCC was more of a "plug and play" operation.
I hope this helps.
TRW
Thanks TRW for the info!
3)So much for guessing it was not an antenna wire. LOL
2) how do I go about upgrading to TMCC ?
Why does it have the run/program switch and an RS/SS switch? Also where could I get service schematics or documentation to at least show me what plugs into what?
Again THANKS!