@Lary posted:Brasseur Trains, Saginaw,Mi. Great guy just ask Bob and I bet he has the parts in stock. Bought a smoke unit fan motor from him a few months ago. Give him a call 989-793-4753. I've been doing business with Bob for well over 30 years and if your in town there visit the store. Great old building in downtown Saginaw. Visited him just this past weekend on our trip up to Northern MI. While in town visit the old Porter Street Station one of the oldest in Michigan but first check it out on the Internet.
I also use Brasseurs for spare fan motors and a load of other parts. I think that they are on restricted hours because parts ship a few days after ordering but the same applies in most cases with Lionel these days.
As Mike R. says - and obviously he would know - Lionel does not send confirmation emails any more. But I have never failed to get a parts order from them once I’d succeeded in placing it. Plus, if they are actually out of stock of something you won’t be able to add it to the online cart.
It’s well known that Lionel had issues with failing fan motors a few years back. Any spares that I have I test with a depleted 9 volt battery first before installing them. A fan motor that has bad bearings will always whine (literally) as soon as it is powered up.
