MKT ALCO PA's

No module included.

Have 2 hours running time in TMCC, all is well.

I just had an opportunity to un-box and power up my Texas special set. TMCC from Lionel in Flyer PAs are a long time coming. Looks, runs and sounds great. It is cool seeing the diesel exhaust come to life! I can't wait to get the matching passenger cars. Ben

Hello, I received my PA's a week ago and they are stunning. The fan driven smoke is impressive but loses some of it's appeal after 20 minutes or so in a closed room. I need an exhaust fan!

An O gauge friend seems to think maybe the innards of the PA's is really Legacy and not just TMCC as advertised. The instruction book refers heavily to Legacy operation but maybe that's SOP since Lionel doesn't market the TMCC system any longer. No Legacy module included in my set.

However the incredibly slow pace you can achieve suggests maybe it is a Legacy system.

Anyone have any facts as to the boards inside the Loco?

One other thought...I wish the electrocoupler on the rear of the power unit was instead installed on the nose of the dummy unit. That way the locos could remained paired up when releasing the freight/passenger cars since they were usually connected rear to rear.

Banjoflyer

If it is Legacy, can you adjust the smoke volume to 3 different levels, and quill the horn?  Using a cab2 of course.  Thanks.

Well I only have the TMCC Cab-1 remote so I can't answer your question.

Anyone else have info as to the PA's having the older TMCC system built in or the newer Legacy system?

The PA's are Legacy electronics. 

 

We are not supplying Orange Modules as the Cab-2 has the built in functionality for the "S" product line.  On the PA, you can use V1.3 of the Legacy O/S, simply select "DSL" and you are good to go.

 

If you upgrade to V1.5x of the Legacy O/S then you should select "FPD" for "Flyer / Pullmor Diesel"

Thank you Jon...I thought the PA's  were Legacy but now I'm sure.

Any chance Lionel will produce the SD70ACe in the Katy Heritage scheme?

I hope so as I am an avid Katy fan.

Thanks again.

We ran the new Lionel AF MKT Texas Special PA-PA last night on my Legacy layout.  When programmed as FPD (Flyer Pulmor Diesel) it operated with a full set of Legacy features and commands including quillable 3-tone horn, 3 levels of smoke volume control, standard speeds including 1-step roll speed, etc.  The dummy headlight is on/off depending on how you set a switch underneath it, but not directionally controlled.  They ran well.  The power unit has two motors each with side-frame gearing.  Nice 21st century renderings of Gilbert PA's for sure.  I say it that way, because I would expect true 21st century PA's to have a crew, marker lights that illuminate, and generally have a bit more scale realism to them as with the U33C's.  BTW - did the real Texas Special ever get pulled by PA's?  

To the best of my knowledge the Katy ran PA units as the power for the Texas Special soon after the original EMD E7's and later E8's. The Katy ,being ever frugal, soon lost an appetite for the expensive "Texas Special" lettering.

Beginning in 1949 the Katy purchased several Pa-1 units from Alco. They ran concurrently with the E units when needed pulling at times consists of repainted heavyweight cars made to look like the newer streamlined Texas Special cars.

The fact that Lionel lettered the new PA's is great as that's the way the Katy might have had them lettered had their pockets been a little deeper.

It would appear that the 3 car passenger set has shipped, has anyone received theirs yet? Ben

Hi all, I spoke with Charles Ro today and was told all the Texas Special passenger cars are in and will begin shipping today from them:

6-49949...3-pack

6-49956...vistadome

6-49957...baggage

also as info if you ordered one the 6-48826 (1956 Catalog car) is also shipping.

Video for Texas Special ALCO PA set is on Lionel web site.

Did anyone get their passenger cars? Mine are not in yet. Ben

What is the optical sensor* just ahead of the two slide-switches on the bottom of the powered A unit?  Thanks.  Is there one on the bottom of any other Lionel engine(s)?  

 

* At least that's what it appears to be.

The Y3 has it too. They are in line with Lionel's O gauge engines that will be able to read an IR sensor section of track to activate various features. I would think we will see what this is all about in the 2013 o gauge and flyer catalogs. Maybe someone else will have more info on this and can chime in. Ben

Well I guess I was given some bad info from Charles Ro...I too have NOT received the passenger cars. I will call them again tomorrow.

Banjoflyer

No passenger cars yet.

Removed from Lionel shipping schedule.

Should be in Lionel warehouse.

Can anyone share a picture of the Flyonel MKT PA? 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Andre

Hello, check out the Lionel video. It shows the Pa's and everything they can do.

http://www.lionel.com/Customer....cfm?documentID=6553

Hello, I received my Texas Special Passenger car set 6-49949 today from Charles Ro.

They are very well done and the color matches the PA AA's exactly.

One car had to have one of the wheelsets regauged...no big deal.

The two add on cars, Vista Dome 6-49956, and baggage car 6-49957 are due for delivery to me on Saturday 2/16/13.

(The 1956 Catalog car 6-48826 will also arrive this Saturday.)

This will complete the Texas Special PA AA set. However, Lionel may issue additional cars in the future...we'll just have to wait and see.

Does anyone know when the Lionel 2013 Volume 1 catalog will be available?

I've heard there will be a lot of American Flyer offered.

Mark

Crapola. Forgot to say THANKS for the link w/video.  Nice looking!

 

 

Banjo It will be another standalone American Flyer catalog for 2013. Ben

All American Flyer Texas Special passenger cars have been received as of today.

If you haven't received your's yet you should get them soon.