My car is put away, I think a wire goes from one of the power rails to an eyelet mounted in one of those holes.
I purchased a bunch of those basic trucks with the eyelet hole from Madison Hardware (Detroit) and Jill Sisco some years ago. They were NOS.
Off the top of my head, I cannot think of another electrically operated plastic car with metal trucks that would require such an arrangement.
Great catch on the 6805 Radio Active Waste Car service manual page. Thinking about it, it makes sense -- most of the other cars and cabooses that need a ground could get it through their stamped-metal frames. Since the 6805 doesn't have a metal frame, it would need a ground wire. If you've declared any of those extra trucks you purchased as "surplus," I could use a few more if they're available.
Originally Posted by C W Burfle:
I checked my 8404 turbine. The box has a very thin paper label affixed to the box that says "Made and Litho in USA".quote:I'm fairly certain the boxes say Made in Mexico.
I just dug mine out, and it says Made in Mexico, without any trace of a label.
My feeling is that his one was accidentally not labeled, versus it truly being made in Mexico.
I think I know who the Lionel engineer was on that project, so I'm going to shoot him a note and see what he remembers.
