Bought a Lionel veranda turbine!

40 inches of straight track and an iPhone with the blue tooth app.  The probability of having the Lionel BT app work on Android is like winning the lottery.  And be sure to read the instruction manual from start to finish.  If you want to actually run it, you're going to need a O72 (minimum curve) circle.

Would my z1000 work for track power?

@th55 posted:

Would my z1000 work for track power?

The Z-100- should be fine.  I would turn the locomotive over in a protective cradle and just check the truck screws and the motor screws.  Make sure they are snug.  Put some oil on the axles and a little grease on the gears.  Remember less is more.

Supposedly this remote from Lionel (https://www.trainworld.com/lio...-trains-6-83071.html) will also work with the Lionel Veranda, albeit functionality is limited.

Gosh, Since this loco was just released in January of 2022, I thought I would have to purchase the new  Lionel Base 3 from the new 2022 catalog to run it.  Your comments are very enlightenting fellow O gaugers.

@th55 posted:

Gosh, Since this loco was just released in January of 2022, I thought I would have to purchase the new  Lionel Base 3 from the new 2022 catalog to run it.  Your comments are very enlightenting fellow O gaugers.

Well, you can buy that too, but you'll still need a smart phone or a Lionel #990 or #993 remote.  I assumed from your initial post you did not have those items, so I was thinking of the easiest way you could run the engine at the present time.  (You do know I have the Rio Grande Veranda Turbine?)  A

Also be aware, these units are very heavy.  They are diecast as opposed to ABS plastic.

Except for a few Lionel Reefers, I only have MTH products.  So, if I understand this correctly, I could set up a 10 feet of straight track, wire up my Z1000, set it at 18volts track voltage, load the app on my iphone, and I could run the loco via BlueTooth, sounds and all?  That sounds like the low cost way to go.

Also, I am wondering which is the most popular road name for that new Veranda Turbine.   The U. S. army version had sounds unique to the U.S. Army and that makes it different (it has a siren sound and military talk) :  and Trainworld has 13 of U.S. Army road name in stock.  They have only have a few of the other road names.   So, going by that, it seems the U.S. Army version is the least popular.  Thoughts?

@th55 posted:

Except for a few Lionel Reefers, I only have MTH products.  So, if I understand this correctly, I could set up a 10 feet of straight track, wire up my Z1000, set it at 18volts track voltage, load the app on my iphone, and I could run the loco via BlueTooth, sounds and all?  That sounds like the low cost way to go.

Exactly.  I bought a full circle of O96 Lionel Fastrack to do a floor run.  As it stands, I don't have enough floor room for an O96 with two 30 in runs and two terminal tracks.  Didn't think that through.  I also have the full complement (8) of the Rio Grande Ski Passenger cars.  I only bought the Veranda so that I could have something Rio Grande to pull them.  A

Well, the sounds on the turbine do not kick in until 15 smph,  (You do remember me telling you to read that manual from start to finish

@th55 posted:

Also, I am wondering which is the most popular road name for that new Veranda Turbine.   The U. S. army version had sounds unique to the U.S. Army and that makes it different (it has a siren sound and military talk) :  and Trainworld has 13 of U.S. Army road name in stock.  They have only have a few of the other road names.   So, going by that, it seems the U.S. Army version is the least popular.  Thoughts?

Based on what I have seen, more of the US Army version appear to have been sold than the others, and Trainworld's remaining inventory may just be their estimate of the level of post-release sales. When I pre-ordered mine (the Greyhound), I was worried about whether it would in fact be built, but the dealer said yes although possibly only in a limited quantity. It was made and I have it.

@Hancock52 posted:

Based on what I have seen, more of the US Army version appear to have been sold than the others, and Trainworld's remaining inventory may just be their estimate of the level of post-release sales. When I pre-ordered mine (the Greyhound), I was worried about whether it would in fact be built, but the dealer said yes although possibly only in a limited quantity. It was made and I have it.

I've seen surprisingly more of the Army Turbines than the others.  I think if it's not the most popular it's up there.

Those shark teeth on the nose that emulates the P-40 Warhawk fighter was a brilliant idea by someone at Lionel. I can see why it would be a hot seller.  The Normandy paint stripes on the tender really look great.  It would be nice to know what the production numbers are for each road name. Any way to find out?

@th55 posted:

Those shark teeth on the nose that emulates the P-40 Warhawk fighter was a brilliant idea by someone at Lionel. I can see why it would be a hot seller.  The Normandy paint stripes on the tender really look great.  It would be nice to know what the production numbers are for each road name. Any way to find out?

Generally not I think unless someone at Lionel is prepared to say. Sometimes there are stills/videos of dealers receiving pallets of Lionel shipments from which it would seem that certain dealers get fairly large numbers of particular engines, but I don't think that these run into hundreds rather than scores. A total production run might well be less than 1,000 but I doubt anybody outside Lionel knows for sure. I stand to be corrected if anyone else has a more reliable idea.

One thing that impresses me about this run is that there are 10 paint schemes that appear to have been executed very well as a whole.

@th55 posted:

Also, I am wondering which is the most popular road name for that new Veranda Turbine.

I'd be surprised if Union Pacific isn't the most popular, after all it's the only one that isn't a fantasy model.

Definitely make sure the motor screws are tight. Our club members received some with the motors laying inside the engine, not even attached. At least the screws were found inside the foam box.