Yesterday I got my 2035 running for the first time in 14 1/2 years. It ran good for the 5 or so minutes I had it running, even smoked a little. A few hours later I went to run it again and now it's sluggish and making this noise, can you help?
Oh, and I was sitting it my garage after I ran it and its probably 58 degrees in there, not sure the cold cold hurt it
Thanks,
Mike
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Good morning Mike,
From the sound from the video, It's sounds like it needs to be all lubed and greased up
Alex
Alex is correct, it needs oiled. the squeal you are hearing is coming from the armiture shaft. You need to put a drop of oil on the brush plate side and the gear side. Each of the six main wheel axle bushing need a drop of oil. Then of course the trailing truck and front truck axles. Don't forget to do the same for the tender axles.
I did the axles yesterday before I even ran it, but... I didnt take her apart and do it. Oops. I'll give that a try
Mike,
You don't have to take it apart. Both ends of the armature shaft are accessible just above the drivers. That is what is making the noise. These engines are infamous for making that noise to let you know when the armature shaft ends need oiling. 
Jim
You don't have to take it apart. Just oil both sides of the shaft above the big wheels.
Not too much oil on the armature shaft on the side with the brushes.
On locos with more wear I use something heavier like motor oil, whatever viscosity is handy.
More discussion here with a page of original instructions:
https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/3823124052770974
If you lube it and it starts squealing again after a few minutes of operation, it means the bearings are worn excessively.
Thanks everybody, that solved my issue! I appreciate all the help. I used the the oil I picked up at my LHS and just put a drop on each side. Sounds like it did pre-squeal now!
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