I recently purchased a set of K-LIne interurbans specifically K-2780-01/02 on e-bay that came without the instructions/manual.Can any one tell me where I can locate a set or if you have them e-mail to me at locojoe711@yahoo.com
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I have a set of K-Line Interurbans, 2703. Have to look for the manual.
Lee Fritz
Thanks Lee,I can run the set ok but I do not know how to access the sound features also any maintenance that may be needed. If you have any info please let me know.Thanks Joe Woods. P.S. This is my first post on the O Gauge forum.
Joe, there is no sound system, just forward- neutral and reverse along with the exterior lights that change color on the end of the cars. Somebody may have added a sound system to them but from the factory K-Line has no sound system. Will try to email you instructions in a minute or two.
Lee Fritz
My South Shore 15" interurbans came with station announcements that I have not been able to figure out how to control. I also do not have the instructions for these. I must have filed them somewhere or they did not have them, still looking. I bought these new and must have been near the end of K-line production or when Lionel first took over. Funny the sound feature is not listed.
Sorry for the short clip but you can hear the random announcement.
franktrain
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I have the single car K-line Pennsy combine and I find the sounds are so soft I don't use them. I just recently got an unpowered MTH Pennsy interurban 2 car set to pull behind this one single. They do look good together and the K-line has no trouble pulling the two cars.
I was thinking of painting one PC green and may still do so for a transitional train.
franktrain posted:My South Shore 15" interurbans came with station announcements that I have not been able to figure out how to control. I also do not have the instructions for these. I must have filed them somewhere or they did not have them, still looking. I bought these new and must have been near the end of K-line production or when Lionel first took over. Funny the sound feature is not listed.
Sorry for the short clip but you can hear the random announcement.
franktrain
That set was a Lionel and K-Line mixed set as Lionel had rights to sell the K-Line products at that time according to the number on the box. Not a K-Line original, so Lionel could have added a sound system to make it sell better.
Lee Fritz
My K-Line set, # K-2703, of Interurbans did not come with sound. Also I have added a K-Line Heavyweight passenger car to the set to make it a 3 car set, I think it looks better as a 3 car set.
Sound might have been added in later sets but the K-Line description gives no clue of that on the box.
Lee Fritz
Sounds were in some of the sets, I took the K-Line sounds out when I upgraded mine to command, I used an ERR Sound Commander to add command controlled sound to mine. You used the bell and whistle combos to trigger sounds, I don't recall the sequence, but there were several station announcements.
The board I took out is labeled.
K-SNDS
MKD-089
The 8-pin socked uP is labeled 007, so I guess this board is licensed to kill. 
joe woods posted:Thanks Lee,I can run the set ok but I do not know how to access the sound features also any maintenance that may be needed. If you have any info please let me know.Thanks Joe Woods. P.S. This is my first post on the O Gauge forum.
If you do have a sound system in the K-Line set try to use the whistle button on the transformer. I have found that the older transformers work better with the older sound systems, like the post war KW and ZW. The newer ZW-L has newer electronics in it and may not work well with the older K-Line set.
Lee Fritz
If you get on the Lionel website....under Support ...Owner's manuals....type in the #6-21329.....low and behold you can download the instruction sheet....it details how to activate the station sounds.
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Desert Railer posted:If you get on the Lionel website....under Support ...Owner's manuals....type in the #6-21329.....low and behold you can download the instruction sheet....it details how to activate the station sounds.
That helps for the newer K-Line sold by Lionel but what about the original question asked by Joe Woods about the K-Line K-2780-1?
Is there a website that has the older K-Line instruction and repair information?
Lee Fritz
Thank you, your info was exactly correct and I found the answer to my question. This is a great hobby.
