[ANSWERED] Lionel City Traction Operating Trolley Barn

You can use a lock-on and connect direct to the track if the Lionel 3 rail tinplate track

If you have fast track you need some things. under the Fast track you will see some little connector terminals. You can connect your wires at these points - solder will work. or you can get a Fast Track connector wire with little metal contacts on the  end  -  black and red wire

If you have a Fast Track with a round hole along the   side in the ballast   .This is a connector track and you can use a wire from some AC power pack - say from an old tape player, some power pack that has a round metal plug that would plug into the socket on the fast track.  Cut the wire off from the power pack, strip the insulation from the cut ends and connect to the transformer.

Thee methods should work. The bulbs in the accessory are rated at 18 volts.

Let me know if you need more assistance   repairinfo at juno my email  betta way to contact. Can send some pictures if needed by email. thanks rjs.

@Repairpartsman posted:

You can use a lock-on and connect direct to the track if the Lionel 3 rail tinplate track

If you have fast track you need some things. under the Fast track you will see some little connector terminals. You can connect your wires at these points - solder will work. or you can get a Fast Track connector wire with little metal contacts on the  end  -  black and red wire

If you have a Fast Track with a round hole along the   side in the ballast   .This is a connector track and you can use a wire from some AC power pack - say from an old tape player, some power pack that has a round metal plug that would plug into the socket on the fast track.  Cut the wire off from the power pack, strip the insulation from the cut ends and connect to the transformer.

Thee methods should work. The bulbs in the accessory are rated at 18 volts.

Let me know if you need more assistance   repairinfo at juno my email  betta way to contact. Can send some pictures if needed by email. thanks rjs.

Appreciate all the info. I knew how to make connections to FasTrack. My main concern was what voltage the lights inside the barn were rated at. I would hate to put 18 volts on the barn when they may have been rated only at 12 volts.

@Repairpartsman posted:

You can use a lock-on and connect direct to the track if the Lionel 3 rail tinplate track

If you have fast track you need some things. under the Fast track you will see some little connector terminals. You can connect your wires at these points - solder will work. or you can get a Fast Track connector wire with little metal contacts on the  end  -  black and red wire

If you have a Fast Track with a round hole along the   side in the ballast   .This is a connector track and you can use a wire from some AC power pack - say from an old tape player, some power pack that has a round metal plug that would plug into the socket on the fast track.  Cut the wire off from the power pack, strip the insulation from the cut ends and connect to the transformer.

Thee methods should work. The bulbs in the accessory are rated at 18 volts.

Let me know if you need more assistance   repairinfo at juno my email  betta way to contact. Can send some pictures if needed by email. thanks rjs.

Did I describe the connections correctly, i.e., the black wire goes to the switch and then to a power source whereas the red wire goes directly to a power source?