Need help with Pecos River Brass Santa Fe Hudson

Pecos River was mostly 2-rail, and if a 2-rail locomotive has not run for a while it needs to be lubricated and checked.  You usually disengage the worm; make sure the drivers rotate freely, lubricate and reassemble.  Older motors with exposed commutators may need a little help on that first rotation in a quarter-century.

Here is a review...they did have running issues..

http://ctt.trains.com/how-to/p...-fe-3450-class-4-6-4

Bob2,

it is a three rail version

Thanks for your help!

Richard

While PRB has been out of business for many years, John Smith, the owner, can still be reached by email. In fact, he still does some "O" scale modeling at home. You might want to contact him and see if he can give you any ideas as to the possible problem.

Here is his email address: john@pecosriverbrass.com 

Hope this helps.

Jeff

I am by no means an electrical wizard, but an easy first step would be to check whether it has a fresh battery in the tender.  I know the engine does not run on batteries, but limited edition brass locomotives with TMCC can sometimes be happier when they have a functional battery on board.

I have the 3 rail final rebuild version without sound. Pecos River used DALLEE sound systems in the engines with sound. 

I have two, the 3458 and the 3451. If it is original it has the Dallee system which sounds horrible. The faster you convert to ERR TMCC the better. Though I never had your problem I would take apart the tender and make sure everything is hooked up. I would also pull the boiler to see if the motor wires are still attached. These have can motors and run well.

Let me know if you have any more questions. It is one very fine model.