Polar Express Coach Repair

Joe,

   Take a look here, 

http://www.lionel.com/CustomerService/ReplacementParts/index.cfm?doAction=productPartFilter&number=6-25100&productID=4f307bce-271a-4ad1-aa9f-abb896188e68

Bill

Bill,

Thanks for the info.  It appears that if I can locate two lamp sockets with wires, the rest of the parts we have are salvageable.

Joe

Might I be able to purchase two of the 6-105138300 lamp sockets that are used in the Baby Madison cars.  These should accommodate plastic base bulbs, and should have two long wires attached.

Thanks,

Joe S. 

Joe,

I have them in stock if you can't find them. Do you need bulbs? We have those also.

Bill

Bill,

I sent you an email to your Hotmail address.

Joe

Bill,

Parts arrived today and I repaired the burned up coach lights without a problem.  Thank you very much.

  There is also a burned out or loose bulb in the observation car.  I cannot figure out how to remove the roof.  The arrangement is somewhat different from the coaches with a mysterious Philips head screw and what looks like fragile latches over the platform area.  I searched the forum to see if anyone had posted but could only find the instructions for the coaches.

Does anyone have advice on how to remove the observation car roof?

Thanks,

X2000 

Mike,

Your reply was right on the money!  I didn't see two out of the three tiny screws under the roof. The design is certainly more complex than it needs to be and the lack of instructions doesn't help.  All is well now and the lone passenger has plenty of light.

Happy holidays,

Joe S

Joe,

Glad I was able to help! I had just changed the lights on a Polar Observation. I totally agree it's way more complicated than it needs to be. The two screws on the side of the roof are easy to miss and a bear to remove.

Merry Christmas and keep 'em on the rails!