What is the slowest speed best Lionel LionChief Diesel engine for slow speed switching???

Rewire the Williams engines to series.  Makes great slow speed operation.

Karl

I have the Southern NW2 2401A LionChief Plus switcher. It barely moves at the lowest speed setting and the remote couplers open correctly. The manual says minimum O31 curves but it handles O27 switches smoothly.  I am very pleased with it.

MarkVB posted:

I have the Southern NW2 2401A LionChief Plus switcher. It barely moves at the lowest speed setting and the remote couplers open correctly. The manual says minimum O31 curves but it handles O27 switches smoothly.  I am very pleased with it.

I have the same engine and would like to find the 2401B for future purchase.   Amazing slow, medium speeds.   All around great engine!

Jim

Ditto on the LionChief NW2. I have the BN version. Incredible slow-speed operation using the remote.

One more on the Lion Chief Plus NW-2s. Mine (B&O livery) is my favorite and probably best performing LC+ loco.

Great smoker, too.

Thanks so much for the suggestions. Trainworld has some LionChief Plus Diesel engines on clearance for $199.  Just ordered an NW2 that I will repaint to a local railroad. Think this will be great I have LionChief controls on the fence for some 14 other trains the little kids can run at shows, bolted down so they can only go forwards and stop and trains go in circles.

But with the NW2 I am looking forward to putting together a small switching layout with some instruction booklets for some older children complex switching problems sorting some cars. Idea is to let older kids come in read the instructions while one kid is running the switching, then they get there turn. Perhaps will time them to see who gets the best time.