The Polar Express Lionel Railsounds Tender and Conductor Car

[nickgotjeffhardy345]

Why do all of them look different i have one and i have where the kids sit like bihnd the coal is the one from the movie why are they all different is mine better or worse PLEASE HELP MEEEEE

[bluecomet390]

@nickgotjeffhardy345 There are a few models of the Polar Express that I know of. Mine is a Lionel O gauge that came out several years ago. Lionel have also put out a more deluxe (and expensive) model with a more detailed locomotive and heavyweight passenger cars. They also have a G gauge set that is much bigger and operates (I believe) on batteries with a wireless remote control. Check Lionel's web site and you should be able to find them there. There is no "better"- just what you like.

[grizzleybearz282004]

i just reposted my lionel polar express set i upgraded the smoke unit it worked out pretty well now it looks much better running on the tracks

[atsf3415dbr]

This is TrainSounds, not RailSounds.

[bluecomet390]

@atsf3415dbr Thanks for the clarification. I admit to being confused by all the "sounds".

[bluecomet390]

The conductor plays each time you press the bell button on the transformer. So it plays when you turn the bell on AND when you turn the bell off. In the video, I was turning OFF the bell. That way the bell does not interfere with the conductor.

[grizzleybearz282004]

heyi have the same setup how to do get the conductor to play without turning on the bell sounds?? ? please let me know thanks !

[bk334st]

How do you get the lights to stay on with out the Train Moving, Mine get brighter the faster you go and dimmer the slower you go? Nice Setup by the way

[bluecomet390]

@bk334st Good question. If I remember correctly, I didn't power down to zero voltage at the 20 second point. That way I was able to start forward again without cycling through the e-unit. I was running on FastTrack. I think I was using the Lionel CW-80 transformer as well. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching. I'm working on a full scale Christmas production using the same train. Watch for it.

[olstykke]

How did you turn off the com talk & crew chatter for the tender?

Is it the tender that has the train sounds or the conductor car?

[bluecomet390]

The comm talk and crew chatter turn off automatically when the engine is in gear. They only operate in neutral. The chuff comes from the tender and is synchronized with the speed of the wheels. Only the conductor announcement comes from the conductor car. One problem with this car is that the announcement is triggered by the bell button on the transformer. So the bell can drown out the conductor! It works best when you are turning the bell off rather than on.  Thanks for watching.