Recent content by Gunn

The Polar Express locomotive has a switch to turn the reverse direction on or off. I have set it to the ON position. Works fine with the new controller, not so with the old controller. My '59 loco has a lever on top. It works fine with the old controller. I do agree the new controller is...

I should have mentioned it; when I use the throttle controller to change direction, it exhibits the same behavior as the button...doesn't reverse. When I shut off power, and the re-apply, it just continues to move forward. I should also note that my '59 Santa Fe locomotive does properly...

So for the last several years I've been running a 1959 Lionel set from the Space and Military series around the Christmas tree It belonged to my Dad when he was a kid. I had been using a CW-80 transformer I purchased in 2008 I think off of Ebay. We just now purchased a Lionel Polar Express set...