Hi everyone,

Is it possible to use a Lionel O 6-22983 180 Watt Power House with a Lionchief train? I have the Hogwarts express that I want to run on about 48 feet of track. The layout is one loop with a single siding (manual switch). I use the wall power pack the set came with, but with all the lighted coaches attached, nothing at all runs. Only the engine and tender alone will run.

Is the Lionel 180 Watt Power House designed for stand alone use or does it plug into a transformer? I'm not sure how it attaches to the track. Could I run it to a bus and then send power to the tracks in say, 4 places for even distribution?

Or is it sufficient to buy a CW-80 and run that to the bus with feeders around the track?

Thanks so much!

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Hi all,

I'm new to O gauge and Lionel, so please excuse the newbie questions. I'm running the Hogwarts Express with LionChief remote control.

I've expanded the set to a simple offset dogbone about 20 feet long and 5 feet wide at the widest ends. One switch to a spur. I only intend to run a single engine, no blocks, etc.

At this size, with the engine and three lighted coaches on track, the terminal track light just blinks, and there's no power at all to the train. If I remove the coaches, the engine and tender run fine. I realize I should supply power to more than one part of the layout, right?

I use the wall-mounted adapter the set came with. Can I add another power adapter to a terminal track at the other end of the layout to supply more even power? Or is it harmful to use two at the same time?

Otherwise, I am thinking the only other option is buying a larger transformer and running it to two locations on the layout with wire. What do you all recommend?

Thanks,

Ken