1829 Lionel Marx Vintage Train Set - Setup, will it work? 

Lionel and Marx are two completely different electric Train companies the 1829 Hudson should be treated with much respect

SAND PAPER HAS NO PLACE WITH TOY TRAINS make sure you have all the pins in the track.. you can get contact cleaner and wipe the track down with that or lightly use a pot scrubing pad and LIGHTLY USE THAT

That locomotive isn't a 'Lionel' that loco was a Marx 1829

Clean the 6 drive wheels and for the love of God ditch the sand paper

The power supply supplies from 16 to 18 volts AC to power the train and the accessories such as your lamp post. Just remember those old trains ran on AC power and NOT DC. Use needle nose pliers to squeeze the track ends together so the pins won't just fall out.

Sand paper is going to ruin the pickup... use scotch brite pad and alcohol to clean that and the wheels which pick up power from track...

On the thumbnail it look like the track on water if you can see or not

The wire is for a light bub, the wire connects to the silver clip on the fibre board at the top front. There is no smoke unit in that one

you got a good deal, even if it needs work, i have a 1829 engine coming soon from ebay. cost more than you paid,and i just got the engine and tender,.

Also check the entire length of track . The center rail should have cardboard insulators in place at every tie

You hear that click that's the e-unit or reverser unit. It's a solenoid that reverses the train

It is actually track conductivity issues I think. I have been through this before and used a brand new, replacement engine with coal car to eliminate that variable. The track sections and pins were just dirty and corroded. I separated all of the connective pins from the track and gave the track and pins a warm; about 200°F, citric acid bath. I still had to hand clean at least half of the pins. I chucked each pin into my drill and spun against a 99% (I think 91% would suffice) alcohol-soaked scotch-brite pad.

I hear that train a comin

louis marx & co was in 1919 to 1980 i have so many sets

Use a scotch brite pad and rubbing alcohol on the tracks not sandpaper!

the worst thing to use is sand paper you are taking all the tin plating off the track for one thing.. second the grit will get in the workings of the train....and you are distroing the center contact... .....

Oh your track needs all pins , or it's not gonna run

If you have a hobby shop that deals with toy trains you can buy track pins for 0-27track.

How about a follow up.on this video?

The brushes and comutator need to be cleaned as well