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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    Thanks To Fred Wright & Friends For Their Keen Advice!! announce1 And one final time on this issue, thanks again Fred Wright for your clear and complete expertise. I very much have enjoyed being on your "track" while you tutored me on the finer points of model railroading. You and all others...
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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    Thanks one more time; just one more puzzle. Thanks Cid and, once again, Fred Wright. I have ordered a refurbished KW (190 watt) as you both suggested, and am having it sent in time for Xmas to my grandson's parents (my daughter and her husband). There should be many years of excitement and...
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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    THANKS FOR THE "TWO CW-80's IN PARALLEL" INFO!! A NEW QUESTION. :thumb: Thank you so much all three of you who responded to my querry. Thanks especially to Fred Wright for his self-claimed "long-winded" discussion, for he provided the additional clear insight I needed to fully understand why...
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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    Thanks again Loud Music and Pooh Bah, but my question is more simple than your very thoughtful answers. I simply want to know, is there someone out there who knows for sure, will two CW-80s hooked up in parallel actually serve as a more powerful single transformer to run my two trains the way...
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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    Thanks for your very quick reply. I have tried to clarify my question and desire a little more by revising my original posting some. I really don't wish to INDEPENDENTLY control the two trains. I merely wish to simultaneously drive both trains around their respective inner or outer loop, and...
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    Two Simultaneous Lionel O trains using two CW-80's??

    I have resurrected two 1950's Lionel 3-track O gauge trains (2 engines and a few cars each) on a track system composed of an inner loop and an outer loop connected via 4 manual switches. I purchased ONE Lionel CW-80 transformer and had hoped it would be powerful enough to run both trains...
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