Powering Our Lamps

Our lamps are outfitted with 12-volt bulbs ready to light up your model train buildings. Powering them is easy and there are many options. Some examples are railroad layout track power, solar panel, garden lighting system, power pack, battery, and plug-in adapter.

Our standard bulbs are incandescent and use 60mA of power per lamp. The wires are non-polarized, meaning either wire can be attached to the positive terminal and the other to negative. They can be powered with either AC or DC. 


Powering at 12 volts is optimal, but you can also use more or less. Lighting at a lower voltage will result in the light being dimmer, while lighting with a higher voltage will make the bulb burn brighter. A higher voltage will also decrease the lifespan of the bulb, which is rated for 16,000 hours of use at 12 volts.



Contact us if you would like to have custom lamps made with LEDs. We do offer this service for an upcharge. If you would like us to provide the resistors needed, we will also need to know the voltage you will be using to light them. The LEDs we typically use are 3-volt and glow warm white to mimic incandescent lighting.


In stock inventory can be found at locomotivejoe.ecrater.com. Send inquiries to locomotive.joe@gmail.com.

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