cast bend

picked up a great looking lionel 249E w/ tender and loads of track. set up track, train runs lousy. hey it's 70 years old. probably needs a cleaning. removed boiler, steamchests and pushrods. removed motor then cleaned and oiled it. this is easy! reassembled in reverse order. what! the...

I have a Lionel 2020 Turbin Loco that the cow catcher is bent on one side. It's bent probably a quarter inch back where it has probably hit something. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience bending them back in place. I was thinking of adding some heat but I don't know how much heat...