I've got two of Bachmann's 4-6-0s, and one 2-8-0. All three run pretty darn well (I would give the 4-6-0s an "A," and the 2-8-0 an "A-"). My...
Try this link: https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/84601.pdf Sorry... just realized that was the HO version (Sometimes I forget...
I'm not so worried about my boxcar doors opening (which they do!)... it's the blasted STOCK CAR doors that are the problem... all my N-scale...
One place to look for a short is the front tender truck. When my 2017 release Challenger was new out of the box, it would sometimes short going...
In the factory-installed Economi decoder found in the SoundValue 2-8-0, the rod clank volume is controlled by CV 135. The factory default for CV...
Moose might find a traction tire here:...
Here's one place to look:...
The U.P. did have at least a few oil-burning ten-wheelers, including #1585. #1243 and #618 (the connie) were coal-burners throughout their U.P....
It doesn't look too bad (IMHO)... as it turns out, both the tender and the loco are about 3-5 scale feet too long for the prototype... but I...
I did just that, by modifying the MP Vandy tender to use Bachmann's all-wheel live tender trucks (even fitting Tsunami Steam 2 decoders in the...
My VERY low-tech NCE Power Cab emergency stop for everything... pull the power connector from the base of the hand unit. Since the Power Cab...
IIRC, I paid $99.95 plus tax and shipping for an Atlas/Rivarossi 2-8-8-2 Mallet circa 1978. With inflation, that translates to $435 in today's...
If you have multiple locos in the memory stack, you don't even press enter. Whichever loco number is showing on the controller is the one being...
If you want to preview some of the capabilities of the Powercab, you will find the user manual on-line here:...
I measured the speed of my five DCC-equipped N-scale steamers on a measured (5 feet = 800 scale feet) stretch of straight and NEARLY level (~0.25%...
Check and make sure your decoder and DCC controller are both set to the same number of speed steps (either both 28 steps or both 128 steps)......
I bought some metric wafer head phillips screws from this outfit to replace the driver/rod screws on a couple Bachmann 4-6-0s (the factory hex...
Is that the Vandy tender? If so, here is what it might look like w/o all the wires: [IMG] I'd consider drilling a hole thru the tender floor from...
I would suggest using an NMRA gauge to check the gauge of the turnouts, including the depth of the flangeways and the spacing/gauge of the check...
Wiring diagram for a "live" programming track... The program track will always be "live," but autoswitch will turn off power to the main (all...
