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Sorry but this is meant to be strickly a display model....was never meant to be motorized.

Yeah'know' correct me if I'm wrong but I don't recall another non brass U.P FEF other than the Rivarossi produced one..... Bachmann sells a U.P Overland set with a 4-8-4 but its engine's more of a Santa Fe prototype design. Edit: O.K after some digging find Athearn makes a very nice FEF-3...

Have any scrap cork roadbed? break off a small piece and use it...also a piece work's well glued to the skid of your track cleaning car

DM&IR Number 227 just came out of the backshop after having a new can motor, and Soundtraxx's Tsunami heavy steam sound decoder installed and while I'm still messing around with the CV's for optimum sound I'm have to admit being sold on this great sounding system....Have a look and give a listen...

On finding a couple of pictures of a Southern Pacific 2-6-6-2 I sent the newly arrived Bachmann Bachmann C&O h-4 2-6-6-2 to the shops for conversion into a fair copy of the SP MM-3 two of which were purchased from the Verde Tunnel &Smelter railroad. Also gave it the slightly different road...

You don't mention scale or a budget limit so I'm assuming H.O scale 1:87th will do.Also be this a personnal project or more like a school project? As mentioned above Ebay could be a good starting point. Now' are we looking for passenger or freight equipment ? And well there are several engines...

Here's Bachmann's lastest rendition of the C&O class H4 2-6-6-2 ,on recieving this engine found it to be very nicely detailed and and a smooth runner . Looking for that smallish articulated? this one will fit the bill. And though I'm not a fan of the new breed of double articulated engine where...

Take a look over on the Bachmann website ,on the left side under product references they have the break down drawing of all 3 versions of the 2-8-0. Also on speaking of the N&W aux. tender thats a hoot cuz I posted a wrong picture,remember the subject was brass locomotives was supposed to have...

2 better video's showing the true tractive effort of this beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rM6UakQuqg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d43t-ms3yJI

I would very much doubt it has a decoder installed, A box being marked Digital could just be referring to it electronics board. Does it say anywhere on the packaging DCC Ready or DCC Equipted? If its marked DCC ready it should have a NMRA plug to accept a decoder. If it says nothing then a...

Just a short video of my new Y6 on a break in run,outstand slow speed operation and sound. :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlRlasCR1g

Brass locomotives normally pick up power from the Firemans side of the engine (frame)and the engineers side of the tender,so simply try connecting the wire to the floor of the tender,,if the wheels on the tender are isolated correctly it should run.also remember to clean the wheels on both. be...

Precision Scale Co. carries a large assortment of handrail stanchions for almost any application.But you'll need their catalog in order to be sure of the correct ones.

Also as with most wood structures be sure to stain or paint the parts first as the paints / stains will not ahere to white glue well.

Have heard of prison bus's but not specific railcars leastwise here in the states. Back years ago they'd just handcuff'em to a seat if they did have to travel by rail,and if they acted up a rifle butt in the head would calm'em down sign1