I have a 4-6-0 Thunderbolt Express, set No 90011 I believe.  I have no sound.  I checked the 9 volt battery and have 9.2 volts and the cord from the tender to the loco is plugged in.

Do not no what else to check.  Any help?

I gave my granddaughter the Royal Blue Passenger set, 90016 I believe, three years ago.  Last Christmas, the front 2 drive wheels seemed to come loose and were almost at a 45 degree angle instead of 90 degrees.

I took out the engine to fix for my granddaughter's Christmas tree this year.  I took off the cover and the two wheels appear to be the power pick up and had come loose from the plastic bushing that ties the two wheels together.  Well, I made a mess, lost the bushing and broke two wires that were attached to the 4 front wheels, just behind the cow catcher.  I tossed it and have just bought a complete set on EBay.

My concern is that this is a prevalent problem.  I had also bought my son a set and it had the same problem before it had ever been run.  The replacement set I bought from EBay is the Thunderbolt which I believe is the same era.  If this happens again, how do you fix the problem?  Do you super glue the two wheels back into the plastic bushing?