Burly, some good starter sets are the mickinley explorer, and the special forces. each for less than 70$(when i got them) another good set but more pricey, is the Overland Limited. very good starter steam set. Good Luck.

thanks for all the help. i was wondering because i cant seem to find seperate bachmann knuckle couplers to buy.

can kadee knuckle couplers mate with bachmann knuckle couplers?

i agree with bob. in my post. someone told me to do the exact same thing. and it worked perfectly. mine was 4-8-4 overland limited problem if u want to see what the other people wrote.

thanks. by the way the alchohol helped

Thanks. Ill try that and get back as soon as i do it.

About 6 months ago I purchased the Bachmann Overland Limited set. Everything worked perfectly until the third drive wheel set from the front locked up.Thinking it would help, I put WD-40 oil on the wheels. It turns out, all i had to do was wiggle the wheels a little. The Union Pacific no.806 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive worked perfectly. Only about 3 days later, with all the included frieght cars attached, the wheels began to slip. I took off about 4 of the cars and it worked fine. I tried to wipe off the oil on the wheels with numerous towels, same result. I wiped down every piece of my E-Z Track System with a towel, same result. To this day, the wheels still slip. Any way to fix this?