Thanks Bill, I guess I'll spring on the "new and improved" version in the black, unlettered version.  That way I can decide exactly what it'll represent on my small layout and I can compare it directly with my V5 Durango & Silverton.  Mike in TX

Does anyone here know if the 4-6-0 included in the "White Pass & Yukon " set has the new & improved gear set and lead truck ala the separate Annies for sale in the catalog?  I'm riding the fence here, as I have a chance to get one or the other.  Thanks,  Mike in TX

Thanks Kevin and Bill, those are some useful links.  Mike

Also noticably absent from the G scale lineup is the Durango & Silverton Passenger set.  Glad I picked mine up last year along with a few D&RGW coaches.  Mike in TX

Hello, I am fairly new to G scale modeling and wondered where I can purchase either wet decals or dry transfer numbers and letters to finish off a 1:20.3 boxcar?  I will appreciate any help along these lines.  Thanks,  Mike in TX

I just bought a 1:20.3  20' Oxide Red Boxcar from The Favorite Spot, and when it arrived it had the BLACK overhanging eave roof from item #95355, not the RED roof pictured in The Bachmann catalogs and on their website.  What gives?  I really wanted a small 1:20.3 boxcar with that old-styled roof pictured on item #95370 or item#95327  Mike in TX

Thanks Wade, that's exactly the information I needed.  Mike

i need some actual dimensions for the above item.  I may want to modify it for use as a "buffer" car between my Tender and the rest of my Durango & Silverton Passenger set, ala the small boxcars used on the actual trains.  I have a D&RGW 1:22.5 Boxcar and it's just too big to look right.  anybody got one they are willing to measure?  Thanks,  Mike in Texas

Sorry Bill, that's just not the right part.  I'm being patient, and hoping for the best.  Listen up Bach-Mann, we want to be able to fix or mod our locos because we use 'em.  Please get a small collection of often-lost/broken parts for these fine Spectrum 4-4-0's.   Mike in TX

Just wondering why the mamagers at Bachmann don't/won't answer my messages asking where I can get a replacement "Balloon" stack for my Spectrum 4-4-0 which came with the "Diamond" type?  I've left 2 messages since last week to no avail.  also spoke to a gentleman in parts who said he could do nothing for me.  I purchased the Balloon stack for the "Big Haulers" but it's not the same scale and doesn't look right on the Spectrum.  Why no extra parts laying around for purchase for us "High-Dollar" Spectrum owners who'd like to "mod" our engine a bit?  I'll pay handsomely for the "right" stack.   Mike in TX

Hello, my newly aquired Spectrum 4-4-0 (Denver & Rio Grande) has no switch to reverse the polarity behind the boiler front, only a smoke on/off switch.  The train runs the opposite of my Big Hauler all the time.  How do I switch this over so it will run "with" rather than "against" the other engines?   Mike in TX

New to these big trains and very happy with my D&S big Hauler with one small exception:  The "as supplied" headlight is yellow and shows alot of light through its walls.  This diminishes the effect of a bright foeward-facing headbeam to the point that it looks like a yellow see-through pail mounted up there.  Anyone carefully removed, disassembled and painted theirs black inside to rectify this rather glaring defect?  PS: I'd really like a whiter, brighter bulb too.  Mike in TX

I just have to say how pleased I am with my newly acquired "Durango & Silverton Passenger" set.  My grandson and I set it up this afternoon in a back room and we had a blast!  The engine is HUGE, much larger than the 1:20.3 Spectrum 4-4-0 I purchased off of Craigslist a week ago.  Don't get me wrong, that 4-4-0 (D&RG "Rito Alto") is a beauty, and it runs so quietly and smoothly.  It even puts up with the too-tight radius of the Durango set's track.  I am very pleased with the "chuffing" sound from the ten wheeler, but I sure wish it had a real "steam whistle" sound built in.  Now I've got to figure out how to get this whole thing up high around my home "playroom/music room".  I'm afraid that I'm hooked.  Large scale is the way to go for my old eyes and hands.  Thanks, Bach-Mann, for a fine product and thanks to The Favorite Spot, for the great price on the set.  Mike in Mansfield TX 

I'm buying a "leftover" Spectrum 4-4-0 (D&RG version) for a nice price.  This model is "new" but 5 or 6 years old.  Have there been any significant changes to the Spectrum 4-4-0 in this time span?  Is this going to be a problem down the line?  Mike in TX

I just purchased the Durango & Silverton Passenger Set.  I would like to buy the Spectrum 4-4-0 and wondered if it would run "okay" on the original "set" track or will I have to buy 4' radius curves to use it?  Thanks for your time.  Mike in TX