if your into diy there,s directions for building a low voltage lighting   circuit on  spookshows homepage. i,am sure there,s other plans out there.

   thanks jerry, i see how that would work. in other words you can,t hook up dc acceseries to a digital or dcc controler,   yes no?

  can dc turnouts be used in same fasion with ez-command as they are used with my present dc controller? thanks for help, pistolpete.

tried the super glue and must have put to much on because nothings moveing now.  live and learn.  anyhow i sent the train to bachmann for repair. guessing they will change front gear box / truck. thanks for help folks.

   thanks richg, lots of good info on this site.

   sorry should have explaned,   front drive shaft keeps falling off. the part that drive shaft fits into works itself off  after about five min. of use. my other question is will a dcc loco work on dc power?

   a lot to chose from thats for sure,  i found a new gp30 for forty four$. being a dcc model i,am not sure if my basic power pac will be compatable with this new loco. if it will i could always upgrade power pac to dcc down the road. i,am sure my grand son would love that.   

good idea to send in old train for repair or replacement,, problem is i never regestered it  and i see they want the receit of purchace if you didnt regester it when you bought it.   thanks for advice anyhow.

trying to replace same loco,,,   what is sound valve loco?   why is it a good replacement?    new to hobby, sorry for dumb questions.

  new to the hobby and need to purchace a new loco. i have a 4by 8 layout of buchmann grey track with four cars. i combined this with a bachmann rail king set but the emd gp 40 diesel that came with set is unreliable.   can anyone suggest a replacement loco for under 100.00.   i, ve looked at bachmann and walters catalogs until my head spins.  are they all the same execpt the color and looks?     any sugestions  out there?

  thanks bobw, i might have to glue the driveshaft coller in place because if i slide it towards the motor the coller comes offf the gear. its running for now. next time it fails i.ll have to make sure i,am gettin the posts or pins on end of driveshaft to snap into collar. big help, i found a good drawing of gear box ect.

   the front driveshaft keeps coming apart. i never sent in warranty card so the fix will be on me. it probably got damaged taking it out of the box. when the loco stops working i remove shell and realine shaft and it runs fine for awhile. any advice for a more permanent fix?

  hi folks, building my first layout and looking for a gasoline and tank farm scene. can,t find tractor trailer loading racks. anyone know where i could find one? i do see a good varity of storage tanks but haven,t seen a loading rack yet. i drove for a major oil co. for twenty five years so thats why i.am interested in the tank farm scene. thanks, and happy new year to all .  peter c