Do these loco's have the NMRA 8-pin recepticle in the tender or the loco?

I bought an old Bachmann Mikado 2-8-2 which is the 2-8-0 with a trailing truck basically. It has a can motor but the 1990 diagram on hoseeker.net shows a pancake motor, so this is obviously a later model. What puzzles me is that it came in a YELLOW box that says "Bachmann HO" on the upper left hand corner and has pictures of rolling stock on both sides and a picture of a Reading 2-8-0 pulling a freight consist on the back, with a list of Locos and rolling stock in text form. This is not a plus model as it is in a regular box. Can the Bach-man or someone tell me what era these boxes were from? I geatly appreciate it.

~Dave Mfn' C

I have an old Bachmann 2-10-4 that I've had since I was a child. It finally went out of quarter and I knew some axles split. Time to send it in for replacement. Someone on another forum said that they sent in the same engine and was asked if a 4-8-4 War Baby was an okay replacement. I already have one of those, and that post was late 2007, before the new 2-10-4's came out. I would like to see if the new standard 2-8-4 berk, or the new 2-10-4 texas would be suitable replacements....the 2-10-4 just makes sense. Does the Bach-man or anyone else have experience with this engine and these circumstances? I don't know if the Bach-man is in Philly enough to ever catch wind of what gets shipped out for replacements. Thanks for your time people.

I was reading a 1984 issue of Model Railroader and saw a Bachmann 4-6-0 ten wheeler with the 0-6-0/2-6-0/2-6-2 shell on it, and it came with a vanderbilt tender. I know this model was in the catalogues but I have looked on a LOT of sites and can't find an example of it for sale or even pictures. Did this loco ever exist outside of catalogues? Was it ever produced? Thanks for your time.

~Dave

I'm gonna sell the thing to my LHS and I just want to know what it's worth (to SOMEone) I use cab control and have no interest in switching to DCC so, yeah. I figure it's not worth 80-100$ but the price difference in the "DCC ready" and "DCC equipped" 2-8-0 is about that price. So what should I ask for?

BTW, I got the 2-8-0 WITH decoder for 79.99$ I guess the guy thought it was just "DCC ready" I was happy with the price. 

Do these new (Can't remember if they're DCC ready or not) USRA 0-6-0's with vandy tender (In new blue box) Still have the same mechanism as the newer standard line (with can motor) 2-6-2's and 2-6-0's and 0-6-0's in the white box? I guess to simplify...Do they still have the split axle design and pick up power through the frame? Or do they have pickup wipers like most of the newer loco's? I can't find a diagram.

I was going to purchase a blue box 0-6-0 and order pony and trailing trucks from the parts department, but if its the same mech, I'll keep my current 2-6-2 the way it is.

Thanks

-Dave.C

I need to get a definitive answer on this one.

I bought the Overland Limited set a few days ago, Mainly just for the loco.
The diagram included with the set clearly shows the old split-frame design and pickup going to a can motor with those plastic wheel sleeves that always crack.   Yet after poking around, I noticed that the loco I have has pickup wipers between the wheels.  "Huh"..I said and looked at the diagrams for the new DCC 4-8-4 Niagara and low and behold...Identical mechanisms...Right down to the wiper placement and chassis differences. My question is (Mr. Bach-man...) When were these locomotives retooled? The running gear is amazing (as opposed to the older model) and It runs like a Swiss watch. The only thing separating this loco from a spectrum is the lack of a flywheel or band drive. Other than that I'm very happy with this engine and It's performance. Just want to know what changes were made and when. Good job on this one!
-Dave C.