Just a question for bachmann.  I saw one of your HO covered bridges in the hobby shop the other day and it is a fabulous looking model.  Just wondering if it will be made in N scale in the near future.  If so any hints on when?  Ive been looking for an affordable N scale covered bridge for my layout for some time and your model matches several prototypes found in my area of Pennsylvania.  thanks.

I am going to install a soundtrax TSU-1000 southern steam sound decoder into my class J.  I know the TSU-750 is a better fit but I want the authentic class J whistle.  My problem is that in order to fit it in the tender I have removed the PCB board in the tender and have begun hardwiring it to the wires from the harness that runs into the locomotive. I got all of them hooked up but 2.  the attach to  two screws in the locomotive that receive current from the engines split frame.  Do I solder these wires to the adjacent tender pickups?  If not what can I do with them.  I know they are important.