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Hi everyone,

We want to apologize for the cancellation of Knapford Station and other items- it's just as disappointing to us as it is to the fans.

In trying to keep up the rate of new product announcements and releases from years past, our engineering team and factory were not able to keep pace and over the past few years, the length of time for them to study a project and submit a tooling cost and retail price increased. Compounded by tariffs and the general state of the economy, when we did receive costs, they came back higher than expected.

To elaborate more on Knapford Station: We made the new version half the size and half the number of parts as the first release with the goal of reducing the price. The cost we were given by the factory was higher than the last time we sold it, for a kit that was half the size- It wouldn't be economically feasible for us, nor would it be fair to the consumer to raise the price that much.

We think that this year the production delays have stabilized, and that we will be able to get costs much faster than we have the last 2-3 years. And we are no longer going to announce products until we receive a final cost from the factory, so that we are not announcing projects only to cancel them when they are not feasible.

Hi Awesometrain,

I was told that the licensor at the time (HiT) told Bachmann that we were not allowed to make models of these characters, I believe due to a potential legal issue. I don't think any prototypes were made or still exist.

This topic has been moved to Large.

https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php?topic=40193.0

Hi Steve,

Please check out our service information page and place a request with the repair department.

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=service

Hi Jim,

The digital version of the catalog will be posted to our website this Saturday, January 24th. Print copies will be available for purchase in February.

Hi Takapu Road,

This light is the auxillary headlight. It is controlled by entering Light Mode by pressing F8 twice, then pressing F5. It can be toggled on or off when the headlights are at full brightness. When Rule 17 dimming is used, the Aux Headlight will be off.

Hi Takapu Road,

Can you please list all of the options in JMRI Decoder Pro so I can determine which is the best option?

Hi Ricky,

These cars are new tooling for Bachmann, using a combination of our existing 72' Baggage Car model and new car sides. These cars will feature interior lighting, metal wheels, and body mounted E-Z Mate knuckle couplers.

Hi Nitratefury,

Due to production schedule changes, we don't have a release date yet other than they will arrive this year. We'll make sure to share updates when we have them.

Hi Shiangmin,

This should be the complete list of each HO product category released under the Spectrum brand. The date range listed is for when the product was first announced through when it was taken out of the Bachmann catalog.

0-6-0 Saddle Tank Switcher
* DCC Ready 2000-2006
* DCC On Board 2009-2014

2-10-0 Russian Decapod
* DCC Ready 2000-2009
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2013
* DCC Sound on Board (TCS WOWSound) 2019-2025

4-6-2 K4 Pacific
* DC circa 1988-1997
* DCC Ready 1998-2010
* DCC On Board 2010-2013
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2009
* DCC Sound on Board (TCS WOWSound) 2020-present

4-8-4 Class J
* DCC Ready 2004-2011
* DCC On Board 2001-2005
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2012

50-Ton Two-Truck Class B Climax
* DCC Ready 2004-2007
* DCC On Board/Plug and Play Sound Ready 2014-2019

70-Ton Three-Truck Climax
* DCC On Board 2010-2015
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2010-2014

80-Ton Three Truck Shay
* DCC Ready 2000-2010
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2008-2011
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami2) 2025-present)

Amtrak Acela Express
* DCC Ready 2001-2010
* DCC On Board 2010-present

Amtrak Acela II
* DCC Ready 2022-present

2-8-8-4 Baltimore & Ohio EM-1
* DCC On Board/Plug and Play Sound Ready 2011-2016
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami2) 2024-present

Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation
* DC/DCC Ready 1994-2005
* DCC On Board 2005-2009
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2010

Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler
* DCC Ready 2002-2009
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2008-2012

Baldwin Modern 4-4-0
* DCC On Board 2010-2017
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2010-2016

Bombardier HHP-8
* DCC Ready 2004-2009
* DCC On Board 2009-2016

Chesapeake & Ohio H-4 2-6-6-2
* DCC On Board 2009-2014
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2009-2012

EMC Gas Electric Doodlebug
* DCC Ready 1997-2001
* DCC On Board 2009-2014

EMD DD40AX Centennial
* DC 199X-2001

EMD F40PH
* DC 1992-2001
* DCC Ready 2002-2008

EMD GP30
* DC 1988-2001

EMD GP35
* DC 1993-2001

EMD SD45
* DC 1994-2001
* DCC Ready 2003-2005
* DCC On Board 2005-2011

Fairbanks-Morse H16-44
* DC 1993-2001

GE 44-Ton Switcher
* DC 1987-2001
* DCC Ready 2001-2009

GE 45-Ton Switcher
* DCC On Board 2008-2018

GE 70-Ton Switcher
* DC 1993?-2001

GE Dash 8-40C
* DC 1993-2001
* DCC Ready 2003-2006

GE Dash 8-40CW
* DC 1993-2001
* DCC Ready 2003-2005
* DCC On Board 2005-2013

GE E33 Rectifier Electric
* DCC Ready 2002-2010

Peter Witt Street Car
* DCC On Board 2007-2016

Richmond Modern 4-4-0 American
* DCC On Board 2006-2014
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2008-2013

Single-Truck Birney Safety Street Car
* DCC On Board 2010-2016

Streamlined K4 4-6-2 Pacific
* DCC Sound On Board (TCS WOWSound) 2018-2021

USRA 2-6-6-2 Articulated/Chesapeake & Ohio H-5
* DCC Ready 2003-2010
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2012

USRA 4-8-2 Heavy Mountain
* DCC Ready 2002-2009
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2010

USRA 4-8-2 Light Mountain
* DCC Ready 1999-2004

USRA Light 2-10-2
* DCC Ready 2005-2013
* DCC Sound on Board (Soundtraxx Tsunami) 2007-2012

Maintenance of Way Vehicles
* Speeder with Work Crane & Cart (DC) 2002-2015
* Ballast Regulator (DCC Ready) 2002-2013
* Ballast Regulator (DCC On Board) 2013-2017
* Ballast Vehicle with Crane (DC) 2002-2013
* Ballast Vehicle with Crane (DCC On Board) 2013-2017

Heavyweight Passenger Cars
* Coach 1993?-2008
* Combine 1993?-2003
* Diner 1993?-2003
* Observation 1993?-2003
* Pullman Car 1998-2008
* 4 Car Set (Combine, Coach, Diner, Observation) 2003-2008

380-Ton Schnabel Car
* Transformer Load 2011-2021
* Cylinder/Retort Load 2016-2024

Hi flatcar,

We have underframes available from our parts store:

https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=77_223&products_id=5484

Hi Shiangmin,

Is there a particular scale you were interested in for information on Spectrum products? (HO, N, On30 or Large Scale)

Hi Mark,

The 3 Bay Hopper will arrive sometime next year- we'll provide an update when we have a firm date.