Thank you for your reply. I have the owner's manual and a Bachmann "DC Wiring Connection" diagram for the 4-4-0 but neither shows how to get inside the boiler tube to access the PC boards. I cannot find any screws on the outside to open up the tube and I do not see a way to remove the smoke box front to access the end entrance to the boiler tube. From what I see all the control PC boards are inside the boiler tube. If there is other Bachmann information available I would like to find out how I can get a copy because repair will be - I believe - impossoble with access to the boards to trace wires.