Does anyone know where I can find a parts diagram for the older N scale, non-Spectrum, single motor DD40AX?  It's not listed on the Bachmann parts website.  Thanks!

A box of oldies but goodies arrived today and one of them turned out to be a Bachmann Plus consolidation from the 90's.  It's in excellent condition and I would like to add a decoder.  Will the original motor work well with a decoder or does it need a new motor?  Has anyone here done such a conversion?

Not sure if this is mentioned elsewhere -- the "Walk Around Companion" is listed in Bachmann's webstore.  The interface panel is sold separately.

http://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=264_274&products_id=1821

Interestingly the Smart Interface is not listed.  Hmmmm.....

Not many railroad clubs in my area, wondering if anyone here is from the western Essex / eastern Morris county area (near NYC) that would be interested in showing off their layouts.

Has anyone attended any of the "National Collector's Association" train shows listed on railserve.com?  They're run out of local club halls (e.g. P.A.L.).  Are they worth driving 45 minutes to get to and the $6 they charge to get in?  Do they get a decent turnout amongst dealers and attendees?

Know of any other good train shows in the New Jersey area (other than the Greenburg shows that show up here quarterly)?

Does anyone have a parts diagram for the Crane Car & boom Tender, #401438?  I acquired this second hand and believe some parts may be missing since I can't adjust the crane (missing knobs I think) and it won't lock onto the car (probably a missing round table).  Thanks!

Happy Easter all!  Just got a new EZ Command system and a second hand Spectrum 70 Tonner with a factory installed Kader decoder. I don't know what the previous address was for this locomotive, so I am following the directions for setting a new address when the prior one was >10.  Unfortunately this does not work and the locomotive just whines loudly (no sound decoder installed).  The loco does continue to run with address 10 (as DC).  Recommendations?

Had a little mishap on the home rails and a derailment caused a short that partially fried the wires on from the trucks to the DCC decoder.  Pulled it apart, wrapped the wires, reassembled the chassis and ran juice from the trucks directly to the motor (so far, so good).  Looked at the wires and the decoder and only then realized I'd forgotten to make note of which wire went where on the decoder.  Unfortunately the instructions don't make a note of it either.  Using the left side as a basis, I currently have red wires from the trucks and a black wire to the decoder - is that correct or should there be only red (or only black) on that side?

Also, is there any visual way to determine if the decoder is fried?

Thanks!