This is a question for the Bach Man and Bachmann. 

Would Bachmann consider making the Alco/AAR Type B truck side frames available in the parts department?  The truck side frames are used on the Shark, FA2, RS3 and S4 locomotives.  Besides being replacement parts for those locomotives, some railroads used them on GP30s and GP35s when they traded in old Alco locomotives, and Conrail used them on B23-7 and  B30-7 locomotives.

From what I can tell from the parts diagrams, the part numbers are H618x-00001 for the FA and RS3 and H618x-000011 for the FB.  The S4 and Shark A diagrams show part #00001 and Shark B diagram show part #000011.

I know that Bachmann has several different EMD side frames available for Fs and GPs  and from what I can tell from locomotives the Alco side frames would fit the F and GP trucks.

Thanks very much.
 

I have an HO scale Bachmann B23-7 that I want to convert to DCC.  How do I remove the motor brackets so I can separate and isolate the motor from the chassis?  Thanks much for any help.

I visited the Bachmann booth at the Amherst Show, but I forgot to ask.

Are there any plans to develop a model of the E-44? 

It would seem like an easy conversion -- you could use the chassis from the E-33 and the pantographs from the new E-60.  There would have to be a new body, but the E-44 body was not too different from the E-33.

In terms of actual numbers produced, my Penn Central book indicates that there were about 65 E-44s produced. 

Insofar as railroad names, besides Pennsylvania and Penn Central, they were also found in Amtrak, Conrail, and New Jersey Transit liveries.

In addition, there was an E-50 model which was vitually identical to the E-44 which was used  on the Muskingum Electric -- I don't remember the number of units -- I think they were also remote controlled, but don't quote me on that.

Thanks,

Electric Fan