Hello all:
  I visited my local model train shop (Roy's Model Trains) and found out he'll be closing in August. So while I was there at the shop I took a chance on a On30 2-8-0 with DCC.  I couldn't really inspect it all that close at the shop but it looked in reasonable shape.  When I got it home that's where my closer inspection found several issues.
First someone had removed the cab and it wasn't setting on the frame correctly.  In fact there was a screw in the middle of the cab that I thought was a pin at first.  It looks like there are 2 hooked tabs at the rear of the cab that slot in to the frame, but I can't figure how to get the cab on without complete disassembly.  Not having the drawings I'm hesitant to take it apart.
Then there are several missing cosmetic parts.  The rear tender light is missing, one door window and a couple of the wires that simulate the whistle rope and the other for the bell.  I'd like to replace those.
I'm thinking of adding a sound system into the tender but don't have a proper model number that will plug into the existing system.  I'm a huge fan of the 2-6-0's I own 5 of them.  I wanted a loco with some extra pulling power and this seemed like it would fit the bill with it's weight.  Plus I wanted to help Roy out by spending a little more cash.  I guess as the saying goes "no good deed goes unpunished"
Any help is much appreciated, thanks in advance.
Mark

Hi All:
  I'm new here so please go easy on me if this has been asked already somewhere.  I've been in the hobby since I was a kid but I'm new to 0n30 stuff.  I just purchased a 0n30 C&S set from a seller on eBay.  It was used but I was told it was in new shape (Yeah right).  So it gets here yesterday all the wheels are off the tender and one of the tender steps were broken off and one was missing, the locos steam dome and generator were off just laying in the box.  The vestibule cars trucks and wheels were all apart with the wires for the lights just hanging loose, and none of the cars lighting systems work.  So much for Like New condition.   I bought this so my boys and I could setup a cool layout for the holidays. And we'll most likely just keep it up and change the seasons on the layout.

Now for my question, I want to get this train back to peak working order and get all the lights working in the cars again.  How does voltage from the wheels transfer to the lighting kits?  There are wires that are black that come out of the bottom of the cars.  Some of those are just hanging loose. Am I missing brushes? or do they some how connect to the truck frame?  Also is there a diagram of the wheels and how they are to be loaded on the trucks.  I noticed that if you put them in wrong you'll short the power pack.  I have no docs at all with this either.  I figured out where all the Loco parts went and had the unit running with in an hour.  it seems to have a bit of a wobble but not bad.  It's a great looking set and I want to keep it.  I just want to make it like new.  Can I get a new tender body?

My boys and I Love our Bachmann stuff.  I want to thank Bachmann for the great products they make.  They each have there own Locos from the Thomas the Tank series and they want more of them.  I want to give them the gift of a hobby that can last a lifetime and span generations.

Thanks all
Mark aka Synthmusician
www.synthmusician.com