It's Christmas time again and I set up the Blue Comet around the tree and the train won't stay coupled. When my wife bought the comet a few years back the knuckle couplers were already installed. Could it possibly be the fact that the track is sitting on carpet and not fastened down to a board etc. Another issue is with the power supply wide open the train doesn't seem to be running at full throttle. I am not thrilled with the clip on connector they provide with  the set.

Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

I have a pair of undecorated Spectrum Heavy Mountain steam locomotives that I want to apply decals to and add weathering etc. I recently applied a set of Decals and did not like the way they turned to as they left a very glossy finish. I posted a question about this on another board and was told that undecorated locomotives are not painted that they come colored but need to be painted first then apply decals etc. Is this true with Spectrum locomotives? I don't believe it's the case at all but want to get it form a reliable source.
Also do you have any recommendations regarding decals and applying them etc.

Thanks much

Does anyone know what sound decoders will fit the locomotives that DCC equipped such as the GP30 DCC on board model?