Is there a way to put vestibules on the 60' Madison cars?
Thanks,
Alan

This is probably an old topic, but I'm new to G scale stuff.  The transformer that came with this 3rd generation big hauler is quite anemic.  I got out an old HO transformer, and it gives it a fair amount of umph.  It's not about to fly off the track, but it gets up to a descent speed and smokes descently with two passenger cars.  Will this burn up my motor?  Is there any advantage or problem in using the "pulse" feature?

Hi,
I'm new to G scale, but familiar with trains.  I got this Big Hauler Pennsy with 2 passenger cars.  Actually, pretty cute detail.  I'm from the world of "O".  Anyway, I'm running it along when all of a sudden it's it gets a nasty plastic stripped gear sound.  I was running it with an HO DC transformer, but it doesn't seem as though there was an electrical or motor issue.  It just sounds like bad nylon gears.  I did open it before running and it appeared to have sufficient factory grease on the gears.  though probably 15 years old.
So my question really is; is it worth fixing.  can I get gears from Bachmann or another supplier.  Is it a real big pain to fix this kind of stuff.  I can field strip any Lionel postwar.  Is this a common problem with what is probably a 1990's engine?  Would it pay to simply replace the engine.  Of copurse I'd have to pay for the tender which seems fine.  this is an effort to put together a train that I can play on the floor with my 4 year old granddaughter. (Of course, getting off the floor is another matter)
Thanks,
Alan Zend