I'm still waiting for someone to make an N scale Rotary Coal Dumper for all those coal gons that are available out there.

Can the Bachmann DCC Decoder #44913 be used in most, some or any N scale locomotives?

Well, it looks like no one has any new suggestions, but here are some old ones.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,2338.0.html

I have yet to mount any track on my layout so I can't speak from any experience.

Good luck though! 

To the Shameless Bach Man:

I bought a Spectrum 2-6-6-2 (#82654) after great study of the offering on several sites. I was satisfied that this loco was going to be an excellent choice. Now I find Bachmann sold EVERYONE a bill of goods, a phrase I learned from my Grandfather, about how those with no ethics will take advantage of someone who reads a list of goods and believes it to be TRUE! In this case, 5 pole skew-wound armature, amber LED... So this will be my last purchase of Bachmann products.

When I got back into MRR, I chose Bachmann because I remembered the quality of their Mini-Planes line from the late '60's. Now I see that quality, like so many things, is a thing of the past at Bachmann. This site is rife with quality complaints about any number of products.

I know it's not the brakes on my wife's car, but it IS $220 spent on what is now KNOWN to be a 20 hour PIECE OF JUNK! Eleven dollars an hour. PITIFUL, PIT-TE-FUL! (I'm really holding back here!)

Shame on you Bachmann and Bach Man, if you have any shame!

NKP

Yes, it's a common lament, the premium pricing ($22.50 at the hobby shop level) on 44861 and 2 should buy a premium quality switch. Let's pick it up Mr. Bachmann! After all we are attempting to "have fun"!

NKP

I've heard placing balloons around the edges of a layout will stop cats with the first POP!

NKP 

That's a nice piece of gear, Skip!

What I'm thinking is, that by filling the hollow space under the plastic roadbed with foam roadbed, all the unwanted "track echo" noise will be eliminated.

The track is on plaster cloth covered foam risers.

Is it necessary or advisible to use cork or foam roadbed under E-Z Track to reduce road noise?

The GE 44T. Mainly because I actually got to operate one once in the mid '60s for all of 50 or 60 yards!

Thanks so much Charles.

Those are great sites with plenty of data and how to stuff! The list of decoders is very informative.

Thanks Again,

George

I know someone knows the answer to this question, but it's not me! 

So, which of the many decoders will drive that Bachmann 2-6-6-2 ?

Will the 44913 do the job or is that one specifically for HO ?

Thanks Everybody!

Thanks very much to each of you, for the data and the experience. This information is weighting the purchase of same, now more toward the positive.

Hey Mr. Bachmann, or one of the many knowledgeable Posters,

A little technical data please. I was wondering what the minimum turn radius is for Item #8265*?

Also, is it actually an articulated frame?

Thanks for any and all help!

NKP

O.K. I'm still new at all this.

So I actually sat down and watched the DVD that came with the Bachmann E-Z Command System. It does make it clear that bachmann turnouts work with the E-Z Command System.