Bill,

Thank you for the quick reply.  I guess I didn't appreciate being able to utilize my existing smoke switch.  It's been awhile since I disassembled this locomotive, but it makes sense that I can reuse what I have.

Thanks again,

-Kevin

Back in 1992, I purchased a "Christmas Train" for our then 2 year-old son - an RGS "Big" Hauler set #90015.   Over the years we replaced the track with LGB and added a siding, a spur track, a number of additional cars and another son.  They both looked forward to setting it up all each Christmas - their job being to clean all the track.

Fast forward a few years - we now have a grandson.  Last year we set-up and ran the train, but it clearly needs some TLC.

I determined that ordering a new chassis is the way to go and had found this site last January.  I had hoped to order an Anniversary chassis because of the more detailed side-rods and placed a Notification on the page.  As I hadn't heard anything and Christmas is fast approaching, I thought I'd better re-research this.

I seems that the chassis of-choice would be a Series 6 chassis and is no longer available.  The Series 5 Anniversary chassis that are available are not correct matches for our RGS locomotive, so I thought I would just get a Series 5 "Standard" Chassis.

My question is, would the 90098 be the correct choice for us?

I reviewed Loco Bill's "Bachmann Steam Locomotives" post and it doesn't seem to go back quite far enough.  Based on post "Repairs to the Bachmann Standard line Big Hauler 4-6-0, and Anniversary 4-6-0", I believe we have a Version 2 Chassis.

Thank you,

Kevin Taberski