Hi George,

The dimensions of the roundhouse are:

30 inches wide from left side to ride side (when facing head on)
16 inches wide from front to rear at the widest point. (left/right front corner to the center of the rear wall)
Each stall is 12 inches long/deep
7 inches tall

Hi Brian,

There are only two small screws you will need to remove- they are under the cab on either side of the tender drawbar. On the front end, you will then need to gently pull the steam pipes out of the smokebox to detach the pilot. Finally, you will need to use a miniature nut driver to disconnect the main drive rods from the valve gear. You should then be able to remove the shell.

Before you do any of that, just to check- if you are doing a decoder swap or repair, you should be removing the tender shell, not the locomotive shell.

Good luck!

We are looking into a solution for this issue. Please contact customer service directly if you have any further questions.

https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/service.php

Hi all,

The motor blocks and certain other components such as the interface board are currently available by contacting the service department. Due to limited available quantities, other Dash 9 parts are being held by the service department for warranty repairs at this time. Please contact them directly with your request.

Hi Lee,

The new run was to be a new set of roadnames for our previously released Baldwin Outside Frame 2-8-0. Here's a photo of one of the previous roadnames:

Hi mcgrath,

Unfortunately, due to low preorders in the months after the new On30 2-8-0 (DCC Tsunami2 equipped) was announced at the NMRA convention, followed by a high cost quotation, management made the difficult decision to cancel the model in December as it was no longer a feasible project.

We regret having to make the rare decision to cancel a publicly announced project, but Bachmann remains committed to the On30 range, including developing and releasing new models.

Hi ChucklesMc,

See our FAQ post about decoder selection here:

https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,38271.msg280018.html#new

Hi KJ,

If you want to run two trains at the same time using only DC power, you will need to either wire your layout with block sections, or build two completely separate loops, and use multiple speed controllers. To have complete control over individual locomotives on the same track, you may want to upgrade to using DCC locomotives and a DCC system, such as Bachmann's E-Z Command Plus.

There's no need to have your power and speed control at separate ends of the layout. Depending on the size of your layout and how many trains and accessories you have, you may need to consider wiring a power bus and feeder wires for a more consistent electrical connection.

Yes, it should be a standard 9 pin plug. Just make sure if you are using an "HO" labeled decoder that it will fit inside the tender.

Quote from: RailwayRoundhouse on June 13, 2023, 09:29:27 AMUnrelated, but does anyone know if we're getting announcements for the summer? If so, does anyone know roughly when that may happen and what would y'all want to see announced?

Hi RailwayRoundhouse,

We will be making our new product announcements in late August for the NMRA National Convention. No specifics yet, but this will include new Thomas & Friends products.

Hi Tenwheeler01,

The DCC Ready 2-8-0 has a 9 pin plug.

Hi Flagman46, see our FAQ post here: https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,38271.msg280018.html

Hi Eugene,

See here in the FAQ: https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,38271.msg280018.html#new

Hi Rich,

As noted above the 66307 CSX GP40 uses a simplified Soundtraxx Sound Value decoder. If you are comfortable doing so, you could swap out the factory installed decoder board for a full feature decoder with more sounds and CV options.

Bachmann is indeed transitioning to using the Econami decoder package in our HO Sound Value brand locomotives, starting with models shipping in 2023. Item #66307 was first shipped in 2022 before this change was made; there will be a transition period as we sell out of the "legacy" Sound Value decoders and we upgrade each model to Econami decoders, in partnership with Soundtraxx.

Hi all,

The HO DCC Ready Baldwin 4-6-0 is plug-and-play with an 8-pin plug.

The Sound Value version uses a Soundtraxx Sound Value decoder, which is a simplified version of their Tsunami/Econami technology. These decoders are not available for separate sale, but if you want to use Soundtraxx for your installation, their Tsunami2 installation recommendation for DCC Ready is as follows:

Decoder: TSU-1100| 884006
Speaker/Baffle: 810153 / 810110

However, you can also install any NMRA compliant decoder from other companies- DCC Ready offers the flexibility to install the decoder of your choice!