FYI the 4-4-0 American has micro lights and a 560 ohm resistor works fine with a Soundtraxx sound system.

I bought a used 0-4-0 Porter and without thinking about anything, started to change CV's on the program track.  Then I realized that the factory DCC may not have the same CV's so I used CV8 - 8 to return the unit back to factory CV settings.

Much to my surprise and delight the little engine had great chug sound, loud bell and whistle, etc.

The next day I wanted to enjoy the little engine again but it's dead.  It won't respond to any input.  I've tried repeatedly to CV 8 -8 to bring it back to factory settings but it's just dead.

Boo hoo

There is no direction lock switch on Williams, or early Williams by Bachmann, locomotives.  To add a switch you can replace the original reverse board with the newer version that has provision for adding a direction lock switch.

New board: https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=77_222&products_id=10587

Installation instructions: https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/WilliamsReverseBoardInst(later).pdf

Len

I don't have a center cupola caboose but I have 2 logging cabooses and they basically come apart like the passenger cars. Just be sure to disconnect the ladders from the roof first - usually the ladder will just pop out of the bracket. Hope this helps.

I have a 1990 Williams GG1. Beautiful train! The revering unit works well. Now I would like to run the train in one direction only. I do see any switch to activate this on the outside of the train. Is this switch on the inside?

For the passenger cars, gently squeeze the side of the roof-you can normally "pop" the tabs free of the side and just lift away, one side at a time. If needed, you can use wooden tooth picks inserted between the roof and sides to keep it from dropping back in place while doing the opposite side.

No clue on the caboose, as I do not own one.

Len

I have recently acquired a small On30 collection, and I would like to repaint some of the rolling stock, but I cannot figure out how to take apart the passenger cars and the caboose. They are the only ones I have not figured out. The caboose is the 8-wheel center cupola caboose, and the passenger cars are the baggage, combine, and coach (which I assume they are all assembled the same, but listing them out just in case they are completely different for some reason).

I looked at the exploded diagram and it was hard to determine which were the springs in the drawing.

Hi Arron, 

I found that Kadee coupler springs will do the job.  As for the truck if you have all the pieces I found that JB weld worked very well.  Another possibility would be to use a tender truck from another model. 

Take care,

Loco Bill   

I found the model brands of Trevor the traction engine the brand is ERTL the 1st design of Trevor in his green paint and the 2nd design in his scrap paint from the episode Saved From Scrap BoCo the metropolitan vicar's diesel-electric type 2 is in his model design ERTL there was discussion about releasing him back in 2013 I remember looking at the posts and comments about him because he was in the original series 2 1986 episode Saved From Scrap all the way through to series 6 2002 CGI I remember buying the brand when I was a kid I still have the brand ERTL and I thought maybe this could be something interesting to mark 40 years next year since series 2 of Thomas and Friends came out on television however if you like the brand as well as the character and would like to see Bachmann release both models of Trevor in HO scale in the future in please let me know thanks