hello there

[Rowan]

hi there everyone.

no gessing what i got for x-mass 
yip my very own bachmann HO.

i love it. always wanted one and now......
i have it.

i'm from south afrika.

[Santa Fe buff]

Hello and welcome to Bachmann's Ask the Bach Man board. I'm from Bourbonnais, Illinois, United States.

Good luck, and enjoy HO scale.

Josh

[Yampa Bob]

Hi Rowan

Welcom to the board and congratulations on your first Bachmann HO. I"m sure you will enjoy it.

[az2rail]

Welcome to the forum. We've got you now. You'll be hooked on trains forever.

Bruce

[Rowan]

Welcome to the forum. We've got you now. You'll be hooked on trains forever.

Bruce

hahahaha you got that right. 
i'm hooked . thanx for the warm welcome 

just 2 questions : 1  can diffrent manufac.  run together.
2. i'm planning to buy another bachmann soon. can i make the tracks cross
and still run different controles for the 2 train 

[Jhanecker2]

HI Rowan .  I am having difficulites understanding your 2 questions . I am assuming your first question is : Can you use trains manufacurered by different companies ?  The answer for the most part is yes ; however there are three different operating systems .  DC is the oldest two track system for HO scale locomotives , DCC is a newer system that can be used on DC track but not at the same , and  AC used by  Maerklin of Germany which cannot be used with DC or DCC.

second question : Are We talking about two seperate tracks joined by a crossing , or are we talking about turnouts and crossovers allowing multiple trains on the same track ?  J2.

[Rowan]

" second question : Are We talking about two seperate tracks joined by a crossing , or are we talking about turnouts and crossovers allowing multiple trains on the same track ?  J2. "

i'm talking about both. crossovers and turnouts.

sorry i'm new to this and i got a idea of what and how i would
like them to run. so sum do's and dont's please  on tracks

ps: my first train is the Bachmann Chattanooga 060 # 00626 
love the steam once.

[RAM]

Rowan.  Nine years ago I landed in cape town.  When we were taking off, I looked out the window and told my wife, "This looks just like west Texas.  We spent the night in your capital city.  The next day we went to Zimbabwe.  Every thing was going down hill then and it is really bad there today.  Pray for the people of Zimbabwe.

[Rowan]

Rowan.  Nine years ago I landed in cape town.  When we were taking off, I looked out the window and told my wife, "This looks just like west Texas.  We spent the night in your capital city.  The next day we went to Zimbabwe.  Every thing was going down hill then and it is really bad there today.  Pray for the people of Zimbabwe.

i dont think praying will help ............ give me moghabe alone in a room
and i'll sort him

his like a small child fighting over toys that is not his to fight about. sorry.

ps: what about the crossovers and turnouts