World's First Bachmann PA-1

[southern pacific]

Bachmann powered anyway!  This is my second Bachmann re-powering project. The first was an old Atlas/Rocco E-7.  A 1970 CC/Kato PA-1 burned its motor up, this was the original Kato motor, the funky one with rear-mounted magnets.  Anyhow, I  fitted to old Kato with the new Bachmann and presto, perfect engine again. Actualy, a very quiet engine now. I still have another original Kato PA-1 and it's fun to compare the two. Of course, I ordered extra Bachmann motors for future rebuilds. As far as the re-powering goes, simply unpower the front truck assembly, super glue the motor in, connect with some left over drive shaft parts to rear truck and add Bachmann traction tires.     As a side note, I had a Bachmann GP-50 pull 50 freight cars, but normaly, 20 is about all I use for one engine.