There are a few pics of the set online where the lighting gives the black roadbed a grey cast, but it's not the light grey of the NS track. The only pics and videos I can find of the set's train on NS track are on existing layouts built with NS track. I can't find any reference to the Bachmann 'Overland Limited Set' being available with NS track.

Len

Looking at the video on the product page, click the camera under the picture, it looks like the set comes with steel rail, black roadbed, track.
https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1800

You would have to buy nickel silver track seperately if that's what you want. The set comes with 22" radius curves.

Len

Back when my repair shop was open, I'd sometimes see something similar on Large Scale locos. What I'd generally find is one, or more, of four things:

1. The 4-wheel truck had been rotated 180 degrees from it's normal position.
2. The mounting arm between the truck and frame had become bent.
3. One, or both, mounting arm screws were over tightened.
4. On the truck end, the spacer on the lower side of the mounting arm was missing.

Here's a picture of the correct orientation of the truck and mounting arm:
https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/LS_4-6-0_Metal_Gears.frame_&_wheels.pdf

Len

I've run into this 'wide plug' problem and just used an emery board to sand the plugs down to fit the narrower socket slots.

Len

In my area, near Raleigh, NC, only for small portable HO layouts for temporary displays. For noise reasons, the bigger layouts, and modular layout sections, all use track laid on cork roadbed. The N-scalers all gravitate to Kato Uni-Track because of it's wide selction of curve sizes and specialty track.

Len

Then it might be like this one:
https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/11702.pdf

Len

It sounds like the old 'pancake' motor F9 that used the front truck for power pickup and the rear truck for the motor and drive. This is the Santa Fe version, but if the motor inside look like this, it's really not worth messing with. They didn't run that well and don't have much pulling power.



Len

No. It has "DCC On Board", but no sound. You can either hardwire a Sountraxx Tsunami TSU-1100 sound decoder in, with their 810153 speaker, or use a LokSound 5 Micro decoder with it's included speaker. The LokSound decoder comes with adapter cables allowing it to be either hardwired or plugged into a socket, if available.

Len

A quick check of the Kadee website shows they recommend the #148 coupler and #252 coupler pocket for converting cars with 'Thomas' style hook & loop couplers.

Len

Somewhere in the building. Does the door open to a battery holder?

Len

For a displayh layout, DC should be fine. All two rail DC locomotives will operate on 0 - 12V DC, such as put out by the power packs that come with most train sets.

If you are using seperate items, not a complete train set, I would suggest using an MRC Railpower 1370 power pack. It supplies enough current to operate two locomotives in tandem. I have operated Bachmann and Walthers locomotives together with no problem.

Len

Converting 'Hook & Loop' cars with "Thomas" style coupler mountings, without NEM coupler pockets, is a royal pain. It can be done, I did a few for customers when my repair shop was open, but you really have to watch the coupler height and clearances. Look for videos on how to do it before starting if you are going to try it yourself.

Len

The batteries are for the rotating sign. The power supply is for the lights. A 'wall-wart' between 12 and 16 volts, AC or DC, will work for the lights.

Just about anything you can think of. You could use a search engine to look for "Bachmann EZ-Track Layout Plans" to get some ideas what you could do with those pieces.

Len

Wires stripped at both ends will not work. There has to be a 3/16" female spade connector on one end to connect to the EZ-Street track. Since you already have the wire, the simplest thing would be to get some connectors, available at most hardware stores, and crimp one on one end of each wire.

Len