Len;
And you know, if it has been managed in an other than a rapacious manner by board members, it would quite possibly still be running today-maybe even solvent-for once...
RIch

Woody and Wayne;
At one time long ago, I had an account with a company in Connecticut that dealt with MEK on an industrial basis; theirs was used in the production of inks, and a few other things.  I had set up the drive inverters for the mixers.  This is, ideed, nasty stuff.  A few guys there had really developed some serious issues-as in cancer, and when they closed, the DEP as well as OSHA had gotten involved and there was really a lot of noise made.  I had used it when I was in the service, as it was easy to get; mixed with styrene scraps, it made a great body filler.

Rich C.

Trainman;
You are on the mark.  The New Haven, which was pretty up-to-date with stuff, still had them late.  What was funny was when I spied a New Haven box car over at Bennett's Switch, Indiana, when I was stationed at Bunker Hill AFB.  It had them.  I had asked one of the old C&O salts why that car was there, and he told me they had probably lost track of it.  Did that happen, really?  Equipment wasn't all that cheap tobe that careless.

Rich C.   

Jim; I do not think Roger was talking about pot.

Sid; yep, they do run really well.  I put a Tsunami in mine.  I just like the way it looks.  I have two Bachmann 2-6-6-2s as well, and both of them run very well.  I have kept all three pretty well "un-ravaged" by my 'fine artistic hand'...

Rich

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I'm not positive, but I think Jonathan said the Decapod belt is interchangeable with that of the 2-8-0, just a different part number. 

A fair amount of parts are interchangeable.  Makes sense to me.  Almost every other thing works that way, why not Bachmann?

Rich C.

Sid; didn't coal burners pretty much all come through with straight stacks?

Rich C.

A combination  of things would greatly improve your problem.  J. Hanecker came up with the partial, and Jim came up with another:  Go back and re-read those.  That transition thing can be a real pain, but if you want to run without the hassles, take a good look at both of those posts; and to me, the fussiest investment of time you can spend is on track-work.  It will always return favourably.

RIch C.

The tender for the 2-10-0 is pretty straightforward, so it shouldn't be too difficult for anyone who has had a nominal amount of hands-on here.  I bought mine sans decoders a while ago, and have acquired a couple of them since.  I am doing some work on the newer stuff, say-"modernizing" them into a 2-8-2-and by George, it is working; even installing that delta trailing truck.  Now, I have some old DCC modules from NCE and am going to install them, along with as much weight as I can  possibly get into it's bod.  In one of those tenders, I installed the decoder-on it's side!  Just installed some double-faced "100MPH' tape, and slammed it in.   Everything sits nice and comfy...  Made a  few other minor changes...as well.
SO......If I can do it...
As an aside, I like to tinker with this stuff; I am no slave of prototype, and have a stable full of "customized" iron horseys.

RichC.

One question, Sid;
Is that a 2-6-6-2 Mantua mallet behind the closest locomotive?  They all look good-very good.  I also have one of those, and it always reminded me of something John Allen would run on the G&D.  All very good workmanship!

RIch C.

It's your jing; it is your choice...this is what I, and a bunch of other guys stuck their necks out for.  How about you?

Rich C.

Jim;
Point well taken.  Also said; we pay our money and place our bets...

Rich C.

Sounds like you have an open in your trackwork.  Go through it and check for voltage.  Oh, and if you do not have a VOM (Voltmeter), now would be a good time to get one.

Rich C.

Wayne is right on the mark.  If you look  on Central Valley's  web site, and read up on the assembly of their track, the late Jack Parker will mention a product called "Barge Cement".  I am sure that 'Barge' is just a trade name.  This substance is a type of contac t cement, similar to what Wayne mentions.  What Jack had said  runs in line with the nominal application of contact cement.  Due to the compound of that specific plastic, solvent cements generally do not work well.  Contact cement is probably going to give you satisfactory results. 
If you want to experiment around, that is how methods, ingredients, etc., are discovered.  Enjoy!

Rich C. 

Sid;
I like what you are doing.  That is a great paint scheme.  What I meant was are you going to do any rebuilding or stuff like that?

Rich C.

Jim;
I have been using LaBelle Lubes for a long time.  They are made specifically for locomotive gearing and valve rigging.  No complaints yet.

Rich C.