Ran both of them 2x around my 4X10 oval to check them out.

Then they went in the display cabinet

I only run my own ME&O locos on my layout except to check out new prototype purchases

Took a bigger pic

Have one in my display cabinet

Bought it and a Riva-- John Wilkes LV 4-6-2 at a train show about 10 years ago

Quote from: GN.2-6-8-0 on June 07, 2009, 10:05:47 PM
Ah' Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 

Could not agree more

Quote from: pdlethbridge on May 31, 2009, 08:13:05 PM
Bob, UP? Is that a favorite?

Yeah for the reason stated

Nice pics

Thanks
Great looking steamer

UP cause they were there in 1969

If you are using a 4X8 set up I would go with a 22" and have all sidings off the inside of the track --22" is much better

Found the problem

I did not use the jumpers on the 2-8-4and 4-8-4

Evidently the decoders in these 2 didn't like one of the MRC 7000 supplies
Why I don't know --Popped the jumpers in and problem solved

 I am running two ovals--18" and 22" with DC



I have 2 MRC Sound and Power 7000 supplies



I can switch the  supplies between the ovals

In addition to other manufactuer steamers I have Bachmann  2-8-0  2-8-4  4-8-2  4-8-4

All Bachmann are DCC equipped and I have inserted the jumpers  to bypass the DCC

The 2-8-0 and 4-8-2 and all my non Bachmann have no problems with either supply

The 4-8-4  and 2-8-4 will only run in reverse on supply A  --they run OK on supply B



Any ideas ?

Yep I hate the wiring between the two

On my first one I soldered the wires together and stowed them up under cab

Light still works and I have had no problem running since I bought it almost 10 years ago

But as I said stripping the wires etc is a hairy proposition

You can see what I did for the original 2-8-0- Spectrum issue

Didn't know about the light

Thanks for the info

2-8-0--------2-8-4------4-8-2-----4-6-0------4-4-0-----4-8-4

I don't have or want DCC
The cable is a pain
I have successfully snipped it and tied the motor and light to the motor pickup leads on 2 engines but it entails stowing the cable up behind the drawbar swivel on the engine --very cramped and stripping the leads is very chancy

Does anybody know how hard it is to remove the body shell and solder jumpers internally

My 2 Bachman 2-8-0s are just about identical in speed

I  doublehead once in a while  with a 20 car coal train--just cause it looks neat--one can pull the load all by its lonesome