How about this Train, guys, for the 1870's to 1890's time frame...Early enough ?

Hello,

Looking for a typical HO Steam Train that I can connect to my Passenger Box Cars and used in my Victorian Age setup (1870's to 1900...I have a Hawthorne Thomas Kindade Village)...I have no interest in the On30 scale.

I know about the popular early American 4-4-0 (the wide and the narrow funnel stacks) from the 1850's through the ACW that I can still use for the above...
However, what about the popular Modern Baldwin 4-4-0 or ALCO 2-6-0, and when did they come out ?..From what I gather I think these came out alittle later and around the Victorian Age up to early 1900's.

Any info would be appreciated
Thanks, Joe

Sounds Good, and thanks again...

Thanks for the reply, broke...should I Oil inside of each wheel  ( all 4-4 ) at the point where it connects to the plastic frame housing.
Should I also open up the Train and Oil any internal components ( this part I would be afraid to do as the screws are small and it might not go exactly back together again properly ).

Hello,

I have a 4-4-0 Train that I purchased a couple years ago ( along with a few passenger cars ), and generally only use it from Thanksgiving through X Mas ( about an hour a day ).
I like to know when I should oil-lube the Train, how should I go about doing that, and what type I should use...Also, what about cleaning-lube of the Tracks.

Thanks, Joe

Ok guys,

Looks like I may have found the problem...

Upon further inspection, one Train set has the "Horn" Coupling and the other set has the "Knuckle" Coupling all being used together on same track. 
It was no wonder half the time I couldn't get the two seperate type cars working together properly.
I just never paid attention that there are different type couplings since both were from similar Backmann Train Sets. 
So now, I know which Cars below to which Train Set, and all is working properly.
However, as mentioned I did sorta break a couple of those "Knuckle" Couplings by pinching them, but was able to seperate them with tweezers   ( unfortunately, they open and close freely ) and able to reconnect with other cars without much trouble...Now, we have to wait and see how well they work in the long run.

Thanx again for everyone's input as it was most informative.
Joe

- Brock,

I have the Knuckle type Couplings ( if making the letter "C" using your hand ).

Im trying to figure out after I pinched the Coupling together wither or not I can re-open. These things are small and I used a magnifiying glass, and it appears these Couplings once pinched closed are in a tight broken position  ( I cannot re-open ).
Still going to try and pry them using tweazers or a tiny Computer screwdriver to open w/o breaking.
My guess is that these Couplings weren't meant to close and re-open in the first place...If worst comes to worse, then I will purchase new ones. 

- Ward,

Actually, I dont have that problem with another train and its cars using same track, but rather this older Train and it's cars. However, in saying that I will also take your suggestion and increase the spaceing by x 2 with shims.

Hello,

I'm not an Train expert or collect them, but purchased an Bachman XMas HO Train Set last year ( along with an 6' x 3' Oval E-Z Track layout ) and generally only use it for the  Holiday's around the X-Mas tree. However, I have decided to keep it on the Dining Room table for rest of year and run it from from time to time.

I just noticed that 1 or 2 of the cars were seperating when going around the track at about the same location as it comes off the bridge and making a right turn. The 6" bridge has no trussels and I just lay the E-Z Track right on top of it and fit good. This does produce a slight rise ( about .5 inch ) curve on both sides of track simulating having trussels.
So, I was playing around with the Couplings on a couple of cars. I decided to pinch the couplings together to see if they actually close for a tighter fit, and they did close. However, I guess I made them to tight and it's hard to seperate them to connect the cars again...Sigh :-(
So, I don't know if these Couplings were meant to close in the first place     ( and maybe broke them while closing ) or molded in one position ( to small to tell ). I try to pry them open again, but it's to hard and tedious.

Thinking of buying new Couplings, but not sure if that's the problem.                      
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Joe


Joe

Ok, for some reason I'm having a problem posting pics.
It's saying, 'Folder is full or not required size'. However, the Folder is empty and the pic is the required size...So, I don't know.

Hello,

I have an N Scale Bachmann Train Set ( Heritage Collection ) that contains the older style Track w/ 4x 9" Straight and 6x 9" Curved, but going to replace them all with the E-Z Tracks.

However, I want the track to go around my Christmas Tree, but in an elongated Oval shape ( pic provided ) as the existing track layout doesn't allow for this ( not enough track ). You will notice in the pic that the Track only goes half-way around before running out.
What type and quantity of each E-Z Tracks will I need ?

Any info would be appreciated.
Joe

Hello Bachmen,
New to the forum, and Trains in general.

I have a 'Hawthorne Xmas Village ( Thomas Kinkade ), and want an Old-Fashioned HO Steam-Powered Train 4-4-0/2-6-0 ( mid 1800's-early 1900's ) Set-Up that goes around the Xmas Tree ( or around a Pool Table from Spring to Fall ). I want the HO Train to have Lights, Smoke & Sound, and maybe DCC equipped, but not sure how that works yet.

On Flee-Bay, I found some Bachmann HO 'Hawthorne Village-Holiday' Train Sets ( 4-4-0 ), but they only have headlights in the Engine or lighted Cars while others ( generally 2-6-0/2-6-2 ), have both Lights & Smoke, but no Sound.  

Any other info would be appreciated on how to accomplish the above.
Thanx, Joe