It should have come with an instruction sheet which contains a parts list. Here's the list:

H19401
Pantograph Assembly

H19402
Body Shell Assembly

H19403
Chassis Assembly

H19404
Gear Box Assembly

H19405
PCB Assembly

H19406
Motor Assembly

H19407
Drive Shaft Assemmly

H19408
Light Bulb

H19409
Screw Set

H19410
Draw Bar Assembly

Arnold made a mediocre model twenty years ago, which I've heard is getting both expensive and scarce. Try eBay or a train show. If you want some hope, there's a rumor going around that Kato is going to be making one. I can't verify, though.

First of all, I am delighted that Bachmann has spared me the labor of hunting down an 80's production model at a train show and then finding a suitable locomotive to repower it with(the E60 model had an unreliable pancake motor). Now of course come the ineveitable questions:

HO AMTRAK E60CP LOCOMOTIVE â€" DCC EQUIPPED, FLYWHEEL, 8-Wheel Drive, E-Z Mate® Couplers                       
   65502   4      AMTRAK PHASE II #971   SEPT   6   100.00   
   65503   1      AMTRAK PHASE III #974   SEPT   6   100.00   

1. The despription said "8-wheel drive". The E60 had 12 wheels, not eight! Was this just a typo?

2. Is Bachmann reusing the mold from the 80's production? In other words, will this attempt have more detail?

3. As for the phase III...as Amtrak rebuilt the E60CP's into E60MA's, they were given the phase III paint scheme, and renumbered into the 600 series. Yet why is Bachmann's numbered #974? It should be #600. On the same note, the E60MA's had several cosmetic changes done to them during the rebuilding, such as the moving of the numberboards. Was this done on the Bachmann model?

4. Why is there no New Jersey Transit version? Bachmann does the F40PH in NJ Transit, so licensing shouldn't be an issue.

5. Will the pantographs be metal or plastic?

6. When will we be able to see pictures?

Thank you for making this model!!!
 

It's not a steam locomotive, but just as old: PRR GG-1 electric #4876. It's currently sitting vandalized and deteriorating in a CSX yard.

Well, I have several E33's,an Bachmann F40PH, a Walthers GP9, a Life-Like GP-38,a Tyco 2-8-0, an Acela, and various types of rolling stock. All the diesels are currently being harvested of useful parts, except for the F40. I've tried repowering the Tyco with the Acela motor, but I've given up. That Tyco's not going anywhere for a long time.

On the other hand, their newer P42's do not.

http://www.subwaynut.com/mnr/crotonharmon/crotonharmon23.jpg

http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtGEN42_1_10/amt3c.jpg

http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtGEN42_11_20/amt13b.jpg

Nor do their West-Coast P59PHI's.

http://www.hebners.net/amtrak/amtF59/Amt450d.jpg

I guess Amtrak decided the strobes were unneccessary. It makes no sense to me.

You can get away with running most HO passenger cars on 26". It won't look good, but it will work. 30" or higher is a better choice for HO.

And don't forget the most one of them all, the Z1 electrics(and the orphan Y1 electric)! Seriously, without them, you couldn't make it through the Cascade Tunnel alive. At least untill 1956, when the GN installed their giant fans ...

On the same note, does anyone make any GN electrics, in either plastic or brass? I wouln't get my hopes up, but I may as well ask.

As far as I know, the strobes on the Bachmann F40 a a figment of some Bachmann designer's imagination. I could be wrong, but I've never heard of any Amtrak Locomotive having strobes.

Provided the train is not too long, and the track is connected properly, you can use 22". I do it all the time, although I want to get 26" so I can run my Walthers Viewliner as well. But space is finite...

Who says the 50's have to be the transition era? The 70's and 80's could be the next transition era! The Milwaukee in '73, Conrail in '80, Chicago & South Shore in '83, the diesels finally triumpuphed over the electrics ...

It wouln't happen, but I can always hope for the chance to get an affordable Little Joe...

Given that Bachmann already has the tooling done, which is by far the most expensive part of any model manufacturing, I can't see a reason why Bachmann isn't making the F40 in as many roadnames as possible. Paint is cheap, and even a low demand would cover the cost of it. On that same note, if Walthers is on the ball, they should be making the ex-C&NW gallery cars available in Music City Star paint any time now (don't hold your breath, though). On another note, MBTA stands for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. On a third note, why does Bachmann make only one number for each Amtrak paint scheme? Amtrak rarely ran F40's singly, and one cannot make a decent-looking consist with two locomotives with the same number.
On a fourth note, will Bachmann ever release a corrected version of the Conrail E33? It won't cost that much, and it will certainly help their reputation recover a little from that horrendous mistake.

Electrics are my domain, not steam, but I'm willing to bet one of those cars had a generator to provide head-end power to the passenger cars. Steam heat is simply not considered reliable enough in this day and age.

By 2st rate, I think he means '2 straight' . All the same, since Bachmann already makes them, I cannot see why Bachmann does not sell them seperately, especially since there is clearly a demand.

I have a B&O hopper. It's comparable to a Bachmann car, in both performance and detail.