finally. thanks for the advices guys. opened it, cleaned and voila it's ALIVE! its been running for 2 hrs total today (on for 30mins and let it rest for 15mins) i hope it works alright from now on. anyway at least i learned my 1st troubleshooting in this hobby. btw for how long can i turn it on?

you're welcome. i believe that any1 who sees it will surely like it. thanks again.

desertdweller-wow. awesome set-up. the whole room for trains? are all of those n scale? cant ask for more.

james-im really new here and i dont know the lingo of trains. what do you mean by commutator and brushes? is it ok if you'll look at the pis @ photobucket and comment on the pics so i'll know there it is. thanks for your time. 

saw your post abt tools. thanks again for that useful info. do you have an acct on youtube? coz its much more easier for me to watch a video on "how to do it". 

uploaded some photos @ http://s1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc449/bachcen/. would like to send it to bachmann but i dont think its covered under warranty coz i dont have a receipt and it was bought @ ebay. would try do fix it on my free time. thank you so much for your time. have a great evening.

desertdweller-it did run again so i observed it for abt 10 mins but i had to go out so i unplugged it. got home after 2 hrs plugged it but again got the same problem. maybe i should open an acct at photo bucket so you can see the loco. and im really not familiar with the parts of the train. =) thanks again.

ken g-it is kinda inexpensive. saw 1 in ebay today for arnd $100 including the shipping. do i need screwdriver to turn the armature? what i did was just remove the "shell" w/o using any tools. thanks for the welcome.  btw really great set-up. must worth a fortune and really have a lot of experience in this hobby.

thanks for the reply. i just removed the "shell" or cover of the loco then put lubes nothing else. flywheel? is that the gears at the bottom? tried to rotate the gears at the bottom but it is stuck. i have no idea if it should rotate w/o force or electricity should get it turning. should i force it? also worried that small pcs from toothpick might get stuck. is has 5 gears in front and 5 at the back. i put 1 drop on each gears just as shown in youtube (Bachmann N Scale Starter Set Video Part 2). sad part is it was given to me as a gift and she bought it at ebay months ago. it has the warranty cards and instructions but no receipt. idk if bachmann will take it.

hi guys. i just got my 1st train set 2 days ago. its a bachmann centennial 24007. did put oils and grease (saw the video on youtube on how to do it). it was working for less than 3 hours total. turned it on for abt 20-30 mins max then let it rest for hours then turned it on again. then it stopped moving. there are lights on the passenger cars and at the locomotive so i dont know whats wrong with it. did cleaned the track made sure that the track is connected. unplugged it for 5 mins then plugged it on again but still doesn't move. it was quite noisy when it was working and saw a comment in youtube saying that it is normal. need help pls. thanks.