Hey, just want to thank everybody for the info you gave me on looking for parts for my engine. I have another question on this DCC stuff? I am 53 and have been out of the train scene for a long time, now my son who is 21 want's us to get back into it. What is the difference between all of my old stuff and this DCC and how does it work? Can you run DCC on the old regular layout? I am not going to get rid of my old stuff just because everything is going digital and computerized, heck i still have my first engines from when i was 8 years old, they are TYCOs and i am sorry but they are better than anything else out there, they will pull a mile long train as powerful and fast as you want it to go even with as old as they are. I have Bachmann engines but they are all pancake motors which i am afraid to run now, i have Athern's that are can motor's and all wheel drive, they will pull a load but not with any kind of speed. I like Bachmann but what do they have that is not pancake motors and is everything new now DCC?

Well, after looking into this and what everybody is saying, I am not going to bother with trying to fix this, in fact it turned into a dummy last night, it will just sit on a side track with it's lights flashing for looks. Even with the weights taken out of it so it is as lite as possible another engine couldn't push or pull it, even with the gears out and the wheels oiled and on the big wide turn track there is still to much drag. Good thing i bought this back when it only cost $25.00

Ya, i know, it's just that they cost so much more now, i payed $25.00 for this one new and now they are $125.00 and up and if i could find a new motor for it i would just replace the whole motor. I have replaced the armatures and bushing springs in these stupid pancake motors before in other engines i have and it's not hard, i don't know why anybody uses these motors in the first place they all burn up. My son just lost one of his engines the other night that had one of these motors in it.

Hi, i have an engine by bachmann that they say is to old and they have no parts for it. I am wondering if anybody knows where i can get an armature, brushes, brush springs? The engine is the Centennial DD40X loco, the # on the end of the box is 41-665-01 UP ho scale. I bought this about 30+ years ago put it on the track and ran it around the track 3 times and it stopped and smoked, like an idiot i never sent my warranty card in or took it back to the store and then forgot about it, now my 20 year old son wants to get our layout and trains up and running and i would like to fix this. Any ideas?