Thanks Guys, your input was very helpful.

Roger

Please excuse this NuBee question but is there a lot of difference between the N/S HO track and the Steel Track?  In other words, is it really worth changing over to N/S track?  Also, can one mix the Steel and N/S track sections?

Thanks,

Roger

Hey Barry,  thanks for the input.  WOW!, you were absolutly correct about the pricey info.  That Pheonix sound card costs as much as the entire White Pass train set.  Now that you put me on the right track, I did a little more research and found that the ITT sound cards and devices are much more reasonable.

Hey Jon, thanks for your insight.  I guess you are right, I will just have to give up on the smoke unit.

Thanks again to everyone for your input and comments.

Roger

OK, today I removed the smoke stack and checked the smoke generator reservoir.  Sure enough, the reservoir was empty.  I added 10 drops of smoke oil and again had good smoke for less than 5 minutes when the smoke went away again.  I went through this process several times with the same result.  I also experienced a mist of oil drops that covers the engine after each run.  I tried movin the smoke generator coil down on the post but it did not help.  The smoke generator seems to just blow the oil out of the reservoir in nothing flat until it is dry again in just a matter of a few minutes.  I don't know what else to try at this point.  When I was young, I had an American Flyer freight train set that had smoke and it worked very well.  A few drops of smoke oil lasted for hours and one never had to shut off a switch to keep the smoke generator from burning out.

I also have an additional question about what options there are for adding additional sound to my train set such as whistle and bell sounds?

Thanks for your kind consideration.

Roger

Hey Bill, thanks for the input, it is appreciated.  I ran the train for the first time on Thursday for about 1/2 hour after placing 10 drops of smoke oil in the stack.  The train had smoke but not a lot.  When I started to run the train on the next day (Friday), it had just a very little smoke so I added about 8 drops of oil and it has not smoked at all since.  That seems pretty short lived to me.  Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to change the smoke device?

Thanks,

Roger

Hello, I just purchased my first large scale model railroad equipment, the Bachmann White Pass & Yukon set.  The smoke seemed to work somewhat yesterday and worked slightly today until I added some more smoke oil.  Can adding more smoke oil cause the smoke to go away?  Also, I can't quite figure out how to mount the fireman and engineer that came with the set.  Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Roger