Sori guys and gals.

      What I meant was the horns that would be on the models shell as manufactured.

     old bill

     In regards to new RS3.

     Will the horns on the Western Maryland nr 198 be the correct as Nathans five chime

all bells forward with three bells on bottom and two bells on top?

     thanks

     old bill

     I to am 70 and live on fixed income but these few ideas I came up with might help.
one.  go with  DC.
two.  yard sales i hit em all once found bowser 55t hoppers for 25 cents a piece
          for 40 dollars found two huge boxes of HO trains and track and rolling stock from a
          widow(bless her) getting rid of husbands stuff.  A set of kdees and metal wheels
           and paint and decals made a difference.
three.   I once ask my garbage man about finding old trains in the trash.  Couple weeks later
           a box appeared at my driveway.  What a find for nothing.  It has happened a couple of
           since.   One was a lionel that netted me 250 dollars at  my hobby shop that I used with
           glee.  Also freshed baked cookies as a snack for the men helped to.

old bill

     Thanks for the infor on RS3 and Climax.

      Now the question.

Will the drop in decoder MRC  1829   or 1820  fit the rs?

tnks old bill

I ordered 4 axle long haul tender from train world and when it came and we began to install dcc and snd
we found that my Wm 280 from Bachmann and tender had same plug.  Any recommendations

IN REGARDS TO SLOW MOVING SHAY.  OF THE FOUR GEARED LOCOS THE SHAY IS THE MOST NOTED.
YOUR SHAY IS A PULLER NOT A RUNNER. WHEN MY FATHER IN LAW BROUGHT THE CASS WV SHAY
TO ELKINS WV FOR A FESTIVAL WE MET HIM AT THE ELKINS STATION AND REMARKED HE HAD MADE
GOOD TIME.  HIS REPLY YEP WE WERE RUNNING AT 12MPH AT ONE TIME. MY SON AND I ARE RUNNING SOME OF THE
FIRST BACHMANN SHAYS DCC WE INSTALLED AND THEY ARE RUNNING FINE TODAY. REMEMBER
KEEP HER GREASED AND OILED AND   SSLLOOWW ON THE THROATLE AND SHE WILL LAST YOU A LONG TIME

REGARDS

OLD BILL

 I AM CURRENTLY MODELING WILD MARY SIMILAR TO THE THOMAS SUB.  HAVE SEVERAL 700s  WITH DCC AND SND.
ALSO RUSSIAN AND TWO SHAYS  AND TWO 2TRK CLIMAXs.  MY FATHER WAS A MACHINIST FOR THE WM AND I HAVE
A PICTURE OF HIM SVCING RS3 NR 198 AT LAUREL BANK WV.  HOPE TO HAVE YOUR RS RUNNING ON MY LAYOUT
SOON.  ALL OF YOUR ENGINES ARE RUNNING GREAT EVEN THE EARLY SHAYS WE BOUGHT.  ALSO THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW MY FATHER IN LAW WAS ENG FOR MOORE AND KEPPLE LMBR CO AND RAN BOTH CLIMAXs
THAT YOU ARE MODELING,  ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF HIM.  NOW ALL YOU FOLKS NEED TO DO IS MODEL THE
H9 800 SERIES OF THE WESTERN MARYLAND.

REGARDS

OLD BILL