Purchased GP50, catalog says DCC ready, but its not

[Justin9]

I recently just started modeling again, and have been building up my stock...   I purchased a GP50 (61205 Southern 9014) from MTS and according to Bachmann's 2014 catalog, which I keep PDF on my desktop, they are DCC ready.  The product I received is an older one with the plain PCB board...   I guess Bachmann uses old item numbers after changing the dcc board...  so my question is how do I know if I'm getting DCC ready next time, if they reuse the old product numbers?

Modeltrainstuff.com's website when I purchased just gave a basic description, and just show the product images, but not the product packaging, I know that bachmann puts DCC ready on the packages now, so other than getting to see the box, is there anyway to tell what you would be getting?

[Bucksco]

"DCC Ready" does not necessarily mean that the loco has a plug and play socket. It means that the electric motor is isolated from the die cast chassis making the installation of a DCC decoder possible without modifying the way the electric motor is mounted in the chassis.

[Justin9]

the 2014 catalog says it has a dcc plug n play socket...   I just think its a bad practice to use the same product number, and the dcc ready pcb for this train on the parts page is more than I paid for the loco new...   and I don't like soldering very much...

[Bucksco]

You are correct Justin. After checking with the service department we have to apologize for a misprint in the catalog. We have sent you a PM. Sorry for the problem.

[Justin9]

Thanks, Bachmann is the best...