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Nice locomotive for the price
and not too shabby in performance
(once the bugs are worked out).
DCC w/sound
My grandson is partial to Union Pacific power...
But we're both wary of Bachmann locomotives' finicky performance lately... including running gear issues, and DCC noise.
He bought this Bachmann Northern on sale, and sure enough -- it had a "buzzycoder" right out of the box. Too noisy to test-run or 'play' with.
Fast forward to replacement decoder...
It's actually a great runner now, and although it doesn't like the steeper grades, it'll pull 32 freightcars on level track without overheating (although he uses it mostly for passenger service).
Typical Bachmann locomotive detail, which is far better than their rolling stock (I have several Geeps, 44t's, S2's, & S4's).
For the price, even with the decoder replacement, it was worth it. It's a daily runner on my grandson's layout, and he's very happy with it.
and not too shabby in performance
(once the bugs are worked out).
DCC w/sound
My grandson is partial to Union Pacific power...
But we're both wary of Bachmann locomotives' finicky performance lately... including running gear issues, and DCC noise.
He bought this Bachmann Northern on sale, and sure enough -- it had a "buzzycoder" right out of the box. Too noisy to test-run or 'play' with.
Fast forward to replacement decoder...
It's actually a great runner now, and although it doesn't like the steeper grades, it'll pull 32 freightcars on level track without overheating (although he uses it mostly for passenger service).
Typical Bachmann locomotive detail, which is far better than their rolling stock (I have several Geeps, 44t's, S2's, & S4's).
For the price, even with the decoder replacement, it was worth it. It's a daily runner on my grandson's layout, and he's very happy with it.