Category: Locomotives
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Bachmann Class J 4-8-4 Norfolk & Western #602 DCC-Equipped with Econami Sound
I just wanna say a few things about this locomotive. It’s the first steam loco I purchased on its own, without a starter set. It was the second loco I purchased, after the Bachmann GP40 diesel that I love so much. And while running steam locos on my layout with my experience can be challenging,…
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Bachmann GP40 #6001: My First N Scale DCC Diesel
About the time I was spending a bundle on Bachmann EZ Track from the Bachmann Online Store, I also purchased my first N Scale diesel locomotive. I wanted to start running two locomotives at the same time on my track, using the Bachmann EZ Command DCC controller. Since I already had the Whistle-Stop DCC steam…
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Time to Make Things Permanent!
It took about 2 weeks of oval-track-on-cardboard train-running to decide that a permanent layout was going to happen. I was becoming accustomed to running my trains every day, and needed them to run every day. Sometimes with the chuffing sound of the Whistle-Stop steamer and an occasional whistle blow, but mostly with sound off. The…
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My Bachmann N Scale Train Starter Set Romance
With the combined Bachmann starter sets, Empire Builder (DC) and Whistle-Stop (DCC), I had enough locos and freight cars to keep my EZ Track oval pretty busy. I was already outgrowing my 8 feet by 30 inch table, but making it work with cardboard boxes on top because I NEEDED to use as much EZ…
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Bachmann N Scale Trainsets: The Perfect Bait…
Both the Bachmann Whistle-Stop and the Empire Builder Starter Sets were excellent investments for me. Once I had both, I had two beautiful-looking steam locomotives with separate tenders, 9 cars of different freight rolling stock including reefer, boxcar, tankcar, hopper, gondola and TWO offset cupola cabooses in different colors! Combine that with EZ Track and…
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Here’s where it Started…
In August of 2021, I bought a Bachmann Whistle-Stop DCC starter Trainset on sale via Amazon on a whim. The set was just what I had hoped it would be— complete, easy to set up and simple to use. The locomotive was TINY even for N Scale but it ran great and using the Bachmann…
James' N Scale Train Layout Project 