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Hey everyone,
My niece's birthday is just around the corner and she has been asking for a Train for awhile now after running some of mine around. I took her down to my local train shop and she was dead set on the Bachmann McKinley Explorer. So this is what my fiancee and I have decided to get her but I have a question or two about the set.
(note, this is the older version with 4 passenger cars that she would be getting. the new version has 3 passenger cars)
I run DCC on my setup(i say setup because i have yet to make a dedicated layout. One is in the works however!). I use the Bachmann EZ Command DCC unit as it does everything I require / want to do. My question is this, it is capable of running 1 DC locomotive on the number 10 slot. Will the Mckinley Explorer locomotive need to have a DCC Ready board installed with the jumper plug to run in DC on the 10th slot? Or will it run as is on my setup?
I know the cons to running DC locos on a DCC system, noise, heat issues, etc. It will not be permanently run on my setup, just occasionally.
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Heres a little info about this set for refferance:
This is an HO Scale McKinley Explorer Ready-to-Run Electric Train Set from
Bachmann. For ages 8 and over with Adult Assistance.
Kit includes Bachmann's Exclusive E-Z Track System.
Treating passengers to breathtaking views of the Alaskan wilderness in
special vista-dome cars is the McKinley Explorer. Operating today from
Anchorage to Fairbanks and running through Denali National Park, this train's
lucky riders might thrill to the sight of bear, moose, sheep, and bald eagles.
FEATURES: EMD GP40 diesel locomotive with an operating headlight.
Diesel engine is blue and yellow with the #3015 and Alaska written on
the sides.
Four full vista-dome passenger cars, all named after Alaskan rivers:
the Talkeetna, Kenai, Knik, and Deshka.
Long passenger cars are silver and blue with thin stripes across
the sides; sides of cars also read Westours and McKinley Explorer.
Freight car wheels and axles are adjusted for maximum free rolling.
Locomotive and all cars equipped with Bachmann's E-Z mate couplers.
63" x 45" oval of E-Z Track, including 16 pieces of 22" radius
curved track, 3 pieces of straight track, and 1 plug-in terminal
rerailer.
Black roadbed.
UL listed power pack.
90-day limited warranty on components other than locomotive.
All Bachmann locomotives have a lifetime limited warranty.
INCLUDES: One HO Scale McKinley Explorer Electric Train Set with an E-Z Track
System and Black Roadbed
REQUIRES: 120V AC Outlet (US Standard AC)
Track Assembly and Maintenance
SPECS: Scale: HO 1:87
Locomotive size - Railcar size -
Length: 7-3/4" (198mm) Length: 11-3/4" (298mm)
Width: 1-1/2" (37mm) Width: 1-1/2" (38mm)
Height: 2" (50.8mm) Height: 2" (50.8mm)
63" x 45" Maximum Oval of Track Length
Thanks in advance,
-Chris
My niece's birthday is just around the corner and she has been asking for a Train for awhile now after running some of mine around. I took her down to my local train shop and she was dead set on the Bachmann McKinley Explorer. So this is what my fiancee and I have decided to get her but I have a question or two about the set.
(note, this is the older version with 4 passenger cars that she would be getting. the new version has 3 passenger cars)
I run DCC on my setup(i say setup because i have yet to make a dedicated layout. One is in the works however!). I use the Bachmann EZ Command DCC unit as it does everything I require / want to do. My question is this, it is capable of running 1 DC locomotive on the number 10 slot. Will the Mckinley Explorer locomotive need to have a DCC Ready board installed with the jumper plug to run in DC on the 10th slot? Or will it run as is on my setup?
I know the cons to running DC locos on a DCC system, noise, heat issues, etc. It will not be permanently run on my setup, just occasionally.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heres a little info about this set for refferance:
This is an HO Scale McKinley Explorer Ready-to-Run Electric Train Set from
Bachmann. For ages 8 and over with Adult Assistance.
Kit includes Bachmann's Exclusive E-Z Track System.
Treating passengers to breathtaking views of the Alaskan wilderness in
special vista-dome cars is the McKinley Explorer. Operating today from
Anchorage to Fairbanks and running through Denali National Park, this train's
lucky riders might thrill to the sight of bear, moose, sheep, and bald eagles.
FEATURES: EMD GP40 diesel locomotive with an operating headlight.
Diesel engine is blue and yellow with the #3015 and Alaska written on
the sides.
Four full vista-dome passenger cars, all named after Alaskan rivers:
the Talkeetna, Kenai, Knik, and Deshka.
Long passenger cars are silver and blue with thin stripes across
the sides; sides of cars also read Westours and McKinley Explorer.
Freight car wheels and axles are adjusted for maximum free rolling.
Locomotive and all cars equipped with Bachmann's E-Z mate couplers.
63" x 45" oval of E-Z Track, including 16 pieces of 22" radius
curved track, 3 pieces of straight track, and 1 plug-in terminal
rerailer.
Black roadbed.
UL listed power pack.
90-day limited warranty on components other than locomotive.
All Bachmann locomotives have a lifetime limited warranty.
INCLUDES: One HO Scale McKinley Explorer Electric Train Set with an E-Z Track
System and Black Roadbed
REQUIRES: 120V AC Outlet (US Standard AC)
Track Assembly and Maintenance
SPECS: Scale: HO 1:87
Locomotive size - Railcar size -
Length: 7-3/4" (198mm) Length: 11-3/4" (298mm)
Width: 1-1/2" (37mm) Width: 1-1/2" (38mm)
Height: 2" (50.8mm) Height: 2" (50.8mm)
63" x 45" Maximum Oval of Track Length
Thanks in advance,
-Chris
