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Its great that its working out so far.  I have not really ever had that kind of luck before.  [quote user="oldline1"]The train operates extremely well, has KD clone couplers and the track with roadbed is very nice.[/quote] Are the KD clones metal or plastic?  Plastic from the photos.  Do they have coiled springs or plastic leaf springs?  This cannot be determined from the photos on the internet.  If leaf they will fail over time.  Replace with actual Kadees as this happens (or before). Is the roadbed black or grey? The set from menards shows black roadbed.  Answered my own question.  At some point you will need to replace the track due to rust causing intermittant contact with the rails.  The rail is steel vice nickel silver, unless they have changed their brand.  If I had a choice between steel track and brass track, I would choose brass track.   [quote user="oldline1"]So maybe we need to rethink our poor opinion of what Bachmann puts out in the non-Spectrum world?[/quote] My experience has been mixed.  I like some of their silver series rolling stock (log cars are well detailed if pricey).  My only gripe with those is that they dont make their coupler pockets deep enough for easy replacement on some cars.  As far as locomotives go, I wish they would make 2-6-0s with slide valves and the 4-6-0s with piston valves.  It seems that would be a relatively simple change to accomplish on their end.   Their customer service has been helpful.  And they have had parts available for most things that I have needed to repair.
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