Just received an email from Bachmann informing me that they have new 2-6-0 locos emphasizing METAL GEARS. Nice to see Bachmann "acknowledging" their past gear problems. I currently have a love-hate relationship with Bachmann...on one hand I love their ON30 products (if it wasn't for Bachmann I would have never ventured into ON30, or model railroading for that matter) but on the other I've spent more money buying replacement parts from Bachmann than I did buying loco's through eBay. Still, I just love their ON30 steam - porters, Shays, Climaxes & Heislers. I'd love to see them re-release a three-cylinder shay and/or Climax with metal gears.