Charlie b's layout

[Charlie B]

        I finally got this one running. It was an Ebay purchase that needed a lot of work. Seller said it had a decoder and the lights worked, it just wouldn't run.  . Well the lights didn't work either. The decoder and all of the wires were fried, and I do mean fried. The grease in the gear box was so hard there was no way the wheels could turn. I spent an hour cleaning the gear box and relubing it. I installed a new decoder, then found out the metal tender trucks  would short for the oddest movement. I replaced them with plastic trucks and installed metal wheels and wipers for pick ups.  I think the seller in this case was related to some sleek used car salesman because the lights were never hooked to the fried decoder. 
     It still needs some tweaking but I will use it as an "Excursion" locomotive with a couple old time passenger cars I have.