Bachmann's Geep

[Brakie]

Larry, the decoder has to be put in the 8-pin connector. You can see it on my last photo

Gus, that is very true but Bachmann changed it policy and some engines (e.g. the Geep) are only with DCC or with sound available. No pure DC version is offered. I do use old Bachmann decoders in dummys to switch the lights and in locomotives that have a strong warning to be sure to isolate both sides of the motor from the chassis as a test vehicle.

ps. My comment about possible low nose kit bashing with the Bachmann Geep was a generic comment for someone who intents to do try it with any railroad version. You should know that some more than shell rework will be required. I did not think about my SP version in that context.

That may be true with that particular GP version, but there are a LOT of GP's available for analog operation. Check this out...
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B'mann's REAL market is in the near-toy sector, so analog offerings are their bread & butter...

Perhaps at one time now even the older GP30,GP35,GP38-2,GP40,SD40-2,Dash 8 40CW and SD45 has been upgraded to DCC on board.