So, with ERR gone, is there any other way to get sound in this thing? Do I really need sound? I think I could be satisfied with just a horn (which still works, but can't really be heard over the noise levels at the train club... speaker upgrade?)
As for the motor upgrade, I ended up switching the guts of the powered truck into the frame of the dummy truck because my engine has metal bearings for the axles and the truck I bought didn't. I did swap the wheels with traction tires over, so both trucks have tires... it runs well on my homemade bridge rectifier, but it would be nice to have a reverse unit...