Chris,
Thanks for the advise, I'll give it a try later today. We here in S Land don't even have handrails as separately applied items on any of the Berks, They're all cast in place with the boiler. Other than that, the engine is a very nicely detailed and proportioned version of the real 1225. I've toyed with the idea of grinding off the handrails and making separate ones, but decided it's not worth the effort. I have too many projects in the pipeline already! The S gauge line isn't as diverse as the O gauge one. I'd like to see the Walking Hobo car for example, but can live without it. But we were the first with "snow" on the roof of the cars!
Joe,
I'll give it a try in waiting a while. But realize that my 7 year old grandson can't wait that long. Come to think of it, neither can I! 
What bugs me the most is that I remember accessing that particular announcement last year, and completely forgot how it was done! I'm cursed with CRS syndrome lately,
All in all, it's a nice train, and I'm glad I got it. At first, I had to send it back for repair of a few things, but Charles Ro's guys did a great job on getting it back on the track. Since then, it's been running great at home and at shows with my train club. It's a hit with kids of all ages. The smoke unit was a bit temperamental, but after I lubricated the impeller motor, it's been fine (WAY out of warranty now). If the mother board eventually fries, I'll go to straight wiring of the motor so at least it will run. As many of you know, it's not going to be available like parts for our Postwar things.
