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Yep, all current USA are steel wheels. I can't say this on the Aristo forum, but the weight of the wheels alone makes a big difference in derailments. I don't have perfect track, and run a USA trains lighted caboose, which has a lot of drag. If I put 6 USA cars on with the caboose, no problem. Swap out one USA car for an Aristo box or reefer with plastic wheels, bam, derailment. Since replacement wheels are 20-30 dollars a set of 2, then adding 40-60 dollars to an aristo freight car is absurd. If I pay $100 off the shelf in a local hobby shop for a USA box, with superior detailing, I'm still ahead of buying an Aristo. It's too bad, since Aristo is very agressive with new products. Seems that they are focused on the high profit items, like locos. No problem, I just vote with my pocket book. Aside: "train-me" aren't you Steve Q from the Aristo forum? I'm Greg Elmassian... I kind of like real names. Greg
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