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Hey gang! Well, I got the 4-8-2 operational again . At least I ran it for an hour (it was 1 a.m. so I only played with it for an hour, I will run it longer tomorrow to make sure all is well) It seems my benchwork had a tiny little lip that caused the problem. It was kinda strange though that the steamer ran fine for several hours before derailing, but I guess settling had something to do with it (the steamer is rather heavY). My diesels aren't nearly as fussy! I can't wait for the C&O book to arrive! I really must find some "Coal Ops 101" reference if I am going to make sense of the industry. Right now I am slowly collecting C&O coal hoppers wherever I can find them (although I won't be buying Athearn blue box anymore!) Regards, Tom P. Metzger
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