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You know your train is to long when:-The tail end starts to move several minutes after the head end (coupler slack)-When all other club members have to operate helpers-You have to momentarily apply full throttle when starting, so you can determine by sound if the locomotives have stalled on dirty track-Someone else warns you that your train has derailed about 37 cars back from the mid-helper-You string line your consist - on a grade, not a curve-The rule book states backing the train is not permitted - period-The brakeman takes one look at the consist, and goes home-The driver traction tires peel off on starting-If the room lights fade when you apply throttle-You can feel the weight of the train through the vibration in the floor-The 36 hours you spent on working automatic crossing gates, lights, detectors, etc... was a pure waste of time - they just stay down anyway-The talking hot box detector curses at youWait, One More-Your locomotive scratch building and detailing material list includes concrete, lead, cast iron, uranium 236, old Chevy 454 engine blocks, industrial motors from Baldor, Westinghouse, and General Electric , and Preiser sumu wrestler figures for the crew
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