Way back when, I had one of those Bachmann hi-rail behicles, the blue van. I hope the mechinsms on theleter ones are better, because that thing was utterly worthless. The mechanism was OK, looked like a slot car, but the wheens having only narrow bands of metal AND it only picking up on the rear (driven) wheels made it run horribly. A nice brass chassis with 4 wheel pickup plus maybe even track wipers would have made a world of difference. Then again, the body was not very detailed either, less detailed than most HO slot cars.
Speaking up - hmm, hi-rail semi tractors? Might be doable using the old Tyco US1 Electric Trucking bodies.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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For those wishing to add a keep alive to a Z2 decoder
C2 is the solder point for the neg black and white striped wire
The blue wire from the Keep alive goes to then blue on the decoder
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Here's the keep alive trailer
Added some weight to the trailer
That should run a good long way with less than optimum contact. Considering how far my little Plymouth goes with a keep alive that is far smaller.