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[quote user="nealknows"]I'll ream out the trucks, as I've checked out most of what Charlie mentioned above.[/quote] I echo the add weight recommendation.  If they are as underweight as stated in an earlier reply, no amount of adjustment is going to prevent them from derailing.  You might look into replacing the Atlas split coupler with a Kadee #5 or #148. Do you have a video camera or a cell phone with one?  Try making a video of the cars derailing on the turnout.  You may find this revealing (sometimes they eye misses things that the camera sees).  Are these your only 89' cars?  Are there curves within 7-8" of your turnouts?  Even though you have #6s, you can still have a S curve that is causing your de-railment, that would not de-rail shorter cars.
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