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Are you taking into account that Athearn rubber band powered models had special wheelsets with large diameter axles? The ones on their RDCs had a rubber like axle. I imagine this was so the rubber band would not slip too much. Speaking of slipping, if you intend to have the powered boxcar help with the train load, it won't have much power - under a heavy load the band(s) will slip. You would need two bands per truck, one for each axle too. If not the truck will twist sideways. <br /> <br />It would be much better to power a non engine with a single geared power truck from some of the older cheaper engines. These were motor and truck all in one piece. Just a thought. <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau
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