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I purchased a set of the new Rivarossi 85' passenger cars that have the diaphrams and body mounted couplers. They do run fine on an 18" radius, but they look terrible with the excessive overhang. Also, they will not go thru #4 switches.... Diaphrams get hung up on each other. They do look ok on my 22" radius, but I am sure the larger the radius, the better they look. I also have a set of Model Power 72" streamline cars that will run on 15" radius in their factory condition. Since I have removed the talgos and added body mount couplers with short shanks, they run great on 18" and larger. They also look much better, but they won't go thru a #4 turnout very happily. I also have one Bachmann 85' super dome that runs on 18" very well and looks good also, mixed in with my Model Power 72's. Don't try to run it on anything smaller, though. I does go through #4's very well. If 18" is your largest radius, I would check into Athearn, as they had some 60' cars that looked really good on an 18. Good luck!
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