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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Don Gibson 'Amateur City' Sorry. DO YOU really have a layout (and pocketbook) big enough for 100 hopper's? Otherwise it's a hypathetical 'what if' question. Q. Which engine one pulls the most car's? A.. The heaviest one. - Simple Q. How many cars will any 2 engine's pull? A. Your cars, on your layout? - Or mine? A. Start with one and keep adding 'till the engine's wheel's start spinning. QUESTION's you should be asking are "which one will run at the most realistic speeds, give me the least problems? or which will run the best with the Power Pak's (VA) I have. One thing I'm guessing? the Genesis and Kato's will do better unmixed. [/quote]Haven't you heard of DPU or Pushers! See if the Lead Motors start to Slip there is always a salution to the problem. I have seen HO Layout's that do run VERY LONG Coal Trains and some Modelers would just run 3 or 4 Locomotives on the Point. But with a DPU there is no reason to Uncouple at the top of the hill eather. If your Lead Locomotives do start to Slip under the extream load of your Train,By simply adding just one Locomotive in the Rear of the Train CAN make a Big differance! If the rear Unit starts to slip too......Add another. Look at it this way,The UP runs their Coal Trains in the Powder River with 2 or 3 Unit's on the Point and an extra 1 or 2 DPU Units on the rear. BNSFrailfan.
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