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The closest experience I have to that kind of continuous operation is running trains on our club's NTRAK layout. I've had locos running non-stop for seven hours a day for two days with no problems. I don't think the problem will be overheating, especially if you use a quality loco by either Atlas or Kato. The problem you're more likely to encounter will be the motors wearing out. This could be avoided by putting the layout on an adjustable timer that would allow you to run the trains for every other hour. If you buy two locos and alternate them every week, that would also extend their operating lives. <br /> Just something to think about.
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