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1) I have found through the occasional idea of seeing how much my engines can pull that they dont have a whole lot of pullbar. I would then strap my engines (U__B, GP-40, S-4) together in order of strength, and even that wont pull a 35 car consist. Am I surely overloading the engines? A lot of my pike is grades and this is often a problem even with seven cars on the GP-40. I was thinking (to make a strong/long consist) that I could run a wire between two or three identical engines in a paralel circut manner in order to MU them together (and put in perminent couplers so i dont rip the wires out.) Has anyone done this before?[?] 2) Riding the train twice a day in New Haven CT [:)], I once saw a diesel decapod - a 2-3 loco. I thought this was interesting and proceeded to ask a modeler friend of mine who I happen to run into on my train about it and he informed me that it was a GE (?) built specialy for NY/NY/H RR way back when and only a few dozen were built. Does any one know of what I speek (have any other info) or of any companies that produce this engine? 3) I have 2-6-0 steam engine made by some company (Mirado? I cant quite read the logo. its a division of rivolarsi). it can hardly pull three cars up a 4% grade without slipping, so i opened it up to see if i could add weight, and the things already filled with poured lead. any solutions to increase this puppies pullbar? Sorry to make such a complicated/lengthy thread[xx(], but it keeps my Q's in one place![:p]
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