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I was talking to my LHS owner the other day and he gave me a good idea to find problems in my track. He suggest running a 16 car train around your layout in reverse. So the engines are pushing from the back of the train. I thought my track was pretty straight but after I did the test I found many problems in my track. I fixed the problems and now the train runs much smoother. <br />Has anyone heard of this or done it before? If so did it work. If you haven't anyone up for the challenge of trying the test? Leave me feedback if your try it. <br />Andy <br />SAFTEY WARNINGS: Running your trains to fast could result in cars flying off the layout. So start slow and make your way up to a reasonable speed. Be prepared to stop the train as soon as you hear a derail cause cars will easily jackknife and could do damage to your layout. SO just be alert and keep a slow speed.
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