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Good evenin' y'all! <br />I recently acquired a Bachman Spectrum 2-6-2 Prairie. I'm having a derailing problem due to the front 2 wheels. My track is code 83 and is laid down pretty good. I'm no "pro" but the rest of the engine fleet runs fine over my trackwork without problems(a Rivarossi Hudson, Walthers SW1, Bowser 2-8-2, and an 0-4-0.)It seems that the Prairie will derail at the SLIGHTEST hint of track "uncontinuity" or if a single granule of ballast gets in the way, and only at the front wheels! I've tried loosening and tightening the metal plate that holds the front wheels on and it still has the same problem. Have any of you owned or own this particular engine and did you have the same type of problem? If so...how the heck do you fix it? <br />Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks <br />Matt. <br />(ALso the New York Central thanks you as their crews are getting weary re-railing the same locomotive every day!!!)
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