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I am located in the USA and have just finished building a HO railway layout with ATLAS track. Sadly, I have found a couple of problems. 1) some of my curve radius's are too tight as larger diesel engines with 6+6 wheels sometimes de-rail. 2) I have found that a curve or slope going into a switch is a bad idea, this is another cause of derailments. Are there brands of US engines or cars that have proved not to de-rail as much? The derailments are random, so they are not bad, just annoying. I have found that steel-wheel cars are much better than plastic, but which brands are best?
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