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Good to hear from you John. Also good advice on encouraging my wife to get in on the fun, besides, she is much better with the gardening piece! The great news is I was able to complete my track layout and run my LGB PRR passenger train starter set! It was a beautiful autumn day, sun and in the high 60's. I am very impressed with outdoor railroading, it is truely something I hope all model train lovers get a chance to experience. As with my O gauge three rail indoor layout, the true test of a layout and/or engine in my opinion is the "crawl test". That LGB set was able to crawl the entire loop with no evidence of voltage drop. The hard work was well worth it. I sat and just watched that train all afternoon. There is one area that my LGB 40' box cars frequently derail negotiating a 90 degree R1 curve. I am not using R1 curves in this section by choice but by necessity. When running my full scale stock, the GP30 (USA Trains) seems to pull the box car immediately following off the track by the coupler. The couplers are the stock hook and loop type. I was surprized because these couplers seem they would be more forgiving than knuckles. Is there a optimal coupler to use when you are forced to use sections of R1 track in your layout? What is an "idler car"? I thought I had read somewhere about putting one behind an engine to help negotiate tight curves. Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know I'm up and running and thanks for all your insights! You are a great group! <br /> <br />PS- I still have lots of questions!!!!! <br /> <br />Rich
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