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hello, <br /> <br />my name is john waite. my mother in law recently purchased a house and the previous owner has a nice railroad in the back yard garden area. she was going to give it away, the whole thing. i would say its over 100 feet of nice aristo track. i protested and told her i would take care of it, and resurrect it. well...i sort of jumped into this and in the last three days have learned SO MUCH. there is a decent power supply from the previous owner i think its pumping out about 10 amps. i went and got a locomotive- a little aristo 0-4-0. it sort of lurches around in some spots. i have cleaned the track and it gets better for a bit, then starts lurching again. also, the track hasnt been taken care of really, so its sort of coming apart at some spots. i guess i am just so overwhelmed but very interested in this. i dont have any cars yet, just a 0-4-0. how important is it for the track to be 100% perfectly level in all places? can someone give me some trouble shooting adivce? i would really love to restore the track and revive the railway. it seems like such a waste for her to just give it all away. any advice whatsoever is appreciated. also, i notice that the lights on the train flicker quite a bit when its being run on the track. i am in des moines, and ideally it would be great if someone could spend an afternoon showing me the ropes. <br /> <br />thanks in advance for any advice.
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