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I have not seen this in a long time.. however I recall that large rigid wheelbase locomotives and cars need a transistion that is at least the length of the engine and tender + 1/2. <br /> <br />If you have a 3% grade and you see your equiptment "Falling" off the top going down or "Crunching on the bottom" going up then your transistion is either non existant or not sufficient. <br /> <br />The first sign to me is the front kaydee coupler digging in betwen the ties when attempting to climb uphill at the bottom... or derailing at the top because the wheels are coming off the track robbing the engine of any guidiance when starting down hill. <br /> <br />I hope this helps.
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