Locomotive weight is the first thing that comes to mind. Too light for the grade and weight pull. First I would look at.
how old is that Bachman?
shane
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Hello everyone, I am currently in the process of building a new multi deck layout and I just completed the first continuous loop on the bottom deck. The layout is a folding dog bone with a a 2% grade and 30" inside and 32" outside curve radius on one side. I have a Bachmann 4-8-4 and a MTH 4-8-4 that I am trying to pull a 5 car passenger train with and both locos slip and struggle to make it up this grade. It does not seem like these engines should be struggling with such a small load. Does anybody think this is normal? Should I look into weighing the engines down?
I have a Broadway Limited Y6B that can pull a 16 car freight train around this loop like there aint nothing to it. So I feel like its not a track problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated because I had visions for pulling 11 car passenger trains around this layout. Thank you