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Are these tank engines ? [ If so, the pickup shoes are the only engine-related fix ]. <br />However, if they are tender engines, and the tender is "only along for the ride" electrically, there is another choice. This involves using a pair of insulated metal tender trucks,mounting in opposite orientation, and running two small wires from them to the motor, across the drawbar.I did this with an old Rivarossi 0-6-0 many years ago, using what would now be MDC Roundhouse #2903 trucks, which come with the axle wipers. I wound up fastening the drawbar connection with a 2-56 screw so the wires could not inadvertently be pulled on. Be sure to add acouple of ozs. weight to the tender.This worked quite well, as the tender pickup was on track whenever the engine was on an insulated frog. It also made a difference on "less-than-sparkling-clean" track.regards/Mike
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