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I went to the local tire store and bought some strips of wheel weights (the kind with the adhesive on the back. They are marked at 1 oz. intervals. The NMRA standard I think is .15 per inch of car (40 ft. car .45, 50 ft. .60), I just cut the weights in half (half oz. each). Been using them this way for 7 years with no problems. Having said that some rolling stock (flat cars, tank cars etc.) don't have a place to put any weight of any kind that I know of. Your best bet for reliable operation is weight the cars you can and make sure your trackwork is flawless!!! Use quality wheelsets (I use micro trains only), make sure wheel sets and track are in gauge etc. Oh and during all this don't forget to have fun!!!!!!
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