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In comparison to all wheel diesel electrical pickup(assuming this is what you have) steam locos can be quite finicky-temperamental and problematic. Part of the problem with steam is insufficient electrical pickups and as your loco rides over poorly connected rail/dirty track/dirty wheels, the locomotive momentarily loses electric contact. Those units that have a combination of loco plus tender pickups can bridge this problem thus allowing for a smoother operating loco. Generally there is at least 2 1/2" distance between diesel all pickup trucks so the any track problems may un-noticed. Any lubrication should be moderate but is not an all cure solution. IHC does make loco/tender models with electrical pick-ups like the 4-8-2 mountain etc. Perhaps you can exchange your model.
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