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Good Afternoon Gang! I spent the better part of the day trying to get those Z scale locos to run. They have not been running for at least 20 years! Opened them, cleaned them, checked the gears and the brushes, lubed them, cleanded the wheels. Well, I got a 6 out of 8 - the boxcab electric and the big Diesel won´t even give me a hum. Btw, who says, that nickel silver rail does not corrode? The track was so dirty and corroded, that I used up a whole rail cleaner pad to get them shiny (and conductive) again Which leads me to the conclusion, that there is no way to get the "big" layout into working order - I will have to dismantle it, clean all track & turnouts and hopefully can start something new with it. Darren - we are glad we have not yet had a forest fire in our neck of the woods. It is way too dry here and we are on a fire alert as well. We are hoping for some rain... Barry - I am glad your friend is doing better. Continuing [angel] for him! CUL
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