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The metal is to add weight and help tracking qualities - dummy locos and cars that are too lightweight tend to derail more easily, and as a dummy loco will be first in a train after the powered loco, it needs decent ballast so as not to be pulled off the track by the weight of stock behind on curves (this is a problem for real RR's too - hence why they run empty cars near the end of the train). Hope this is of help!
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