superbe AND I quote: "ONLY my Paragon 3 GP9 derails at a turnout in the trailing point direction." After seeing how you have had to tear up that section of the layout, unless you plan on getting more six axel diesels I'd have sold the culprit on eBay. Bob
AND I quote: "ONLY my Paragon 3 GP9 derails at a turnout in the trailing point direction."
After seeing how you have had to tear up that section of the layout, unless you plan on getting more six axel diesels I'd have sold the culprit on eBay.
Bob
Bob,
I'm willing to bet....He would have had trouble with any 3-axle truck the way His original trackwork was. A 3-axle truck does not track well with kinks in the rail...period. Unless of course, You file down the flange on the center wheel-set.
''Be happy in Your work".
Take Care!
Frank
OMG ! I fixed the derail area and the SD9 goes through smoothly. NOW the thing derails at a different location. No other Atlas, BLI, or Athearn derails anywhere neither do any of the rolling stock. eBay it is! PS just bought a BLI GP20 (on back order) to replace the SD9.
Gary
richhotrain In the past, whenever a problem would occur on a turnout, I would do everything in my power to "fix" the turnout. But, over time, I began to focus more on the locomotives that were derailing. I realized that sometimes it was the locomotive, not the turnout. If you are running 10 different locos, for example, and only one is derailing, chances are very good that it is the locomotive. Rich
In the past, whenever a problem would occur on a turnout, I would do everything in my power to "fix" the turnout. But, over time, I began to focus more on the locomotives that were derailing. I realized that sometimes it was the locomotive, not the turnout. If you are running 10 different locos, for example, and only one is derailing, chances are very good that it is the locomotive.
Rich