The Monster Track Gremlin

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zstripe

Member since
January 2010
From: Chi-Town
7,712 posts

Posted by zstripe on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 6:46 AM

BATMAN

Mister Mikado

Open up all your boxcar doors. Your trains picked up loads when you weren't looking.

THATS IT!

There is a 1-ounce gold bar in every boxcar!

Wishful thinking........It was probably more like 800 bags of flour on the floor.....LOL Whistling

Take Care! Big Smile

Frank

steemtrayn

Member since
July 2002
From: Jersey City
1,925 posts

Posted by steemtrayn on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 8:14 PM

My BLI PRR J1 (2-10-4) had no trouble taking a 50-car coal drag around the layout, but at one point on level track it would lose traction and come to a stop with drivers spinning. Assuming that on an unsprung, non-equalized chassis only three wheels will be making any significant contact with the rail at any one time, I removed the axle with the traction tire and placed a teeny-weenie square of electrical tape on top of the bearing block and reassembled. This ensured that the tire-equipped wheel would always be one of the three making contact with the rail and the problem was solved.

Dave

Just be glad you don't have to press "2" for English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_ALEdDUB8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hqFS1GZL4s

http://s73.photobucket.com/user/steemtrayn/media/MovingcoalontheDCM.mp4.html?sort=3&o=27