QUOTE: Originally posted by cnvan We easily run 90 car freights on very gentle curves. We have nicely weighted cars, ... We would like to have a curve of 10' diameter on a 1% grade and the curve would approach about 200 degrees, more than double back on itself. We want to be able to continue to run large freights. However, we're concerned about ... "shoestringing" a long freight.
Best Regards, Big John
Kiva Valley Railway- Freelanced road in central Arizona. Visit the link to see my MR forum thread on The Building of the Whitton Branch on the Kiva Valley Railway
QUOTE: Originally posted by moparman48 Being a semi-veteran model railroader, I still learn new stuff every day. Can some one elaborate on the effects of mixing short cars with longer cars? My rolling stock represnt cars from the '40s to the '60s, so I have various lenghts.
Jay
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