macjet
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I went down to the club tonight to run my 28 car unit grain train. This was the first time that the majority of these cars had ever run on rails. The mix consisted mainly of Accurail, P2K, and Athearn, with a mix of other odd balls and my four new Intermountain cars.
All cars are factory weighted.
All cars are equipped with metal wheels.
All cars have Kadee #5 couplers set to the correct height.
The three 54' Pullman Standard cars are the one that gave me fits. The ACF 4650 cu ft C plate car ran well. Between these three cars they had to have come off the track at least 12 times. I finally wound up pulling them and dragging them at the end of the train.
Funny thing is my cheaper Accurail cars ran flawless. I'm a little frustrated that my new $25 cars were the least reliable.
I'm open to thoughts and ideas to smoother running. As a side note, these three cars are running 36" wheels although they aren't the only 36" wheel cars.
All cars are factory weighted.
All cars are equipped with metal wheels.
All cars have Kadee #5 couplers set to the correct height.
The three 54' Pullman Standard cars are the one that gave me fits. The ACF 4650 cu ft C plate car ran well. Between these three cars they had to have come off the track at least 12 times. I finally wound up pulling them and dragging them at the end of the train.
Funny thing is my cheaper Accurail cars ran flawless. I'm a little frustrated that my new $25 cars were the least reliable.
I'm open to thoughts and ideas to smoother running. As a side note, these three cars are running 36" wheels although they aren't the only 36" wheel cars.