Reply to "Anyone have the new MTH 3.0 Pennsy 0-4-0 A5 Switcher?"

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Ron045 posted:
MELGAR posted:
I run my MTH Premier New York Central A-5 0-4-0 double-headed with an MTH New York Central 0-6-0. Both with PS-2 and good runners for quite a few years.
MELGAR
Melgar,
How well does it run through switches? With the short wheel base I would think it would stall often. Is there a pickup roller on the tender? Thanks.
Ron

Ron,

Both the 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 run through my Atlas O-54 switches without any hesitation or interruption of sounds. I have never had one stall. In response to your question, I looked at the underside of both locomotives. They both have two pickup rollers under the tender - one on each truck about four inches apart - and neither has a pickup roller under the locomotive. Certainly surprised me. After a wheel and track cleanup they ran flawlessly today.

MELGAR

12/15/177:03 PM

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