Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Case in point was the popularity of Lionel's Polar Express set which led them to developing and flooding the market each year with additional add-on cars knowing fully well that the first PE locomotives couldn't handle pulling those add-ons without doing irreparable damage to those original PE set locomotives.
I have never experienced "irreparable damage" or any other damage by pulling too many cars. My engines just slip if they are pulling too many cars.
Earl