A careful balancing job will do more for the E6 than most steamers. The improved pulling ability happens when all four drivers are firmly planted on the rails, rather than the stock tail heavy imbalance lifting up half of the drivers. Without weighting, a method of spring loading the trailing truck to force the front end down would better approximate how a real E6 is equalized. Having equalized suspension in this manner also helps negate bobbing or other Ill handling characteristics set up by harmonic vibrations.
Been there with Lionel 's first scale E6 from 1999 and now again with the recent release. Hmmmm? Groundhog day is tomorrow.
Bruce
