@cabinet Bob posted:Here's a video showing the Menards engine pulling 11 tankcars, 6 which are new. The other photos show the design and the gauge of the wheels. I ran these around my layout 18 times with no problem. I do have a mix of Lionel and Menards track to verify.
If you look at the wheel on the left you can see a large gap from the flange to the web of the rail The wheel gauge is too tight In other words the wheels are too close to each other You can get away with it on tubular track or lionel fastrack but when you use Ross, Gargraves or Atlas it is a problem. Those trucks don't like the frogs, gaurd rail or crossovers. Forget about trying to traverse a double slip switch or a large switch like a number 6 or 7.5
