Hey John. Don't get discouraged yet. I do have a gray 260e engine that can pull 6 older Lionel tinplate freight cars plus a caboose without any trouble even at slow speeds. I've read a lot of posts somewhere on here regarding the slipping problem. At one point 2 years ago I tried Snot which was a terrible experience. If you aren't familiar, it's a jar of sticky stuff you apply to the drive wheels of your engine and it's supposed to form a type of traction tire. It didn't work for me. It just made a bumpy mess that I had to scrape and grind off the wheels. Some people are masters of applying it and I am not a master (obviously) lol. Anyway, don't forget to clean the engine drivers when you clean the track. If the oil or grease is on the wheels you will just put it back on the track. I use an electrical cleaner that is made for plastic so I don't melt anything and spray it on a Q tip and then just wipe the driver wheels to get any oil off. I just tried that and cleaned the track for the umpteenth time and spread the truck frames apart a little more on the passenger cars and it at least runs for a while now. Not like my other sets do, but maybe I'm making progress. Yippee !!
Scott
