Reply to "Now comes the F3 from 3rd Rail"

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Matt,

All my TMCC engines are set to 32 speed steps to use the real railroad speeds (or whatever Lionel calls it). However, when I tried to run engines together I tried both 32 speed step and 100 speed step settings. Running my 3rd Rail L1 (factory ERR) with my K-Line scale L2 (ERR upgrade) their speeds were too different to run together. I also tried running my 3rd Rail N1 (ERR upgrade) with the 3rd Rail L1 as well as Lionel TMCC scale Y3 (32 speed step only). One was always noticeably faster than the other. Different gearing?

I did run my early Atlas Erie Built (with TAS EOB upgrade) with my Weaver Passenger Sharks (factory TAS Cruise Commander), although not connected. After adjusting the momentum on them, I got them fairly close but not close enough for me to try together. I was concerned I might damage one of them.

Maybe I'm overly cautions, but unless the engines run very close to the same speed while not connected, I don't double head/MU them.

8/30/183:39 PM

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