@Mike R posted:Hi guys,
I bought this engine new in 96 along with the four pack and eventually the two car add on set of heavyweights. It was so tight when I got it. It would hardly pull two of the heavyweights. I kept running it and kept it greased and lubed up and eventually it became a nice puller. Pulls all 6 cars with ease now.
This is very true of the large Hudson locomotives. My #704 Santa Fe (made the same year as the 763e tribute loco) took 80 hours of operation before it loosened up.