Okay, I have been reading bits and pieces of problems with trains, locos mostly, that occur after long term storage, I am talking more than a year, perhaps several years. I have locos that I purchased as new, although they were already old, that have never been run. So, my question is what should I do prior to attempting to run them? I know that oiling, and perhaps greasing gears, priming smokers, and inspecting traction tires should be done, but are there other operations that need to be done prior to operating?
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