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I used to run my track powered G scale trains in the snow. I would run USAT diesel locos because they had track sliders for additional power pickup which really helped. Light powder snow snow was the best. Wet and heavy snow wasn’t worth the effort.
I would stage the plow, loco and a caboose in a tunnel so it would be cold saturated when I was ready to plow.
Most G scale are built for running in the garden so exposure to wet environments are not as much of an issue as O scale may be as O are normally considered in door trains.

I loved getting up around 5am to run my trains in the snow before work. I’ll try to find some of my videos.

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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