Reply to "So how do you make an MTH Aerotrain run better?"

lionel_046OGR Forum Member

GRJ, What kind of tweaking did you do? On my set the cars pull the rear of the engine off the track in O31, mainly on the curved section of the switches. They will stall the engine out or cause it to slow considerably on a O31 curve. After considerable break in, it seems to run ok on O42 but I must advance the DCS throttle to 12 mph before it starts to move. I have attached 4 aerotrain cars to a legacy GP and they run just fine. I have attached 4 regular freight cars to the aerotrain engine and all is well. I have added some weights to the rear of the engine - no help. It seems that the engine is underpowered for the weight of the cars & something is amiss in the rear allowing it to slide off the rails. I talked to MTH sales to see if anything has changed on this new run. She said she would check and get back with me but have not heard anything yet. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks, Harry

2/17/1611:29 AM

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