Someone, either OGR or Kalmbach, needs to publish an exhaustive book called "All About Traction Tires" with chapters on how to replace them on ALL engines that use them, a reference table showing what tires fit what engines, the pro and con of alternative products and the consequences of not replacing tires at all. It needs to be well researched with all manufacturers contributing to it. I would buy one. I'll bet most of the rest of you would too. Traction tires, for better or for worse, are going to be with us for the foreseeable future. It's time that there was an authoritative reference to help us deal with it. I have a 2343 that is 70 years old, built in 1950. I ran it a few days ago. It walked off with 17 cars and did not even break a sweat. If today's trains are going to have that kind of longevity, we need to be able to handle the traction tire problem long term.
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