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Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:
George S posted:
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:
George S posted:

A few weeks ago, I tried pulling a very long consist of Ives and American Flyer cars. I had some trouble with the middle cars falling over on curves. I don’t remember how many I was able to pull successfully. No problems today pulling almost all of my 800 / 2800 series Lionel / MTH cars! I was going a little too slow when I reached the switch in the first video. Enjoy!

 

Georg

I have pulled up to 60 Marx 3/16 freight cars. It takes hours of prep work to pull it off.

Steve

Wow! I don’t think I could fit 60 cars on my loop. I had about 24 Ives and AF cars. I couldn’t fit them all on any of the straights.  Starting them on curves is more difficult. To your point, I probably had wheels that needed cleaning and oiling, trucks that need adjustment and couplers that needed tweaking. The Lionel cars are also heavier and have better couplers, wheels and trucks. 

Georg

This is what 60 Marx 3/16 freights look like on 54" curves.

Steve

https://youtu.be/XRLS3zIrjFE

awesome Steve!

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