This loco has magne-traction as well as traction tires. If you don't pull more than 6-7 cars it will perform well. If it doesn't have much run time it will be noisy at first but will smooth out and "settle down" once the brushes are seated and the mechanics have had time to "break in". I usually run 3-4 single motor Lionel GP's in a consist as I run long trains. As I said before these locomotives were built with superior materials and will last a long time. At nearly 30 years old, I have found these to be very robust.
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