Don McErlean posted:COASTSIDEKEVIN: Wow it's nice to know that the 2355 can pull that number of freight cars...of course on my layout if I tried to run a train that long the lead engine would end up just behind the caboose ! I like Menards cars, especially the tanks. I have one of their AF tanks ( I am an AF retiree) that I run with my "AF train" pulled by an AF decorated BEEP!
Don
Don - 30 cars is about the limit on the flat, but it wouldn't be able to muscle that load up the 4% grades of my outer loop. The modern gear is really superior in that regard. My little LionChief+ GP38 can get 40+ cars up that hill without breaking a sweat - remarkable.
Kevin