Mostly tests and experiments done in the last while. There is an area on a 072 curve made of Atlas sections, that cause my Legacy GG1 to stall. Because this particular area is were the grade transitions to level, I'm wondering if a momentary interruption of power is caused by the drive wheels, or rollers, being lifted off the rails. My other scale GG1's don't have this issue but their bogie wheels aren't stiffly suspended like they are on Lionel's. Not sure if other Legacy GG1 owners experience this, but any slight interruption of power requires a complete power down to reset the engine.
Picked up a K-Line K4s with TMCC and cruise. As usual, the fireman was having difficulty jumping the gap between the cab and tender with a shovel full of coal, so a new drawbar was in order. A shorter affair was cobbled together out of 2 washers soldered to a brass bar. Any of these type mods require a test run, just to confirm there's no binding on curves. It passed the test and I'm pretty sure a shorter one would also work. Rather than go back to the bench tonight, I just kept running the K4s.
Bruce
