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@Jan posted:

People keep quoting grade values for real trains.  Real trains do not have traction tires.  Eric Siegel (ericstrains) has a 6% grade between his two levels and has no problems.  Also, the shorter the grade the steeper the grade can be.  It's only the portion of the consist on the grade that one needs to take in account.

Jan

6%?  Yikes! 

I originally planned for 0% grades throughout the layout, but I will have to do something in the Steubenville, OH area just to portray the natural landscape (terrain runs downhill from the backdrop to the river).  I am looking at 2" in 72" or 2.77% maximum, which makes me nervous.  I am not sure what a long mineral train pulled by a 3rd Rail Decapod will do in this situation.  If I can make the actual change about 1.5" and exaggerate the perception that would be even better (2.08%).

George

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