Hello S Gauge Forum,
I have been running my American Flyer-Chief Polar Express and Berkshires on a Dog Bone Loupe below the Christmas Tree. The question I have is has any of you had this happen to your Fast Track after operating the new engines on it. My Fast Track outside rail turns black while the inside rail is bright and shiny. I have had to replace the inside rail tire on the Polar Express because it expanded first then broke off the Wheel. I used one of the tires from one of my 3 Flyer Chief Berkshires which had two supplied in with each of those. I don't know if that had anything to do with this problem or not.Chief Polar Express. Oh by the way the supplied wrench with my Berkshires is useless to remove the nut on the side rail to install the new tire. I was forced to go out and buy one to fit the nut.
I am at present running the PE and PM Berkshires with rolling stock on the same loupe. The Flyer-Chief controllers work fine for this. The other problem I am Having is with smoke. Upon initial running there was great smoke but as I added the Premium smoke fluid recommended the smoke diminished to nothing except at very slow speeds. The fan is working but the level of smoke will not continue to supply fluid to the resistor so the faster the engine goes there is no smoke at all.
Does any one out there have any suggestions to help me understand and resolve these problems.
Thank You for your comments
Don