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Update 11-06-2022

Dave Ripp. Appreciate your comment. BEEPs are really neat locomotives and the pulling power of a BEEP has been demonstrated many times in GRJ videos and on customer posts thru YouTube. If anyone had a problem with BEEP operation, it usually was due to track conditions...grade  or curve etc., or perhaps a blown circuit board. BEEPs were programmed to run at a lower high speed and if a customer tried to 'crank up' the voltage, a burned circuit board was the result. These original BEEP circuit boards were upgraded on later production and were replaced until BEEP production ended almost 10 years ago.

Ken lionel...By the way, a burnt circuit board usually resulted in a slower speed with a greatly reduced pulling ability, (and this may be your root problem) but...the BEEP still ran.

Thanks.

Walter/RMT

I was operating G scale when the Beeps and RDC cars were being produced.   Would love to have a Beep and RDC in CNJ.   I'll be watching for new announcements.

Ward H... RMT BEEPs were made in CNJ livery x6  green/yellow/blue/orange, red/white. Buddy RDC cars made twice also. These all were at least 5-10 years ago.

Thanks for your interest.

Walter/RMT

@Ken lionel posted:

The Beeps ran terribly and pulled less than four cars!    The Bangs were much better but became overpriced.  

Here's a BEEP upgraded to command, it's pulling 13 cars without any issue.

Here's a BEEP pulling 5 cars up my 2.5% grade, no sweat at all.  It can easily pull 10 or 12 on level track.

If one BEEP won't do it, just BEEP them up!   Do it like real railroads, add more power!  Here's three pulling 18 cars, including the grade.

So where can i get my beep looked at to run the way it should on a conventional layout?

@Ken lionel posted:

So where can i get my beep looked at to run the way it should on a conventional layout?

My Beeps are conventional here's one running on 054 curves.

Yeah mine does not run like that

@Ken lionel posted:

Yeah mine does not run like that

I have a few bad engines too. MTH, Williams it happens to all brands. I actually lost a motor in an FM yesterday. I have considered adding weight and a second traction tire to an RMT just to see what it can pull.  I don't run them often but may put a tank car train together like GRJ. I may also try double or triple heading like John that looked pretty cool.

I would start by replacing the old grease in the gearboxes.