Whoa, running trains, a good session!

Proof that contemporary railroading IS interesting.......and visually appealing!

Wow! One happy little boy enjoying nice motive power selections and consists.

While I am more into 1940/50 equipment, I have to say I am impressed.  Nice work!

Your grandson is having WAY too much fun.

@bob2 posted:

While I am more into 1940/50 equipment, I have to say I am impressed.  Nice work!

this earlier session maybe better for you?

Thanks everyone for the great comments!

Very nice Joe    Good thing about 2 rail when one engine stalls you don't throw a traction tire.

This was GREAT!!!

Wonderful videos!

Peter

here's an earlier video where the smoke was off on the rear mainline. The engines did not stumble across the switch. I had an issue with the PS2 rear engine stumbling last month and I found that the engine only had one power pick up point on the engineer's side. I rewired and added another pickup. So now the lead engine will need this modification.

Ever since I bought the larger Atlas 7.5 switches, and have dead frogs, engines have been giving me grief. When I ballasted, things got worse. I believe glue residue created even more issues. A piece of ballast got inside a 3/2 engine and melted an axle!

I must have been lucky that I originally had only Atlas 5.5 switches and did not realize it. The shorter dead frog helped the engines.

So???? power the frogs properly? (more work and $$) or...Run with the smoke off? ( no fun for us) or ....modify every engine?

Moral= do it right the first time. Buy Tortoise switch machines or similar and power the frogs!

Urrggg.

@clem k posted:

Very nice Joe    Good thing about 2 rail when one engine stalls you don't throw a traction tire.

Which is something I absolutely LOVE about having switched over to the scale-wheel MTH diesels years ago. The only three I've bought with Hi-Rail wheels were two AGEIR box cabs because they weren't available with scale wheels, and a Williams GE 44-ton which I plan to convert to scale wheels at some point.

@Engineer-Joe posted:

Finally had a better session running trains. I believe when the trains sit for most of the summer, issues pop up. Caps are drained. Batteries are low. Track is dirty, etc., etc..

We ran steam first, and then diesel. I was happy our grandson wanted diesels on the rails!

He likes the smoke on.

Room ROOM.... my kingdom for more room 👍