12-29-2011, 08:29 PM
The voice of experience from Charlie ! ...and I'll toss in my $.02...if the loco hasn't been run in quite a while - or never - a good clean and lube for the drive and wheels might be in order, too. Treat it like a "new" loco...clean, check gauge, run it by itself...slowly, looking for hang-ups/glitches in the rods, gears, etc. Likely the loco will loosen up and work fine or you'll find some easily corrected glitch - there or on the cars. I know, when I sit too long, I don't move like I should, either. Charlie, on the other hand, never slows down ! Bob C.
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