12-22-2009, 11:24 PM
Just a quick little update - finally got a chance to sneak into my train room (in between Christmas preparations - we are having quite a few family members over for dinner on Christmas Eve) and do a proper test run of my ramp up from the barge terminal.
With nice cars (properly weighted, free rolling metal wheels, good couplers) my RS-3 pulled a cut of 5 boxcars up the curved ramp with no problems, despite 19.5" radius, 4% incline and track not properly fastened yet.
It was a sweet little moment seeing the train creep slowly up the ramp. I might invest in some sort of railing or something to prevent derailments in that corner from being fatal, though - it is a significant drop there if something should ever happen :-)
![[Image: DSCN6007.jpg]](http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp124/steinjr_1965/warehouse/DSCN6007.jpg)
I'd better get ready for work and then more Christmas preparations when I get home again this afternoon.
Merry Christmas, people!
Smile,
Stein
With nice cars (properly weighted, free rolling metal wheels, good couplers) my RS-3 pulled a cut of 5 boxcars up the curved ramp with no problems, despite 19.5" radius, 4% incline and track not properly fastened yet.
It was a sweet little moment seeing the train creep slowly up the ramp. I might invest in some sort of railing or something to prevent derailments in that corner from being fatal, though - it is a significant drop there if something should ever happen :-)
I'd better get ready for work and then more Christmas preparations when I get home again this afternoon.
Merry Christmas, people!
Smile,
Stein