Chi-Town Pulls Record Length O-Scale Train

[nachoman]

I am pretty sure I have seen 200 car trains on an N scale layout before. The longest HO train I have seen was probably around 60 cars. These trains were on modular club layouts set up at train shows. The longest I have personally run successfully was probably only about 20 cars, limited by having a small layout. Once you get over a certain length, you risk damaging stuff like locomotives and couplers. From the article, it sounds like this wasn't an easy feat, and locomotives and cars were damaged in the attempt. I wonder what the total electrical current draw was for this train. I would estimate 30-40 amps.