Southern Pacific Switching Layout

[torikoos]

Yeah! I fixed it!!!

I took the wheel covers off for a second time, this time I looked a little bit closer and I saw a few bundles of hair and grease wedged into the center of some of the wheels, I was able to pull them out with a small stick and now the engine runs perfect!

Now I will finally be able to run some ops sessions without the engine dying.

Thanks for all of the help!

That's good news Justin, but I'd still advise you do do a cleaning session of your track, loco and rolling stock wheels.
Otherwise, you'll be looking at the same problems in a few weeks time. You've got to think about where that hair and grease came from, there's bound to be more around, a good clean only takes half an hour or so, and you'll have a smooth running layout as a result. A bit of a clean up is not a luxury, I do it regularly, made it a habbit, and it pays off.

Koos