Quick question for the dcs users...What's your highest mileage engine?
Currently mine is a UP AC6000 with 3200+ scale miles.
Thanks for your reply!
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Originally Posted by Chevelle17:
Quick question for the dcs users...What's your highest mileage engine?
Currently mine is a UP AC6000 with 3200+ scale miles.
Thanks for your reply!
The fact that it is a AC6000 pleases me greatly. LOL
I love that locomotive.
You must use her quite regularly.
Pete
these guys 3616 scale miles and very reliable running as we speak.
Over 1,000,000 on an MTH Amtrak engine. Don't know the product number as it is not my engine but belongs to one of our club members.
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Over 1,000,000 on an MTH Amtrak engine. Don't know the product number as it is not my engine but belongs to one of our club members.
Wow that is amazing!
I run conventionally but I have several MTH locos with many hours on them. I have a RK Y6B that has, easily, 3000+ hours. It's had the traction tires replaced, and the tether is showing signs of where and I put some electrical tape on it, but otherwise fine. I have a GTEL that has nearly as many hours on it. Both still run fine.
My experience is that some locos (Lionmaster big Boy wore out, etc. ) wear out their gears and rod bearings and all at between 2500 to 4000 hours, but frankly I have few locos in that category so I cannot generalize.
