Originally Posted by Railrunnin:
just remember, the hours are running up on the meter anytime the track that engine is sitting on is powered. I believe that is regardless of whether the engine is "on" or not. Perhaps someone can verify.
Paul
Yes, bought a used MTH Proto 2 engine with 20 miles & 300 hours because the original owner (nor us!) knew it tallied hours when shutdown with power on the tracks.