How do you MU?

I always seem to run 'back to back' with the cabs facing outward. No good reason for the decision though, it just look right to me.  Perhaps it's time to stir things up a bit on my little WHBL.

Peter,

You are right in that I've see real trains in all different combinations. When I run diesels, I like to run back to back if I can. Since I run conventionally, I need a dummy to run back to back. If I run two powered units, I usually have to run back to front or "elephant style". If I have more than two engines, I use all different combinations. Steam, of course, all units are always facing front.

I try to be prototypical...

This mirrors what I saw in May of 2013 here in Pennsylvania!

I normally only MU if

- I am running a A-B-B-A set such as Lionel's ATSF anniversay set.  I set it up as in the manual.

- I am running steamers, which all point forward, such as two H7s together, or something.

- I am using one powered and a dummy, as for example on several of my multi-units, so it does not matter.

- With LC+, note you have no choice, when they ran (before both my GP7s locked up), I ran the two together with one remote but both had to be faced the same direction.   

At least one of the SW9's has to be facing the other way.  This was a common MU used by the Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Unfortunately the GP7 which came used from the Pennsy never worked well in a consist and was always run as the lead unit.  The GP7 was set-up long hood forward.

Click on the triangle to access a video. The GP7 has TMCC with speed control (EOB) the Atlas SW9 are standard TMCC all working together as listed in the Advanced Operation section of the TMCC manual.