Lionel Legacy Strasburg 89 detail enhancements + derailment feedback | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

@T1Titan_ZachFOGR Forum Member

This weekend was filled with Strasburg activity on the home layout. After painting 89's wheels to cover up their metal outer rims, and adding a bell pull cord, the locomotive is on its way to looking more like the prototype.

My experience with the derailment issue: Locomotive front driver wheels derail on fastrack switches (using 060 and 072) when both pulling and pushing a train. Running the locomotive moderately slow does not cause derailments. When the loco is ran pulling a train with the added front coupler, the driver wheels under the cab are the first to derail on the switches. Also the front pilot truck does derail on switches too......

Looking forward to hearing fellow modeler feedback and their own mogul stories..... enjoy the pictures and running video below:

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7/9/236:44 PM

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RickOOGR Forum Member

I paint the driver "tires" (rims) and axles black on every steamer I buy.

It's the easiest/ smallest thing one can do to make the model look less toy like and more realistic.

7/9/236:48 PM

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