I have a 2001 MTH Railking 4-car pass set that kind of drags, and does not roll easily. ("Kind of a drag' like the song goes!) I am thinking that the downward tension of the pick up rollers is too much. Both trucks on each car have the rollers. Any ideas on how to improve?
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Have you check the wheel sets to make sure they freely spin with little resistance? I have noticed that now and them the axles get bound a little. Some careful adjusting of the trucks as well as a drop of oil usually alleviates this problem, if that's what it is.
As far as the pickup rollers having too much down force, I have not experienced that issue.
Highly unlikely the pickup rollers are the problem. On 15-year-old cars, it's more likely that dirt has collected in the axle points of the wheelsets.
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