Question concerning Atlas 89' flatcar

Have not had any problems at all with O-72 curves. Nick

my 2 rail versions track very well too.

The car is a die cast slab. I doubt it would have trouble staying on the track. I’ve not had issues with them staying put on the rails. 

Can the 2 rail versions reasonably go around a 36" radius (O-72) curve at the front of a train?

CAPPilot posted:

I have not heard anything about these cars and how well they track.  In 3 rail, could three of these cars, properly weighted, at the head of a passenger train successfully pull 22 70' cars?  I would be running on O72 curves.  Seems like they would pull off to the inside of the track trying to pull this much weight. Thanks.

As others have said these cars are one-piece die cast bodies and are heavy even when empty. Loaded with a pair of Atlas Pines trailers (which have die cast floors), they are, car for car, likely heavier than your 70' passenger cars.  If I had to guess I'd say from picking them up that they come in around at least three pounds, maybe four, loaded with trailers. I run long strings of them in my Santa Fe pig trains and never had a tracking issue.

In answer to Will's question, I've tried two rail versions on 36 inch radius (072) curves without a problem. But the factory-mounted scale couplers won't allow a pair to make it through a curve so tight. All of mine use Kadees with modifications to the draft gear box for some extra swing. In a few places 072 is a necessary evil if I'm going to model what I want where I want (on a home layout).

RM

Guys,

Thanks for responding.  What I really want are F85C 85' flat cars, but unfortunately no one makes those.  You guys obviously like these Atlas cars, so they will work for me.  Again, thanks.

Thanks Rich!