Well... great info folks! I am preparing to put together a sample train of about 10 cars. I have ordered a few parts from my local hobby shop (ya gotta support them) and will be off to the Chicago O scale show this weekend. Who knows what I might find there. I am installing a Blunami in a brass NYC Niagara (williams) and so this will be the first locomotive on the Erie Shore & Ironton to receive Kadees. I should be in pretty good shape on curves... most are 72 plus with only one inter-city at about 56. This is a large double decked layout with 67 turnouts and that one long 2.2% incline (nearly 100 feet). I'll put this train to the test for a couple months and give a report back.
Thanks to all!
Troy