I just bought a WBB scale GG1 and hoped it would be a good runner as I have read here many times. To my disappointment it cannot go though some Atlas 072 switches without derailing. I hope some or one of the forum members can help me on this . What can I do to get this loco to run as I hoped it would. The problem is when it enters a Atlas 072 switch , the power-trucks lift up and it then derails. Thanks, Fred
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The pick up rollers are probably snagging. They maybe out of alignment. Check that first.
Do you have the AtlasO brown plastic ramps installed on the switches? Try that second.
I used to have similar problems with some Lionel equipment and Atlas switches. It was usually the wheels being very slightly out of gauge.
I have the brown ramps in place. How do I determine the pick-up rollers are out of alignment other than a visual inspection?
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