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A long train of early K-Line - USA made - cars pulled by a pair of powered Unique Art Rock Island F units.  To get the engines to run properly I had to disconnect the reverse units.  Two powered units will pull a nice train.  I was running a train of 8 aluminum passenger cars.  No problems pulling the train but the consist drew 6.5 amps.DSC_0245

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A long train of early K-Line - USA made - cars pulled by a pair of powered Unique Art Rock Island F units.  To get the engines to run properly I had to disconnect the reverse units.  Two powered units will pull a nice train.  I was running a train of 8 aluminum passenger cars.  No problems pulling the train but the consist drew 6.5 amps.DSC_0245

You nugged me to give my USTT (US Toy Trains) Metroliner some exercise. My tinplate table is only 6x6 so it had to share time with the Blue Streak which was already on the track.

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This morning I ran a long string of Lionel "Chemical" tank cars pulled by my PostWar Illinois Central F3 A-B-A** set.

***Yes, a PostWar Illinois Central A-B-A, see Yes, a PostWar Illinois Central F3 2363 "dummy" A unit (warrenvillerailroad.com) for the story behing them.

Pulling up the rear is a Lionel SP caboose that I custom painted a while ago.

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This morning I ran a long string of Lionel "Chemical" tank cars pulled by my PostWar Illinois Central F3 A-B-A** set.

***Yes, a PostWar Illinois Central A-B-A, see Yes, a PostWar Illinois Central F3 2363 "dummy" A unit (warrenvillerailroad.com) for the story behing them.

Pulling up the rear is a Lionel SP caboose that I custom painted a while ago.

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I checked out your link John, great job and great story to affirm where the trailing A unit came from.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of NJT; I ran an Atlas Alp 44 with Atlas Comet-2 passenger cars. A Lionel GP-38  NJT 4300 with 2400 style NJT passenger cars. A Lionel NW-2 NJT 500 with a NJT work train. The Lionel work train comprised of NJT Ore cars, tank car flatcars modified with bulkhead ends, gondola and extended vision caboose.

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I hadn't run my K-Line Boston & Albany #403 4-6-6T steam locomotive recently, so I gave it a run today - 09/30/2023. It has the original electronics so it runs best above 10 Volts AC and somewhat fast. The video shows it running at 42 scale miles-per-hour on my 10'-by-5' layout. The B&A used these engines in commuter service around Boston, and they did run fast. The chugging at that speed sounds very realistic to me and seems to be at four chuffs per revolution. The quality and detail of the model are outstanding. Probably my nicest steamer...

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I hadn't run my K-Line Boston & Albany #403 4-6-6T steam locomotive recently, so I gave it a run today - 09/30/2023. It has the original electronics so it runs best above 10 Volts AC and somewhat fast. The video shows it running at 42 scale miles-per-hour on my 10'-by-5' layout. The B&A used these engines in commuter service around Boston, and they did run fast. The chugging at that speed sounds very realistic to me and seems to be at four chuffs per revolution. The quality and detail of the model are outstanding. Probably my nicest steamer...

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Nice moderate speed, Melgar, for me to run mine like that, I need to have my K Line B&A tank engine pulling at least several heavy passenger cars.

I ran my MTH Premier model (20-21458-1) of Maine Central F3 #686 today. Shown on my 10’-by-5’ layout with a short freight train running at 19 scale miles-per-hour. Extended vision caboose #670 is an Atlas O model. The model of Bangor & Aroostook boxcar #1407 was made by Crown Model Products and the model of MEC single-sheathed boxcar #36123 was made by Atlas O.

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