Following my last blog on this subject Trevor Marshall was kind enough to point out Mike Confalone’s work with super weighting cars. In a post on the Model Railroad Hobbyist forums Mike wrote: “Bottom line, if you want really reliable operation, and more importantly, prototypical operation, you should consider adding a LOT more weight to…

Creative fulfillment aside, one the main reasons I model railroads is that I’m mesmerized by the full size version.   In particular, the sense of overwhelming mass and the stunning horsepower numbers it takes to move just a few cars.  (A GP38-2 tips the scales at 125 tons.) As I watch YouTube videos such as THIS…