One major issue I have is dirty track and stalling locomotives. No matter what I do, I cannot overcome the issue of locomotives stalling or lights flickering. Even after I clean the track, a few day later, the locos are playing up again. I think this is due to the layout being out-doors and the variation in temperatures and humidity.
I decided to build my own track cleaning wagon this morning. Using an old Bachmann Oil Taker as the wagon, I build the following vehicle which can be seen on the video.
Hopefully this will help with keeping at least the rails clean. I used masonite as the wood for the cleaner. Gave it a few laps on the layout and it seemed to do the job as the Walker didn't have any issues once I ran it on the cleaned track.
I am tempted to build another one and use both on a works train. It's pretty crude but it seems to work.
I decided to build my own track cleaning wagon this morning. Using an old Bachmann Oil Taker as the wagon, I build the following vehicle which can be seen on the video.
Hopefully this will help with keeping at least the rails clean. I used masonite as the wood for the cleaner. Gave it a few laps on the layout and it seemed to do the job as the Walker didn't have any issues once I ran it on the cleaned track.
I am tempted to build another one and use both on a works train. It's pretty crude but it seems to work.
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