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HO Wagon Weight
Stanley wants advice from others in the hobby:
“Dear Readers. This question has probably been asked many times [and answered] but I am in the dark about what is an average weight per wagon [European] to hold to the track properly especially curves and turnouts? In other words: 40 ft.= total ounces per car. 50 ft.= total ounces per car. Thank you for all your help !”
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Stanley, there is an excellent chart and article on this in the online model train club section on overcoming problems (level 4).
http://www.modeltrainclub.org/members/overcoming-problems/correct-weights-for-freight-and-passenger-cars.html
Thanks for the link to the chart and article.
thanks for the chart – very handy
The easy answer is:
Scale Weight HO rolling stock 1 oz. + ½ oz. per inch (length of car)