Comments on: Adding Hidden Pulling Power To A Train https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adding-hidden-pulling-power-train Model railroads and model trains Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Bob https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28592 Wed, 27 Mar 2019 12:51:05 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28592 In reply to Kevin Ching.

Stainless steel is not attracted by a magnet. It doesn’t rust because it contains no iron.

]]> By: Bill https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28480 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:24:27 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28480 Puma;
DCC is the way to go if you want the locos to work together properly. 50 cars shouldn’t be a problem for 2 modern diesels to pull. Grade and curvature are both items that will reduce the pulling power of your locos. If the two are not enough you could look at traction tires. These will increase by a fair amount the pulling power of the two locos and easier than trying to hide a loco in a box car.

]]> By: Kevin Ching https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28417 Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:45:19 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28417 Hi Purna
You could try what a mate of mine did and lay some stainless steel under the track on the grades and put those little high power magnets under the loco and as the magnetic field pulls down on the track this will increase the pulling power of the loco

]]> By: David Stokes https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28289 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:43:40 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28289 It is certainly feasible to dress up a piece of rolling stock with hidden power. Unless you use 2 axle power sets normal loco power sets might give away your cunning ruse. The modern loco models of Ghan power is more than capable of towing a prototypical Ghan. DCC is recommended.

]]> By: Gerald R Hyink https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28285 Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:30:36 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28285 DCC is the way to go with your proposed layout. You can sync 2 or more engines with DCC, It is very hard to get2 engines running together without DCC. 2 engines leading should be able to pull your train without hiding any engines. However with DCC you can have 2 leading and 1 pushing or in the middle and all will run together. Not being familiar with Ghan I don’t know if you will have any large grades to climb. I believe it is fairly flat.

]]> By: Geoff https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/adding-hidden-pulling-power-train.html#comment-28237 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 04:04:05 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5131#comment-28237 I just got back from a train show where they had a single HO engine pulling 25 cars. No grades, and the curves were maybe 5 foot radius. So I would think two locos would be enough power as long as you had wide curves. Not sure about grades though. The problem is likely to be the couplings not taking the strain. You might solve that with a “hidden” engine in the middle.

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