https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/03/rivarossi-2-8-4-pulling-20-cars-on-loop.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rivarossi-2-8-4-pulling-20-cars-on-loop Model railroads and model trains Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:30:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/03/rivarossi-2-8-4-pulling-20-cars-on-loop.html#comment-57451 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:30:23 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6466#comment-57451 It should be fine, assuming your cars are average weight. Even some smaller locos wouldn’t have too much of an issue.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/03/rivarossi-2-8-4-pulling-20-cars-on-loop.html#comment-57255 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:41:03 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6466#comment-57255 How do you maintain a sense of reality with a 20 car train on an 8 x 4 layout? No, I’m not having a shot at you, but that train would be chasing its own tail.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2022/03/rivarossi-2-8-4-pulling-20-cars-on-loop.html#comment-57249 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 02:27:52 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6466#comment-57249 It should be ok to pull 20 cars as long as the track is flat. It there are inclines greater than 2% I might need to reduce the cars. Keep in mind a used steamer might have lost some pulling power too.

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