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Hi all
Was just wondering what the longest train was you have seen or heard of in N scale.
Personally at our Ntrak club back in 2000 we ran a 167 car train but ran out of space. There was less than a car’s length betwwen loco and caboose. It decoupled a few times and I was amazed at the weight of the train! Also amazed at how strong MT couplers are. The decoupling only happened with the non MT couplers. Used 7 Kato C44-9’s with dcc to pull it. Of course no issue.
Then I read an N Trak newsletter and it had in an article about a series about the longest train record attempt. Think it was the early 80’s. I recall a mention of 1130 Micro-Trains twin bay coal hoppers. Can anyone remember?
Let us hear your stories or experiences.
Was just wondering what the longest train was you have seen or heard of in N scale.
Personally at our Ntrak club back in 2000 we ran a 167 car train but ran out of space. There was less than a car’s length betwwen loco and caboose. It decoupled a few times and I was amazed at the weight of the train! Also amazed at how strong MT couplers are. The decoupling only happened with the non MT couplers. Used 7 Kato C44-9’s with dcc to pull it. Of course no issue.
Then I read an N Trak newsletter and it had in an article about a series about the longest train record attempt. Think it was the early 80’s. I recall a mention of 1130 Micro-Trains twin bay coal hoppers. Can anyone remember?
Let us hear your stories or experiences.