Hi,
I've been following the "Why I Love S Gauge!" rhetoric and I must say, I agree
with all of you. I've been at this since 1962 and I must admit, it takes a lot
of perseverance to stay in S. We simply don't talk about the stuff that goes
wrong on our layouts,
I'll admit, I have thought of giving it up many times over the years, even now
at age 76, and even though I just purchased a BIG BOX of SHS flex track. [They
had a half price sale!] Couldn't turn that one down. Mary thought I bought a
real locomotive when that BIG box of track arrived.
Whenever I talked of giving it up, my wife Mary, son Jeff, and grand son
Nicholas, have a fit. I also hear from many of you too!
So, I endure.
I must have several dozen or more locomotives, hundreds of freight cars, it is
difficult to run all of them as I should. The Jefferson Central is old and I'm
constantly repairing the track, especially when I get away from it for a while.
It is surprising when you have everything running smoothly one week and several
weeks later you run the trains and things start going wrong. That is why when I
know I'm getting company, I work on the layout to be sure all is well, and
sometimes that doesn't work either.
Anyway, it spite of all my trails and tribulations, I did have time to work on
three tank cars that needed attention. I bought them from Billy Wade at a
convention, a long time ago. [Most Likely 1991 Syracuse] They have been run
before, but were sitting on a siding for years. Well, now they look pretty
neat, all weathered and tuned up.
Nothing like having some operation on Ye Olde layout!
So, I brought out my American Models READING #456 - RS3 Road Diesel [That I
purchased in Sept 1991] from our Jefferson Yards Engine House, attached a SHS #
94104 Ext. Vision Reading Caboose, and ran it to the lower division PCJ Yards
to pick up the tankers.
Man everything started going wrong. Not with the freight, but with the RS 3.
So, I overhauled the locomotive. [Checked it out!] All was fine, suddenly I
remembered why I didn't run the RS 3 that much, it always gave me trouble, it
simply doesn't track well. Gosh, it is a beautiful model! I always thought it
was the length of the wheel base.
I wonder, how many AM RS 3 owners have had the same problem, if so, what have
they done to correct it and so on?
Most times it runs decent on the mainline, but don't run it on the sidings,
etc., you'll surely have problems.
Yes, all model railroads seems to have these kinds of problems, but it sure
does take the FUN out of it, doesn't it!
Good Night all,
I'm packing it in,
Billy Fraley
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