Bill: The simple answer is to keep putting cars behind it until it begins to bog down. The protoype RR's had tonnage ratings for each type locomotive on each type topography they had; more tons in the flat lands, fewer in areas of grades and tight curves. In model RR's, the curves, even when generous, are much tighter than prototypes, so it may be hard to find analogies.
In model trains, with all free rolling plastic (read "light") cars, engines can probably far exceed prototype ratings. As I recall we came close to max'ing out an SHS 2-8-0 at DPV with about 45 cars. The train was a mixture of brass, plastic and scratch built on 48" radius curves with very little grade. One of the layout curves is about 130 degrees of curvature and you could see the engine bogging down as it worked to pull the body of the train through the curve. Is that anbout what the prototype could do, don't know, but we nailed a second loco to the rear and everything was fine! (More's Law - if some is good, more is better!) Enjoy... JIm --- In [email protected], "wjfraley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wondering! > > How much rolling stock can a Mogul comfortably pull? > > Is there a chart anywhere that can give reasonable load's [amount of cars] for all locomotives? > Like; How many locomotives do you need to pull ----- cars? > > Lots of times I will see a SW-2 pulling 12-15 cars. Is that feasible? > > Bill > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
