Grade & Train length experiments weight impact

It is well understood that increasing the weight of the engine will increasing its pulling capacity.  The question is how much and at what penalty, if any.  This activity was performed at the same time as the earlier discussed CAT activities.  Here the velocity and current draw are documented as well as the impact on train length at …

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