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Started by Truckbuck9900, February 10, 2017, 10:24:06 AM

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Truckbuck9900

hi I am new in trains. are there different powered engines or are they all standard

Truckbuck9900


jbrock27

Are you asking if different motors take varying voltages to get going?

Are you interested in DC or DCC? 

HO scale or another scale?
Keep Calm and Carry On

Truckbuck9900

well i am wondering if some engines have more power to pull more cars or do you have to hook 2 engines together? I have DCC.

jbrock27

Yes.  As a rule and not an absolute, the heavier the loco, the more pulling power it tends to have.  And yes, consisting 2 locos each with power can have the ability to pull more cars.  That is something you would have to experiment with as there is a power to weight ratio to consider.  Grades will also play a role in how many cars can get towed along.
Keep Calm and Carry On

phillyreading

Another thing about running 2 engines together, this happens in O scale, is you need to match the engine speed of the 2 engines being used. Like you can run 2 SD-45's from the same company together if they are from the same time frame. Don't use a GP-30 and an SD-45 together as they may have different gear ratios.
Mixing 2 different companies engines together, same model engine, can be tricky sometimes.

Lee F.