Placing an HO 4-8-4 steam locomotive on tracks

[Ianw]

I have another "beginners question"
My daughter  gave me a gs-4 Morning Daylight loco for my 70th birthday. ( Good girl! ).

I have a hell of a job setting the locomotive with wire-tethered tender on the tracks. I seem to be juggling the leading loco truck, drive wheels, and trailing truck, and tender in vain (most of the time) without getting them all lined up. I suspect that I'm missing some fundamental methodology. I don't see how the re-railer would help me with this situation.  Help!

[ACY]

Each person has his own method, I usually place the drive wheels on the track first, then the tender, then adjust the lead and trailing wheels if necessary.

[daxdog]

I bought a ramp at my hobby shop which makes it easy to get my 4-8-4 on the tracks. My ramp was made by Kato, but other companies make them too. I paid under $5 for it.

[daxdog]

Here is that rerailer ramp made by Kato. http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/381-2502

[r0bert]

this ones on sale for $2.98
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/628-2

[Ianw]

Thanks to all!

ianw