Doubleheading E8's

johnsullivan
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Doubleheading E8's Jul 16, 2015 20:06:54 GMT -5

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Post by johnsullivan on Jul 16, 2015 20:06:54 GMT -5

I own 2 NYC E8's and 2 PA E-8's. I want to doublehead them to pull passenger cars. In each case, both the NYC pair and the PA pair, one loco runs slightly faster than the other. I am using DC power. My concern is which one should be the lead loco, the faster one or the slower one? I find coflicting opinions about this issue in other scales, but I haven't found it addressed here.

These are beautful locos, and they run very well. I just don't want to burn one out. What does anyone think about this?

shamoo737 Superintendent Posts: 521	Doubleheading E8's Jul 16, 2015 21:45:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by shamoo737 on Jul 16, 2015 21:45:05 GMT -5 John, try to match the speed of the locomotives in pairs, then match them with the pair of NYC or PA shells.

domi
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Doubleheading E8's Jul 23, 2015 3:05:06 GMT -5

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Post by domi on Jul 23, 2015 3:05:06 GMT -5

Otherwise some people suggest to put the fastest unit behind the slowest, thus coupled to the train, as the fastest will supply most of the tractive effort, as couplers between both units thus will be slackened.

Makes sense for you, or do you want me to try to explain differently?

Dom

johnsullivan New Member Posts: 20	Doubleheading E8's Aug 4, 2015 15:03:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by johnsullivan on Aug 4, 2015 15:03:03 GMT -5 Dom, Shamoo, thank you for your replies. Dom, your explanation made perfect sense to me. I have ordered the new B&O F3's and am curious to see how well these are matched to each other like the E8's. John

Doubleheading E8's

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