Okay. I've increased the number of hoppers to 53, which means the train is now 5180 tons. All other factors remain the same - number of locos, same location, etc.
I release the train brake, put on the sander, and increase the throttle to notch 2. The train goes to 1mph and back down to 0 - obviously the slack un-bunching. I increase to notch 3, and the train begins to move, and 4, then we pick up speed. This is odd - but there are a couple reasons why this run might be better than the original time I tried starting on this grade.
Would mixing the YN2 and stealth locomotives affect this? That is what I did originally, while this run was 3 YN2s.
Another factor might be train length. This train was about half a mile, while the other one was about a mile, with many empty cars.
Well, it seems to work anyway. I'll try again with the original train.
I release the train brake, put on the sander, and increase the throttle to notch 2. The train goes to 1mph and back down to 0 - obviously the slack un-bunching. I increase to notch 3, and the train begins to move, and 4, then we pick up speed. This is odd - but there are a couple reasons why this run might be better than the original time I tried starting on this grade.
Would mixing the YN2 and stealth locomotives affect this? That is what I did originally, while this run was 3 YN2s.
Another factor might be train length. This train was about half a mile, while the other one was about a mile, with many empty cars.
Well, it seems to work anyway. I'll try again with the original train.