Ruby on the Red Rocks Railroad

This is footage from the first time the Ruby got on off the blocks and on the rails. She's a bit underpowered, but I've still got a couple steam leaks to finish sorting out. She did manage to get all the way around the track without pushing a couple times until I accidentally unscrewed the throttle all the way. Ooops! Still a good run. Looking forward to fixing the leaks and getting it running around the track again.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• accucraft
• ruby
• first
• run
• red
• rocks
• railroad
• live
• steam
• locomotive
• train

[chappybolo]

I found that a good mod is to put a washer in the safety valve to increase operating pressure. Now my Accucraft Ruby can pull 180 lbs on level track at 50-60 psi.