BigBoy with 100 cars

Almost 15 meters of model train on a U-shaped track with a little more than 17 meters of track to run. Big Boy didn't care, but the elevations and the weight off the entire train made it very stressful on the couplers. Several derailments later I finally got the shot.
Don't try this at home! :-)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• BigBoy
• Model
• railroad
• Märklin

[olsenmm]

@Retuvio

Both.

C-tracks makes good electrical connections - and they are easy to work with.

K-tracks are more beautiful, and more flexible.

[olsenmm]

H0 - 1:87

[olsenmm]

@Peppurr1:

Actually ... the cars are Danish. Even more exotic. ;-)

[olsenmm]

@ onilink1223:

I was using Märklins CentralStation 1 at the time of the recording. My BigBoy uses the old Motorola-format from Märklin.

[crazyracer12]

HOW DOES IT PULL ALL THAT?? O_o

[olsenmm]

@crazyracer12

Strooooooong reliable German perfectionism ... unstoppable. ;-)

The Big Boy was not even stressed, didn't slip or anything. It behaved just as it does with a couple of cars on.

The reason I had to run it dead slow was that the weight of the cars would pull the train (not the locomotive) over the curves.

Someday, I'll make a new test on a track layed on a floor, where I can get large curves and straight lines. I guess the Big Boy will pull 200 or 300 cars without problems.

[Multigameboy1]

The power of Marklin.... or it is the pullpower of the trail -.-

[Lightwolf333]

Lol. Vey nice indeed. What is the weight of the locomotive.

[adfgfds]

@olsenmm

Also weighs about 5lbs

[DMJames1118]

100 cars all i can say is wow, wish i could have seen more of the layout

[Defiant47]

This is cool. Although a bit strange. A Big Boy hauling European cars.

[95silverado1500]

haha dude! that little son-of-a-bitch is strong! just like the real thing! very impressive!

[MrLazyboy4200]

like this if u sat there and counted all the cars :)

[gnossticc]

Is the sound produced by the engine? beautiful!

[NodFlareon]

world's most ugliest steam engine ever

[vidfreak727]

big boy pulling to what it looks like "a thousand cars"

[Otterography]

My little N-guage steam yard switcher would have trouble with ten cars let alone 100!