Challenger derails on 6% grade

This is my Athearn Challenger 'challenging' a 6% grade on my layout pulling a 14 car train.

The loco derails once it starts on its way down the 'mountain' and the cars fly back and crash. its pretty spectacular

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Autos & Vehicles

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• train
• athearn
• challenger
• 4-6-64
• scale
• nscale
• n-scale
• model
• railroad
• steam
• layout

[rizz917]

How do you secure the tracks to the styrafoam??

[Wiredup335]

white glue is what I used here. But I started using household clear caulk for my latter stuff.

Track nails don't do too bad either for keeping things in place while the glue dries. But having some weights over the glue that won't warp the rails seems to be the best trick I've used. canned veggies and soup usuallly :)

[mstscrazyman17]

man hope none of the cars were too damaged

[Wiredup335]

no damage at all actually

[MrDaylight844]

I hope your loco was okay

[Wiredup335]

The loco's fine. Thanks for askin! Actually, it was a burr in the track that caused her to derail, and the derail caused the lineup of life-like cars to go flying back. No train equipment was harmed during the filming of this derailment.

[marshmallower]

The challenger has met its challenge.

[TrainTrackTrav]

"Well, here we are. Here's your train."

"What train?"

"Are you blind?! The one behind the ten- AAAAAWW CRAP! DAMN IT, NOT AGAIN!"

LOL!

[MPetrishen]

your grade looks uneven

[noah041897]

That's an impressive grade for that model challenger I thought you were going to use a big boy

[TheSuperdude827]

Did the couple just let go

[MrSkywaka]

is it just me or what because when my trains derail i tend to yell this like SHIT!!!!!!! and FUCK!!!!!

[RerailMe]

Thats a beautiful (huge) steam engine! As soon as I saw those cars going backwards at high speed, I was like..holly shiiittt!!!

[AlcoholicSemenStain]

Hahahahaa

[FasterThanYou321]

Ever see Atomic Train? It was a movie where the train was rolling down the mountain out of control. Kind of like the one in this video. I hope there wasn't any nuclear material on THIS train!

[AlfaBoi124]

Reconsider some of those curves if your gonna use BIG long equipment like that

[myjuto369]

oh noo!!!

[rizz917]

White glue? You mean elmers glue? My biggest problem is keeping the tracks secured to the foam. I've tried liquid nails which was a disaster, lol. You just use white glue for the most part? Caulk is probably good too. Maybe I'll try it.