Well "Go Figure"............ since my last posting about my Atlas 89'ers on how scrap they ride, I decided to go with more Trainworx 85'ers since all of other 85'ers run fine, I bought 6 C&O tofc and 3 WP cofc ......... the WP cars run fine, but the 1st 3 C&O cars I took out are awful. 2 of the cars' trucks wont turn enough (freely) and the other car is riding tilted to one side. ¤¤¤!!! I have been so pissed that I haven't even taken the other 3 out yet........ might just smash them all.........any one else have these problems???
Nope, all of my Trainworx flats have performed flawlessly. I had three that wouldn't roll very freely. Closer inspections showed that the axles had been popped out of the truck frames as they were inserted in the box. After popping them back into place they ran great but were a little loose. Two of the three I was able to bend gently back to where it should have been, the other was bad enough that I contact Pat and he sent me a new truck free for a replacement. Contact Pat at Trainworx and explain to him whats wrong, DO NOT demand repair, explain politely and Pat will work with you.
My trainworx flats did not have any of those issues. Yes, my Atlas did. I did a little work with the dremel on the bottom and now no problems at all. I did have one BLMA that seemed to derail routinely. I did a wheel swap between the trucks and it fixed it. Why I don't know but I am not going to complain.
If a close visual inspection does not reveal any obvious problem, I would follow the above suggestion.
