I have a few locomotives that I have yet to add to my layout but do not have the box the locomotive came in.

Decided that I should go for a display box for the interim.

Ran across a few cigar boxes and decided to use them

A CPR 2-10-0, once used in both freight and passenger service now delegate to helper service in the Rogers Pass area.

The new Queen of the main line

I’ve been building a scrap load for a hopper car, using—well—scrap.  Boilers that weren’t quite right for my Class A Climax, parts from my parts box, sprue bent and twisted, even a couple of old horn-hook couplers cut into pieces, all went in.  A few plastic wheelsets got cut to pieces, and individual wheels, aloing with a truck piece or two.  Additionally, a large sheetrock anchor came out of the wall in pieces—I painted that and glued it in place.  It looks like some sort of machine part.

Sometime back I read an article on MRH about loose or worn gears causing (steam) locomotives to "lunge" on down hill grades.  Now, I can not find article.

I have one Rivarossi Mikado that lunges, more or less, depending on the number of cars it is hauling on the down hill grades.

Can anyone advise me on which article I may have been reading, please?

G.T.

UPDATE: