Inaugural Run HO Fox Valley Models Norfolk & Western Powhatan Arrow Passenger Train By Scale Trains

This is the Fox Valley Models Norfolk & Western J #611 and Powhatan Arrow Passenger train Cars. These cars will be Pulled by the Class J #611 Spirit of Roanoke on their first revenue run. #scaletrains bought MTH and this is their first HO set of passenger cars and steam locomotive. In this video we unbox, Review, test, verify accuracy of each car and operate on my Texas & Pacific HO RR.
One might ask why I would be running an Eastern RR on the T&P?
In the early 80's 2 gentlemen introduced Clayton, Darrel, and I to MetroMod which was a modular rr system that traveled to various venues to display and run HO scale trains for the public. John Magg and Ted Marrs loved their Norfolk & Western Trains and that is how it all began!
This Train set is to the memory of John and Ted.

Before I put the locomotive on the track I applied NO-OX contact cleaner to the Drawbar and Wheel Contacts as suggested by others.

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Tip: Remember to always kill power to the track before placing your model on the track, and verify that all wheels are properly on track before applying power. This process will protect your decoder from inadvertent shorts which can fry your decoder.

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Enjoy the video in 4K!
Neil