Tractive effort wasn't the problem; once it got out of the yard, the train made it all the way to Osier and back as planned, without a helper (We saw the train entering Osier for lunch later on). The problem was at least partly the sanders being clogged.
They Should have KNOWN THIS is TOO much TRAIN for a C18 locomotive ! The C18 tractive weight effort is way to light ... its Embarrassing for sure : (
Tractive effort wasn't the problem; once it got out of the yard, the train made it all the way to Osier and back as planned, without a helper (We saw the train entering Osier for lunch later on). The problem was at least partly the sanders being clogged.