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Consisting two lead engines with two pusher engines?

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Alan:
Bill and Dean nailed it. After you have done it a few times it becomes quick and effortless. I don't have grades that justify pushers or distributed power but I sometimes do it anyway just because it is so dang cool.  :)

KPack:
I will echo what Bill and Dean said.  I have run multiple units up front with DPU's on the rear and I do it as they outlined.  Breaking and setting up MU's takes literally seconds and is extremely easy.  Make the head-end units and the DPUs all part of the same consist. 

I have not had a problem with any cars getting pushed off.  Of course you will want to be present and watching the train carefully because if a car does derail for whatever reason, the DPU will push from the back and worsen the derailment.  That's just what a DPU does.  Railpro distributes the power so that the DPU isn't causing a derailment, but cars can easily derail from faulty trackwork, wheel/truck problems, etc.

-Kevin

KPack:
Here's really bad video I shot with my phone of my train running on my friend's awesome Keddie Wye layout.  I didn't shoot the whole train as I was controlling with one hand and shooting with my phone in the other.  But you get the idea.  DPU power works very well with Railpro.  And it took about 5 seconds to set this consist up.


-Kevin

Homeless by Choice:
I fully understand.  I thought that the unconsist pullers and pushers, consist all four, move up the grade, unconsist the four, reconsist the pullers and the pushers was the only method that would work.  I just wanted to review this procedure in case there was a better way.

I am glad that pushers do work and thanks for the video.

Thanks everyone,
LeRoy

KPack:
To beat a dead horse, here is a slightly better video showing DPU operation with Railpro.  Decent length train, switches, grades, etc.  I had a couple of minor derailments, but not from the DPU....trackwork and rolling stock issues.  The DPU was very far from the head end, yet never pushed too hard nor was dragging. 


-Kevin

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