Lead engine in consist

[Dean]

I don't know if everyone saw this info on another forum, so I'll copy it here.

If you change the Top Speed, Accel rate and Decel rate in the lead engine of a consist, all the other engines in the consist will run exactly like the lead without changing their settings. The Start boost probably works too, but I didn't try it.

[William Brillinger]

Which other forum?

[Dean]

Model Railroader.

[nodcc4me]

I've never heard that one before. AFAIK, it is not mentioned anywhere on the Ring website. 

[Dean]

It does make some sense.  It says that once you pick your lead engine the rest will follow even if the lead slows down going up a hill. That's why you can split your consist into lead engines and pushers.
Cool!

[William Brillinger]

Sure, it's part of the consisting, the locomotives have to inherit the same basic characteristics to run together.
That's part of the the magic of RailPro speed matching.