LOL, nice one!

Awesome. How'd the locomotive and aluminium track work out?

The track worked out as planned and required little adjustment other than smearing some grease along the inner railhead to stop some grinding in a couple of tight spots.

The locomotive worked well and ran all day on a single set of marine batteries. With my track sitting on a somewhat steep grade in the parking lot and adults wanting to ride I eventually started riding the engine itself to increase adhesion.

Ahh, I was wondering why you were riding it as you were :)

I wonder if you could add additional weight on site. Did the wheelslip cause much rainhead galling?

Ahh, I was wondering why you were riding it as you were :)

I wonder if you could add additional weight on site. Did the wheelslip cause much rainhead galling?

The rails are made from high strength structral aluminum and I haven't seen any type of damage caused by wheelslip or grinding as off yet. Thats other than the inner railhead having a bit of a "rough" feeling when you run your finger along it.

I might be able to add some additional weight using steel plates if I can find the correct size. The batteries inside the casing take up alot of room.