slick204 wrote: And speaking of sand, it says in the manual that you should be able to see sand coming out of the tubes at the front (or rear) of the loco. I have the sanding lever up but I don't see anything. There's not a sanding throttle is there?
There's a limited amount of sand (supposed to be enough for two hours continuous use, which is actually only half as much as in real life, according to my calculations). If the lever is up but there's still no sand coming out (you have to go quite close to see it), you might have run out of sand
slick204 wrote:That would be great if it worked in the sim but I was putting down sand and still squealing and sliding!
And since you can't do a partial release on the brake, I just let 'er slide.
The way to reduce the brake pressure is to release the brakes and then apply them again, but less. Of course, that takes time, so again, you have to anticipate when to do it. You also have to avoid doing it too often too quickly, or you lose pressure in the auxiliary brake reservoirs and the train brakes come on with less force anyway.
