Wow!! thanks for all the kind comments friends!!
Hi Drew,, so glad I have helped you appreciate Traction a little more, That is a bonus for me my friend
Regarding the "noise'' the traction / box motors ect make .
They are in a class of there own Drew,, you have got to experiance the"tick a tick a tick a compressor makes as they idle or, the whine of the motors as they power up,, the sounds of the wheels and flanges as the negotiate the various trackage, and of course the wire as it "sings" when the pole/pan glide under the wire. Just to mention a few sounds.
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If you can visit a Traction museum, and ride the rails, then you will know!