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Pretty cool! Though it does seem to me it'd work better on straight track than curves. 

A little less drag for the propwash on a curve, more clean air to some extent.  How the curve wheel drag compares to straight, no idea.  Probably a wash as for efencivy.

Have you thought about a loco power type pickup from the tracks.  Have to see if the prop would get enough to provide the thrust needed, along with any voltage difference.  Would be easier than a battery in the car.

Haven't messed with trains since "N" scale started to get a following back in the late '60's

True it needs a lot more power than the battery provides but it is pretty cool

That it is.

I just built this one from parts I had on hand along with fabrication.  

They both look pretty cool to me. I dont even ger into railroad stuff that much but I like them.

Thanks!

Hi!

     You do know that they tried that in the thirties? The thing worked allright on the Straight runs , but failed on the curves. Plus it scared the heck out of folks and was very noisy!

     The thing is you could find a small fan and set the motor on the flatcar and then use the pickups for car lighting to get power  to the the Prop

I remember reading about Holland in the eighteenth century.  They tried rail cars powered by sails!  Not much came of it.

Yes but it wasn't really practical.