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Repairing water-damaged locomotives

By David Popp | February 20, 2024

| Last updated on April 25, 2024


Follow the steps for getting a flooded model back into service

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Model trains are often kept in spaces below grade, which are subject to dampness or worse, flood water! Fortunately, if your locomotives are left damaged from such flooding, it doesn’t necessarily equate to total loss. In this video, David Popp walks through the process of evaluating the damage through the steps required to get your motive power back into operation.

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