Thanks everyone!
Running the tram is interesting.
My free flight (to borrow a term from a former hobby) locos are small and I've learned how to dial them in so that they can make it around the loop while maintaining realistic average speeds, ~11-16 scale mph, mostly hands-off.
The tram is heavy beast and loses speed in the curves requiring higher velocities in the straights to make it around, which was a little disappointing at first. A bunch of runs later, I'm getting the hang of using R/C to drive it around the loop at low speeds, which is far more fun that I expected. I actually have to pay attention! I can definitely see the advantage of having R/C on longer, twisty layouts with grades.
The tram is still breaking (wearing?) in, so I'm sure the running characteristics will change a bit over time.
It's nice having the time to think about these things.
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