Running Model Railroad Trains

With the throttle again set back to zero, and your locomotive situated ahead of an open straight area on your track, rail and connect your cars behind the locomotive. Roll each car back and forth a few inches like you did with the locomotive, to be certain they are properly railed.

When you are satisfied that a car is properly railed, couple it to the car adjacent to it on the track by bumping them together gentlyas shown in the photo.

When all your cars have been properly railed, remove the railer if you used one, and slowly back your locomotive up to the string of cars until its coupler connects. You may have to push the lead car against the locomotive gently to get them to couple.