When is the horsepower value in an inventory record for a locomotive used?
If you use the Power on Grade feature for a train, the power of the Consist s locomotives are summed then multiplied by the scenario power factor to get the pulling power of the train. The full weights of all rolling stock including locomotives, caboose, and freight cars must be specified. For freight cars the empty weight in the inventory is added to the net weight in the waybill for the car to get the total weight of the car. If the pulling power is not adequate for the grade in the selected scenario, then a warning is issued.
