Pierre, Don't you believe that trouble maker Al Messy. There is no lifting required when loading any of my locomotives as they are all on work/storage platforms with wheels on them. I roll them out near the mighty Dodge Cummins diesel, put a short bridge between the platform and a removable track in the bed of the truck and roll the locomotives right into the bed. Jesse in Tennessee > Pierre, I think Jesse used the one inch thick plate on > the "Newbie" 'cause his son-in-law is the one that has > to load and un-load it into the "Mighty Dodge!!! > > Al Messer MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.