My thanks and appreciation to both of you. That information was exactly what I needed and makes my decision easy.

I'm interested in purchasing a Bachmann 1860-1880 combine car for my HO scale Bachmann Spectrum 4-4-0 Richmond Modern locomotive. Can someone please give me the length of the car and in your opinion, is it light enough for the 4-4-0 to pull up a 1.5% grade?