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Slug, also known as DE6-860S , is a slug and a work train used to enhance the tractive effort of vehicles with electric drivetrains . To become available, the slug needs to be unlocked from a special garage, with a key that can be bought in one of the shops .

Once unlocked, the slug can be requested with the comms radio , for a fee , depending on the session difficulty settings . The slug can receive damage and needs to be manually serviced .

Slugs are repurposed diesel-electric locomotives that no longer have a diesel engine and a cab . Instead, they are filled with concrete, in order to retain a high tractive effort with their still functioning traction motors .

Slugs enhance traction of vehicles with electric drivetrains by borrowing their power output to their own driven axles, too. Now with more driven axles, the main vehicle is less likely to overheat and wheelslip . Slugs are most useful in situations dealing with wet conditions , steep grades , high acceleration, such as when shunting , and similar. To use the slug, connect it to an electric drivetrain vehicle with the MU cable .

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-Slug, also known as DE6-860S, is a work train used to enhance the tractive effort of electric and diesel-electric vehicles. It needs to be unlocked first in order to become available to the driver. To unlock it, the driver must buy a key to a special garage in one of the shops, find the garage and open it.
+Slug, also known as {{pll|Motorized Vehicle Naming Convention|DE6-860S}}, is a {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|slug}} and a {{pll|Work Trains Overview|work train}} used to enhance the {{pll|Traction Overview|tractive effort}} of {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|vehicles}} with {{pll|Traction Motors|electric drivetrains}}. To become available, the slug needs to be unlocked from a special garage, with a key that can be bought in one of the {{pll|Shops|shops}}.
-Once unlocked, the slug can be towed or summoned using the comms radio for a fee, depending on the session difficulty settings. The slug receives damage and needs to be manually serviced.
+Once unlocked, the slug can be requested with the {{pll|Comms Radio Work Train|comms radio}}, for a {{pll|Fees|fee}}, depending on the session {{pll|Difficulty|difficulty settings}}. The slug can receive {{pll|Damage Overview|damage}} and needs to be {{pll|Manual Service|manually serviced}}.
-Slugs are repurposed diesel-electric locomotives that no longer have a diesel engine and a cab. They are filled with concrete, in order to retain a high tractive effort with their still functioning traction motors.
+Slugs are repurposed {{pll|Powertrains Overview|diesel-electric}} {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|locomotives}} that no longer have a {{pll|Internal Combustion Engine|diesel engine}} and a {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|cab}}. Instead, they are filled with concrete, in order to retain a high tractive effort with their still functioning {{pll|Traction Motors|traction motors}}.
-Slug’s purpose is to enhance traction of an existing electric or a diesel-electric vehicle, by offloading its power output to a higher number of powered axles. To use the slug, the driver needs to connect it via MU cable to another vehicle. The connected vehicle will distribute power between its own and the slug’s traction motors. This increase in traction makes it possible to output more power without wheelslipping, making slugs most useful when dealing with wet conditions and situations where high power output is needed, such as when shunting heavy trains or overcoming steep grades.
+Slugs enhance traction of vehicles with electric drivetrains by borrowing their power output to their own driven axles, too. Now with more driven axles, the main vehicle is less likely to {{pll|Powertrain Overheating|overheat}} and {{pll|Wheelslip|wheelslip}}. Slugs are most useful in situations dealing with {{pll|Weather|wet conditions}}, {{pll|Grade Signs|steep grades}}, high acceleration, such as when {{pll|Shunting|shunting}}, and similar. To use the slug, connect it to an electric drivetrain vehicle with the {{pll|Multiple-Unit|MU cable}}.
-{{See also|Shops|Comms Radio Work Train|Manual Service|Traction Motors|Traction|Weather|Work Trains Overview|Multiple-Unit|Vehicle Catalog}}
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