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    What would you do with 60 square feet of table?

    I have three tables from an O gauge layout that has been dismantled; two 4'x6' and one 2'x6'. For the O layout they were arranged as one 10'x6' table, but I would now like to use them for an HO layout, and can arrange them in any configuration for HO. I have come to the conclusion that I have...
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    Athearn Rolling Stock Height???

    Why are all (at least based on my experience) Athearn cars too low to the tracks? To get the coupler to the correct height I have had to add two .15" spacers to every Athearn car. Has the NMRA coupler standard changed over the years or is this an Athearn problem?
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    Atlas Turnouts Yes or No???

    Thanks for the replies! Keep them comming. I have searched the Atlas forum and found many complaints about continuity and the frog height. Then there are claims that the the problems have been corrected. Honestly, I just can't tell if it's safe to buy Atlas turnouts from what I have read on...
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    Atlas Turnouts Yes or No???

    Hi All, I have recently returned to HO and have been trying to decide on which turnouts to purchase. I have read many threads at the Atlas forum on the problems with Atlas turnouts and claims that the problems have been addressed. I also posted this message on the Atlas forum. My questions...
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    Switching Layout Plan

    kettlestack, Where did the plan come from? Are the switches in this design snap switches?
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