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Sorry......interurban..you lost me...? Russ thanks for the help. I'm still looking at my situation here for space. If I can't find the footage I need I'll be shrinking my plans. Hopefully not. :thumb: Del

As I stated in previous posts, my future plans to build a new layout based on a Atlas Track Plan, has run into a snag. After disassembling my old layout this past weekend, I did some serious measuring and found out my dream 6' x 13' dream layout ain't gonna fit into the whole finished basement...

I like your advice sumpter250. The thought of trashing a newly purchased piece of rolling stock because of weathering it wrong, makes these older pieces suddenly have a purpose. Del

Thanks to you all for the advise. Roger I appreciate the link. That is a big help. Fred if I'd known you had some under the table switches from Atlas, I would taken them in a heartbeat. I've got six, I'm gonna need four more. English's here I come. (my local dealer) Del

My problem is that all but three of the 30+ pieces of rolling stock are old Tyco and Bachmann from my childhood and certainly will not go with my plans of a prototypical look. Should I list them on Ebay and take the money and spend it on some better freight cars or should I keep them? If I keep...

I live in central PA (near Williamsport) area. Does anyone know of any toy train shows that will be coming up soon? Maybe within an hour drive? There use to be several each year around this area, but I guess the interest has died. Thanks. Del

Nolatron, awesome pics! Doc I see you are using the styrofoam method. How do you keep it in place? Is it a stable setup? I guess I should also mention, I'm thinking of tunneling the inner loop and trestling the outer. Now I'm not sure if the wooden trestle is the right choice. When did the steel...

Thanks to all. And thanks for the pics they will be good reference. Dash you brought up a go point. I also was wondering if the inner track could be routed through a tunnel or a mountain side cut. By my measurement the centerline distance between the two tracks is about 4 inches. As far as a...

I'm in the process of dismantling an old 5' x 9' layout that I constructed when I was a teenager. Plans have all ready been selected for a simple double folded dogbone style with serveral crossings and turnouts. The interest here will be lots of moving trains with detailed landscaping. Hopefully...