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I hope to attach a rough picture of what I am working with. The one the left is a 44"x44", the center section is 36"x88", the right is 48"x48" (overall length is 15'). The outer line represtents the wall of the room I intend on placing this in. I am building this in the three sections so I can...

1. What do you use to attach the roadbed to the foam? 2. Is it okay to glue it with elmers or is it better to use construction adhesive? 3. If you use glue, do you tack it in place while the glue dries? Thanks, Tom

I am having trouble with derailments on my atlas switches. When the loco runs over the switch the front truck goes through fine but the back truck follows the wrong track (it turns). Is there a known problem that I am not aware of? Is it common to add weight to the loco to hold them on the track...

I have read several times that steam locos can be hard to run on tight radius turns is there a type that is better for running on 18" turns? What is the popular brands that I should look at? I have dcc and plan to buy a steam loco that has sound. Thanks, Tom

A couple of questions concerning controls: 1 How do you control your switches push button or toggle? 2 How did you make your control box or panel? Pictures would help me if you got them. Thanks, Tom

I am wiring a layout and would like to know if I could run one set of 12 gauge bus wires to power two tracks with 20 gauge feeder wires since I am using DCC? I have two continuous ho tracks running side by side. Tom

Is it reasonable to run a runaround loop on a 30" x 72" ho layout? I was thinking of making a modular unit of this size where I could expand it at a later date. What would be some possible track plans for this size layout? Thanks, Tom

I am new to model railroading in general and need some help designing a layout for the entire famliy to enjoy. I have a table that is 5' by 8' and would like to use that for my layout. Here is what I would like incorporated into the layout: 1. Two individual tracks with a mountain/ tunnels. I...