i am about to lay some more track in my yard i havent layd track in a yard yet and was just wodering what is the minimum length there can be between track? what is the prototype space? if anyone has any suggestions please tell me.
standards?
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Some folks go as tight as 1 3/4" center to center though the accepted practice is 2". Gotta leave room fer them fingers to grab a troublesome truck outta the middle of the yard 
. Prototype practice is as varied as situations and locales warrant, each road having its own practices and standards. Hope that helps
. Prototype practice is as varied as situations and locales warrant, each road having its own practices and standards. Hope that helps For your first yard, the width of a boxcar plus the thickness of your widest finger.
Or, go with whatever your turnouts produce when you make a ladder with them. If they make it too wide, a short curve after each turnout will bring them closer.
I'd go 2 inches as a start.
Or, go with whatever your turnouts produce when you make a ladder with them. If they make it too wide, a short curve after each turnout will bring them closer.
I'd go 2 inches as a start.
Thanks for all your help i was thinking around 2 inches but i wasnt sure whether or not there was a nmra standard for width. Once the track is down the way you want its down for a while and you cant change it.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the NMRA standards, developed after many years of experience by many modellers. Here is their main site:
http://www.nmra.org/
and here is a link to their recommendations for track spacing and such:
http://www.nmra.org/standards/consist.html#standards
HTH
Scott Fraser
Calgary, Alberta
http://www.nmra.org/
and here is a link to their recommendations for track spacing and such:
http://www.nmra.org/standards/consist.html#standards
HTH
Scott Fraser
Calgary, Alberta