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I am going to second (or third...) the guess that it is dual-gauge track. Andrew

Good luck! It's a beautiful station - very distinctive. Andrew

Nice! :thumb: :thumb: Glad you are back at it! Looks fantastic... :) Andrew

That's some nice looking benchwork! :thumb: :thumb: Andrew

Actually, this style is (or was) quite common in England - the idea is that the right of way is barricaded when the gates are open to vehicles, and there's no chance of driving around the gates when the road is blocked. Every time I read about some idiot driving around the gates in North...

http://www.northconwaymr.blogspot.com/ Welcome to The Gauge! Andrew

You do not need calculus to figure out the exact path of your easement. Any flexible "straightedge" will do, as it will automatically form an easement when one end is held along the tangent (i.e. straight) track, and the other is conformed to the curve. If you want to buy a fancy device...

There have been a number of articles in MR (and possibly others) about the use of mirrors. They all seems to point to similar issues that have been identified above. Note that mirrors with the reflective coating on the front are more delicate, but more effective. To be most effective, all...

So, if it was just the curve, you might get away with it. BUT... - Standard commercial turnouts (one straight leg, one diverging) will reduce the radius - Easements will reduce the radius - Setbacks required for Free-mo "spec" joiner track will reduce the radius My example above of a...

Xiong, Please confirm that Free-mo (as you plan to use it) requires a double main centred on a two foot wide interface? If that is the case, I would say you can approach the 48" radius on a 63" square. We (Ottawa HOTrak modular group - trouble with web site currently) use a 42.5" radius on...

Carlin had lots of great observations... One of my favourites (among many) was the routine about leftovers... "Leftovers make you feel great twice. Once when you're putting them in the fridge: 'I'm being responsible. I am saving food.' And again, six months later when you throw them in the...

Depends - best bet is to start with the maufacturer of said shells. Can you identify who made them? Next best bet is to get parts from a similar model - e.g. Accurail sells separate parts for most of their kits. You'd likely have to buy one to determine compatibility, and then could order the...

You've identified two sources of problem here. You have received plenty of advice on the loco, but don't forget about the track. A more permanent installation, with proper joints and soldered feeders running from a large gauge bus will definitely improve performance. Clean track and clean...

On Atlas flextrack, one rail slides. I think this is what he means... Unfortunately, it's not always possible - the sliding rail should be on the inside of the curve, so if you have a (broad) S-curve, the sliding rail will switch from left to right as you go through... Andrew

For more on eye protection, I highly recommend www.leevalley.com. They are a very reputable mail-order company based here in Ottawa. They will ship world-wide, and they carry high quality products. Here's a link to their Safety Equipment including safety glasses (standard, bifocal, tinted)...

While you can run DC engines on address 00 (and only on some systems like Digitrax), they will all respond if there's more than one on the layout at a time. Also, it is not a good idea to leave DC locos sitting on DCC powered track for any length of time. The howling noise will get to you ;)...