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A single coil one ,with thicker steel sideplates might solve the problem - the couplers need to be moved further to the side and it sounds like they aren't moving far enough

Google up Faller road system

A cure for free-rollers is a bit of foam rubber jammed between the axle and the top of the truck - just supplies the little bit of friction needed

Bear in mind that you still need passing clearance between the two siding tracks!

You've already got it - it's called XTrkCad - just enter the track-pieces you have on one layer, and the ones you don't have on another(they will show as different colours, depending on the layer colours that you have selected. You can make up your own buildings as parameter files and put them...

Actually he has a VERY small dining room! Shortliner (Jack(away up here in the Highlands:D :D :D

...and on another RR related matter did you notice the hard-hat on the Gent giving the energy saving tip on the right hand side? Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

Well - my beltline would service industrial tracks within the city and handle transfers between the mainline operators - might need a few city ordnances to keep the big players out - but ain't that what poly-ticking is all about? Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

Gary - why not pick a city that both serviced and set up your own Ficticious city-owned belt-line? I have a 44-tonner loco that is lettered for the Urban Belt & Terminal - or Urban Bellt & Transit - which just happen to be my SWMBO's initials

Gary - email me direct - chacmool at lineone dot net - and I'll send you my compressed version Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

Gary - something like this, simple though it appears, will keep you busy for longer than you would expect, and make an excellent "starting" area - and can be expanded/extended later. http://www.lancemindheim.com/ with more pictures here http://rides.webshots.com/album/150460066WUZKIm I have a...

Not sure why, but I needed to resize to 164% and then print at 200% for HO. Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

Go to http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm and download and install. Now go to http://home.wanadoo.nl/schatborn/ Select what you want then Capture and then Save as .jpg and print at 200% because they are N scale

XTrkcad - cheaper than pencil and paper even, and a darn sight more accurate Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

http://andrews-trains.fotopic.net/c374578.html www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzles/small-layouts.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/small-layout-design/ should help with your question Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands

David - do yourself a favour and look at http://www.lancemindheim.com/ It isn't the FEC, but it is set in Florida. I think its one of my favorite model railroads - just wish I had the space. I do have a trackplan worked out for 84"x18" in HO that is based on it. If you went to N it would fit...

I got it too - and since I'm not, and never have been,anything to do with it - I dumped it straight into the black hole that is marked delete! They obviously have too many members if they can happily junk 50% of them. One of mine currently has 3576, and there is no intention of deleting any...

Big Jim - I think that this may be what you want. I should tell you that the SOLID turnout DOES work - but it IS weird to watch it do so - almost like watching a magician do a magic trick :D http://www.geocities.com/loggingloco1/dctramway/reverse.htm HIH Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the...

Gary - here are some more suggestions for you http://members.aol.com/PWhiteMR/ http://andrews-trains.fotopic.net/c374578.html http://www.naisp.net/mfischer/m_train2.htm go down to Layouts smaller than two x 4 and look at the 7th down - bear in mind these are N scale, and then consider scaling...

Well - if you aren't going to do anything with that transfer caboose, I can find it a home :) Shortliner(Jack)away up here in the Highlands