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Could not open attachment Spawn, I apologize, I thought I PM'ed you about your edits. The files contained in your ZIP attached to the message above were .RAR files, not .RAL files. As such, the Righttrack software did not recognize them, and could not open them. Either reattach a zip with...

Back with another plan After a bit of a forced hiatus (I had a water pipe freeze and burst on the 2nd floor of the house), I am back thinking about possible track plans. After spending time measuring out available space in my shop, I really can't do a "dog bone" type of layout, because of the...

Thanks for the info Never knew that tidbit about The Rock. Of course I really don't all that much about anything relating to railroads, as I am very green when it comes to all of this.

Hey Viperman Viperman, we have ourselves a Winter Storm Watch for this weekend in Chicago. Per Weather.com: THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS AND THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN INDIANA. SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE GREATEST...

Hey Bearman. I too am working on a track plan, but have recently gotten sidetracked due to a burst water pipe in the house about 3 weeks ago. I hope to get my plan modified and back up here for some good input. Anyway, I like the overall look of your layout, but I am wondering what the...

From one newbie to the hobby (me) to a newbie to The Gauge, let me say Welcome Aboard! I have found this site to be a great resource for someone that has very little knowledge of model railroading. Like Andrew said, spend some time going through threads in the forums here, and you will pick up...

Spawn of Chaos, attached to this post (hopefully attached) are 2 RTS files in a zip - the one I posted at the beginning and 1 modification. As I am not sure if the larger layout will work, I still want to maximize this layout in case this is the route I go. Thanks for the help.

Wow. You all have given me some great ideas to think about! I think I am steering myself (with your help!) towards a longer layout that narrows in the middle, with bigger turns on the two ends. This might help me in two ways, I could get 22+ inch turns for more flexibility; and I could make a...

Santa Fe - I totally agree with thinking/planning this layout for a while before actually doing it. That's why I'm here at The Gauge! Spawn, I sent you a message regarding how to get the RTS file to you. To Alan and Lynn, I have thought about doing a longer (10+ feet) more "dog-boned" layout...

CRed, Triplex, Wickman and Russ, thanks for the compliments and advice on the track plan. Wickman, as far as it being walkaround, yes it will be. I plan to have about 18 inches along the back side of the 8x4. I should be able to get to all areas without having to put a hole in the middle...

Hey all. I have been lurking on this board for about 6 months now. This past summer I was cleaning out my shop and happened upon 2 boxes of old Lionel train stuff that was my older brothers (circa 40’s to 60’s). I never had my own train set, and typically just watched my older brothers play...

Question to Prodigy I am getting close (probably about 2 months out) to starting my first ever layout (I am a total newb to all this), and am right now designing some possible layouts for a 4x8 layout similar to yours. I like how you have an inner and outer loop, but am wondering what radius's...

Just checking to see if my avatar works, figured this was a good place to try it out!