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    Track and stuff

    Hmmm. I just bought 6 Atlas turnouts last night. :eek: I guess I'll find out soon enough if it's true or not. However, I'm willing to mess around with the Atlas ones and try to make them work vs. the much higher cost of the (admittedly better) Peco ones. I still need 2 more for a hidden...
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    What to shoot for in a layout design?

    I found the Carolina Central here: Model Railroader link And here: Track Plan Not a bad plan! :)
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    What to shoot for in a layout design?

    I'm pumping the board for it's input as I plan my layout. I'd rather make decisions now than after track is laid. :) This will be in N scale. I'm looking at doing something no larger than a typical hollow core door size. I found this site: Mike's Small Trackplans It has a lot of good ideas...
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    Selecting what to model

    I'm just purchasing track, and in the planning stages of my first N layout. Before I buy any rolling stock or locos, I want to select what era, locale and road name to model. I've sort of been using Ebay to gauge (no pun intended) what is available, and wanted to run some thoughts by the...
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    how to keep brother's kids away from trains.

    Go to your local home improvement or hardware store (assuming the reverse-knob thing won't work for you). There is a slide-bolt latch you can get in brass that isn't ugly and is easy to install. We had one on our garage entry door. If you mount it all the way at the top of the door, the little...
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    new to this

    Just what I wanted to see! :) I am in the planning stages of returning to the hobby, defecting from HO since space is more limited nowadays. I was hoping to find a layout somewhere on the net in a similar size with the ability to run two trains at once. Well, there ya go. :p Nicely done and...