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.
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
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.
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.