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ok, here is the deal. i am modelling 1950's era with land like that of WV and PA. i have some cheap locomotives and would like to invest in a quality locomotive for my mainline. i really like the look of the Alco RS-1 and the RS-11 as well. i have not been able to find many of these other...

here is my layout with 15" and 12" radius..... and here is the little GE 70-Ton i run on the 12" radius....

i have a layout similar to yours. it is 3x9 as that is the only space i had available..... i have two tracks on it. the outside is a 15" radius and i have a figure 8 inside that with a 12" radius. on the inside track, i run a ge 70 ton switcher and oar cars.... it runs just fine and looks...

well, i check continuity and i have it on all rails. i checked voltage just for fun, and again it tests ok on all rails..... i think there may be a problem with the middle wheel on the loco not contacting the track. it has continuity with all the other wheels, but the loco stops when the...

here is the loco and tender...... it is a cheapo bachmann that came in a "chattanooga" set. but it does run very well for what i need (except at this crossing!). and here is the crossing.......

yeah, that's what i meant...... i'll try to get a pic tonight. thanks

the ties in the crossing are powered, but i think the wheels hit at just the wrong spots. powering the tender is a great idea..... but how would i go about it? anyone done a mod like this. thanks

i am setting up a figure 8 layout with an atlas 30 degree crossing. i have a 0-6-0 steam locomotive i want to run on it. when it hits the crossing, it goes dead. i have to give it a push to get it going again. if i run it really fast, it will slide through, but i don't want that. any ideas...

i guess i could do a bulge, but it is not ideal. this layout will be in a finished basement in a long narrow passthrough. it is 6' wide, and i want to maintain a 36" walkway as a minimum.

i will be using flex trac (first time). i have tried the 15" radius with some old atlas fixed track and it worked fine, but not sure of the 12". what is the problem with being on the edge of benchwork? derailments? what is a good distance to leave around the edge? thanks!

i am just in the planning stages of my layout. i have an area 3' x 9' against a wall. there is absolutly no extra room to get more than 36" out from the wall. i will be doing ho. my question is what is everyone's experience with small radius? i will be doing a main loop around the outside...

went to the lhs today and took my car with me.... tried out a few different wheels and found the Intermountain Semi-Scale 33" Wheels to be an almost perfect fit. so for future reference, Bachmann cars match up with these wheels very well......

great advice..... i'll have to give it a try tomorrow..... thanks!

i have two Bachmann starter sets that i am looking to upgrade. the cars seem nice and look good to me. i would like to upgrade to metal wheels. i purchased a pack of Proto 2000 33" wheels that the LHS said would fit. they do fit, but don't spin without a lot of effort. infact, it drags the...