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RE: (erielack) Curved turnouts



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> OK, I didn't have pictures of Schuyler Junction the other 
> night, but managed to remember to take a few Thursday night.  
> There are three crossovers involved, though one is tangent to 
> the curves and leads to the mainline heading to KC.  The 
> curved double track leads to Chicago.  Going away from the 
> camera, is the main line heading east from here.
> 
> In one of these shots, you can see the two curved turnouts.  
> You can also see the limitations of a Club layout.  If this 
> was my personal layout, there'd be either electric switch 
> motors, or rodding if I decided to model an Armstrong setup.  
> But in a Club setting, it's hard to get people to invest the 
> time to do all those fine details.  And yes, that's a Revell 
> tower, still in the original colors.  One member's been 
> threatening/promising to repaint that for a couple decades now . . .
> 
> Erie and EL trains run on these tracks . . . (for list content)
> 
> SGL


Nice trackwork! One question: Why such a wide track spacing? I would
assume you can get much closer, even with clearance for 89' flats?

	- Paul

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