08-06-2009, 05:47 PM
Looks like fairly tight curves, though. I can see a need for at least 11" if not 9.75". I don't favor such curves for general use. In your case, they could be troublesome for steam and passenger equipment. "Governing rolling stock" isn't the predominant equipment, but the longest, stiffest and tallest.
Fan of late and early Conrail... also 40s-50s PRR, 70s ATSF, BN and SP, 70s-80s eastern CN, pre-merger-era UP, heavy electric operations in general, dieselized narrow gauge, era 3/4 DB and DR, EFVM and Brazilian railroads in general... too many to list!