n scale code 55 track

[Brakie]

Depends on when and where your layout is set. If you model the early railroads in the Rockies, tight curves were the rule rather than the exception. Locos and rolling stock were short. Huge curves are the legacy of the mammoth trains of today.

Railroads always use wide curves since they used large steam engines..Even a 4-6-2 required a large curve.