11-29-2011, 04:52 PM
Justinmiller171 Wrote:I just set up a 15" half-circle and set a gp-7 and some 50' boxcars on it and they run good on it, it doesn't look good visually but it will work. all cars stayed on the track even at higher speeds and no problem with the couplers.
You can make cars go through 15" radius curves. German Märklin trains routinely do 14.7" radius curves - with free swiveling trucks and couplers mounted on the trucks instead of on the car.
I would be more concerned with the seemingly very tight aisle (about 20" wide?) aisle at the right end of the layout. It is hard to see that having a single staging track there adds that much in operational value - and having it there seemingly forcing 15" radius curves and a narrow aisle.
A drawing to scale and a description of the room would be useful.
Smile,
Stein