I've often seen posts here and in other groups about "I can't seem to get my 85 ft. passenger cars/my six axle diesels/my 4-8-4 to go around my 18" radius curves." followed by a plea for help, and maybe a stream of invective directed against the manufacturer of the equipment. I think when it comes to layouts we are all real estate challenged, even if we have a lot of space. My club has a 4,000 square foot layout with a 48" minimum radius and we have issues fitting things in to the available space sometimes. It's a universal problem. How to solve it? John Armstrong wrote some pretty good pieces on this. His "Steam Locomotive Frustration Index" was both true and funny. The best way to deal with this is to adjust your expectations. Your frustration level and blood pressure will both go down! You can still have realistic trains and tight curves by adjusting your equipment selection. This little passenger train is both prototypical and it will handle 18" radius curves. 60 ft. Harrimans and a ten wheeler. Not a steam guy? No problem. A single F unit or a torpedo boat GP-7/9 will work just as well! Who else runs small passenger trains? Let's see 'em!