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  1. conrailocs

    Grades?

    Thanks for all the replies. I'm quickly learning that there is virtually no easy way to fit a grade in from staging to the upper level. What if I did some sort of removeable thing. I think they are called cassets in England. I'll put up an illistration soon.
  2. conrailocs

    Save money: Build your own Signals

    Great article! What's LHS?
  3. conrailocs

    Grades?

    The curved track at the top is the grade down to staging. The staging yard isn't shown but connects to the curved track at the top right and extends to the bottom of the plan. I would love to just build a helix but I don't have room for a radius any larger then 20". With this small of a radius...
  4. conrailocs

    Grades?

    Thanks for the help. To answer the questions, my layout is HO and the total rise is 5 inches.
  5. conrailocs

    Grades?

    As I continue to plan my railroad I have another question. With the current plan, there will be a 5% grade on my layout spaning 100 inches. This will be a hidden section so I don't care if it looks realistic. All I want to know is whether it will operate ok. I won't be running long trains (1...
  6. conrailocs

    Atlas Code 100 Switch Throws

    Hi, I'm building my first layout and using Atlas code 100 track. I need to find a way to throw my switches. I hate the look of Atlas's switch machines and don't have the money to use tortise throws. Does anyone have any ideas or solutions to this problem? Any help or comments would be...
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