Hello all and thank you for inviting me into your community. I have been a reader for a few months now and you guys seem to be very welcoming and knowledgeable. I am trying to soak up as much information as I can.
Anyway, to my question.
I have a bunch of old Lionel 'O-gauge' trains passed down from family. Some work some do not. Most are 50's,60's era. I am setting up a 6'x12' bench in my A/C'd garage and would like to set up a layout with all new track and electronics. With that said I would like to use it to test and get some of my old trains up and running as well as purchase some newer sets. I am not sure of the theme of my layout yet but for now I would like to try to be able to run 2-3 trains at one time (if possible). I want to do a top notch job and only do it one time.
So my questions are:
Can anyone suggest a layout for a 6'x12' area?
and
What tracks (brand and size) and what electronics would you purchase to do it right the first time?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Anyway, to my question.
I have a bunch of old Lionel 'O-gauge' trains passed down from family. Some work some do not. Most are 50's,60's era. I am setting up a 6'x12' bench in my A/C'd garage and would like to set up a layout with all new track and electronics. With that said I would like to use it to test and get some of my old trains up and running as well as purchase some newer sets. I am not sure of the theme of my layout yet but for now I would like to try to be able to run 2-3 trains at one time (if possible). I want to do a top notch job and only do it one time.
So my questions are:
Can anyone suggest a layout for a 6'x12' area?
and
What tracks (brand and size) and what electronics would you purchase to do it right the first time?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
