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At ModelTrainStuff, we offer a wide range of track options to meet the needs of every model railroader. From basic straight and curved track pieces to specialized switches and crossings, we have everything you need to build a functional and efficient railway. Our model train track products are available in a variety of scale models, including HO, N and Z, so you can find the perfect match for your model trains.

In addition to traditional track pieces, we also offer accessories and tools to help you customize and enhance your model railway. From roadbed and ballast for a realistic look, to power supplies and controllers for operating your trains, we have everything you need to make your railroad come to life.

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A turnout (called a switch on a real railroad) is a piece of track that allows a train to go from one track to another. Turnouts direct trains onto different routes and provide access into yards and sidings. They are available in all the different rail sizes.

Both real-world and model turnouts are identified with numbers that indicate their diverging angles. The numbers are shorthand for the length-to-width ratio of the frog (the point at which two rails join to form a V). For instance, a No. 4 turnout requires four units of length to spread one unit, while a No. 6 turnout requires six units of length to spread one unit. In short, the higher the frog number, the gentler the angle.

The plan calls for twin main lines running parallel. Minimum curve radius is 24" to allow for passenger cars. I'm thinking the minimum distance (center to center) between the 2 tracks should be 2" with 2 1/4" on the curves to prevent the cars from sideswiping each other. Will this give me a safe distance between the tracks??

Another sticking point is the method used to spread the track radius on curves. I do it by using a longer spiral easement with an extra 1/2 inch offset for the inner curve - nice for prototype appearance but a real space hog on a typical layout. Another alternative is to simply leave the tracks 2.5 inches apart on tangents. Modern Class I construction has been that wide or wider (up to 21 feet) but the more usual standard for the transition era and before was between 14 and 15 feet - close to two full-size inches in HO.

It's just a personal caution, but I always trial the set-up with the actual equipment and in place. I recently built a spiral tunnel (helix) that was to run inside a mountain. Understandably, I wanted the tracks to be as close to perfect as I could possibly make them. So, I laid out the parallel tracks on their respective 33" and 36" curves on the curved roadbed and then placed my most imposing steamer which I know has the worst overhang, and a representative heavyweight passenger car along side at a couple of the places where it looked tightest. When they were well clear of each other at those spots, I knew I could cover the helix with my mountain scenery and expect to only have to access the underside rarely.

But by the stratagem of the mathematically and mechanically impaired modeler, you might be able to make transitions from tangent to double track curve using a different wider radius section as the transition into the curve-- a kind of low-tech and imperfect substitute for a spiral easement. I am too lazy to work it out in detail, but this N scale track plan hints at how the idea works.

I have nothing but great things to say about Fast Tracks. My only wish is that I had discovered them 10 years ago. I model in N scale and have been frustrated by the lack of reliable turnouts that look realistic. (I have tried them all.)

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When Safari Ltd. offered to send us a Train Toob, the Little Engineer was so excited I knew I had to do something special with it. I had set the bar high in his eyes when I got him the Steam Train Toob last year and froze it in a block of ice, the trains trapped and desperate for him to come to the rescue!

I mulled over several ideas while we waited for the Toob to arrive, but nothing excited me until the Little Engineer and I made some train tracks out of craft sticks. They were the perfect size for the Train Toob trains, and now I knew exactly what I wanted to make: a portable pretend model train set.

This time, I had brought some colorful craft sticks and markers in a blue pencil case. I started drawing tracks on the craft sticks, making sure to pick the flattest sticks. We had a few wooden trains along to test out the snowplows coming off the 3D printer, and their wheels fit on either side of the craft sticks, which we both thought was kind of cool.

For the sake of aesthetics, I suggested setting aside the colorful craft sticks and making a full set of tracks on the natural, un-dyed craft sticks, but the Little Engineer liked the colors. He had plans for them. The blue tracks would be bridges over water, the green ones would be tracks going over grassy, overgrown tracks, and the natural ones would be tracks with just ballast beneath them. After a moment of thought, he told me the red track went over a patch of red flowers.

In addition to the craft stick tracks, I made some tiny trees with some super thin metallic pipe cleaners, just like the ones in my Pipe Cleaner Trees tutorial. The only difference other than using a single, extra thin pipe cleaner for each one is that I wrapped them tightly around the tapered end of a pen instead of a cardboard cone. I also cut pieces of felt to create scenery (similar to the larger scale scenery in the last few pictures of the Pipe Cleaner Trees post) and included a couple of pieces of green felt to lay down as a base for the felt landscape.

I was amazed at how much I was able to fit in the pencil case. First, I folded each of the green sheets of felt in half and pressed them into the bottom of the case. Then I arranged the tracks, trains, and buildings. The trees fit at one end if I nested them together in groups of three. Finally, on top, I layered the felt scenery pieces. The Little Engineer requested that I add the steam engine, water tower, station, and a couple of freight cars from the Steam Train Toob, and we managed to wedge them in as well.

But then it was time to set up the model railway. With obvious delight, he dumped the whole set onto the table. Time seemed to slow as I watched, dreading the inevitable scattering of tiny trees and trains and felt rocks everywhere, my one fear regarding the practicality of the set.

Setting up the scenery occupied him for a very long time. He talked the whole time, mostly narrating an imaginary YouTube video review of his new model train set, but there were times when he was more intensely focused on the design of the layout. I think the small size of it gave him a real feeling of control over all the elements. And once again, he was getting a lot of fine motor practice trying to place the pieces exactly where he wanted them and being very careful not to squish the trees as he did so.

I would love to win the Safari Ltd Train TOOB because then I could create a small world much like the one you created. My kids would absolutely love it. We normally use our cars, but it would be fun to finally play with some trains.

Hi, I'm Jessica! While playing trains for the last several years, my Little Engineer and I have had a lot of fun and learned so much together. I'm excited to share our discoveries with other people who have kids who love trains in their lives.

I appreciate your time in looking up the Brio info. I purchased some track from ChooChooTrack.com after meeting the owner at a train show. He makes his own track and has a slightly different cross section than some of the competition which allows the trains to track better. Also, all of his sections are in even inch lengths, which helps with layouts for me.

I have a few dcc trains on a track and i want to know where they are so I can have them control themselves and not hit each other. I'm trying to think of a way to do this, any thoughts? I was thinking maybe ir sensors around the track that send off a different signal and the Arduino on board could read this. I was also thinking of using a RGB sensor to read "signs" on the side of the track but I'm not sure if this would work. RFID might work but if the train is moving fast it might miss it.

Or use reed switches or Hall effect sensors under the track to detect a small magnet under the loco as it passes over it.

It's not necessary for the train to know where it is, as long as the Arduino knows where it is. The Arduino can then send the correct DCC message to the track.

Your idea of an Arduino in every train won't work. Even if a train knows where it is, it won't know where every other train is. Use one central Arduino to control the lot.

How do you know ? You are asking us so we can assume you don't know. What if you put accelerometers

on the track to measure vibration ? Isn't that a form of "listening to the track " ? You could put optical

reflective sensors everywhere with beams crossing the track but that would only tell you if the train has

passed a particular sensor. Assuming the train is only going one direction and cannot suddenly jump off the track and jump onto some other track it is reasonable to assume that once it passes one sensor you know

what the next sensor is that it will pass. If you use leds on track layout board and setup the leds to go on

for 2 to 3 seconds for each sensor you can follow the trains progress. Using vibration , you have to measure the vibration from each sensor and see which ones are increasing in amplitude and which ones are decreasing. Once you have detected two consecutive sensors, with one INCREASING and the other one DECREASING, it is reasonable to assume the train is somewhere in between is it not ? 006ab0faaa