Prototypical track spacings today follow AREMA (The American Railway Engineering & Maintenance-of-Way Association) engineering standards, or by the individual railroad's engineering standards... Today, both CSX and NS engineering standards dictate 15' track centers, and although this is ideal when it can be achieved. But as has been pointed out, there are exceptions, such as on the CSX's (ex-CR, exx-PC, exxx-NYC) Chicago Line in Cleveland, where there are still some 13' track centers... Rich Behrendt ELHS #384 - ----- Original Message ----- From: <RJFlei_@_aol.com> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:19 PM Subject: Re: (erielack) Prototype track spacing > Todd, > > I'm not really sure about EL but, I think most roads used a 13 ft. > spacing. > Generally, in HO scale the minimum would be 2" on straight track. 2 1/4" > on > curves. > > I suppose in N scale you would just use 1/2 the HO scale dimensions. > > Rick Fleischer > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.4/1310 - Release Date: 3/4/2008 > 8:35 AM > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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