Hello! I was just wondering what type of track is the best for HO model railroading? I was thinking about using Atlas track instead of Bachmann EZ track for a short time, but now I'm not so sure.

Hello! I was just wondering, if someone wanted to get some snow-like material for their HO scale layout, what material would you suggest?

Quote from: phillyreading on April 08, 2012, 08:26:08 PM
What scale are you looking for? H.O. or O gauge.

You may have to buy a pacific engine that meets your needs and re-stencil it for the Reading & Northern or Blue Mountain & Reading. That engine is not currently produced by any major company that I know of.
Reading Company and Reading Lines is very difficult to find items for, however MTH(Mike's Train House) makes some Reading Lines items in O gauge. In O gauge; Lionel made a couple of cabooses for Reading Lines, Williams makes an N5c caboose for Reading Lines.

Or try Reading Company Technical and Historical Society for more info to see if anybody makes a model that you might want.

Lee F.

Quote from: phillyreading on April 08, 2012, 08:26:08 PM
What scale are you looking for? H.O. or O gauge.

You may have to buy a pacific engine that meets your needs and re-stencil it for the Reading & Northern or Blue Mountain & Reading. That engine is not currently produced by any major company that I know of.
Reading Company and Reading Lines is very difficult to find items for, however MTH(Mike's Train House) makes some Reading Lines items in O gauge. In O gauge; Lionel made a couple of cabooses for Reading Lines, Williams makes an N5c caboose for Reading Lines.

Or try Reading Company Technical and Historical Society for more info to see if anybody makes a model that you might want.

Lee F.

Sorry, I'm looking for HO gauge. Thank you!

Does anyone here know where to find a model train version of the Reading and Northern 4-6-2 Pacific #425? I've been looking everywhere and I can't find one! Can somebody help me?

Also, I'm going to make the layout with 2 levels. On one of the levels, there will be double track. One of the tracks will have 26" curves. Will I have to use different radius curves for the other track for the tracks to fit perfectly on the layout?

okay, so my dad and I ACTUALLY measured it, and it is 6X12. I think that's a really small space, isn't it?

Sorry, I forgot to mention that the scale is HO and that I have a Bachmann 1225 Pere Marquette (2-8-4). I have smaller engines like 0-3-0, 2-3-0, and a Santa Fe Diesel. Will curves like 22" and 24" and 26" work for all of these engines?

Okay, so I asked my parents about any space for a layout on a table, and they suggested the back room of our basement. They said that their estimate for the size of the back room would be 10x11. Does anyone have any ideas for this? And please let the layout be continuous!

Quote from: jward on August 24, 2011, 07:18:07 AM
rereading the original post, the locomotive in question is a 2-8-4 i believe. 18"r curves may not be the best choice here. 22"r or 24"r would work much better.

since most of the layout plans posted so far are 18"r layouts, they will need to be reworked for at least 22"r

the good news is that shouldn't be too difficult with the layout design programs out there.

there are a couple layouts in the atlas layout books that use 22"r exclusively (HO29) or provide a path around the layout with 22"r minimum (HO36)

Ok, so if I want to make a layout say like this one (http://www.thortrains.net/poorhof.html), I'll have to redesign it so it'll fit with 22"r or 24"r track?

Okay, thank you!

Thank you!

My birthday is coming up soon. I'm sure that I'm going to be getting a DCC 1225 Pere Marquette (My favorite engine!). The only problem is, I don't have a DCC Controller. Will a DCC engine still work on a Bachmann track with an Analog controller? And also, I'm having trouble with ideas for a layout. I don't have a lot of track, though. Can anybody give me any Basic track ideas? Thanks!