CODE 83 RAIL

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Ed I have used Walthers code 83 for mainline and code 70 for branches and sidings. No problems. Good road bed and carefull attention to curves, no verticals and no kinks and all my brass has no problems. My test is to back my seven car brass Southerner around the track work. If it stays on with full width diaphragms the track work is good. Some of my layout had power routing frogs, they cause trouble eventually with DCC, so I have changed them out for the DDC switches, especially in hidden and staging yards. If you use Tortoise switch machines I upgrade the wire to .030 from the .025 supplied, it just works better. It may be over kill but I put drops every 36" or so and used 14 ga for bus with Scotch suitcase connectors, they work great and beat stripping and soldering. If you have any questions get back to me off line at calvinr at northstate.net. Cal Reynolds
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  Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 9:10 AM
  Subject: CODE 83 RAIL


  As the big day approaches to start laying track, any thoughts on the best size?  Hopefully folks with more experience can advise if you've had good results with code 83 (or smaller???) from an operability, construction, cost and appearance standpoint?  Any feelings on brand names that have worked well for you?  At the cost of some of those #8 turnouts I sure don't want to make a mistake!  (Even worse to have a J fall 4 feet to the ground).

  Thanks!!

  Ed Svitil


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