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Good stuff @Arnold D. Cribari ! Love the layout and really love how you filled in the space between the reverse loops. I have a 9.5 by 3.5 and I thought that was too little to work with(currently expanding by adding an new table to make an L-shaped layout).

Up until now, I’ve stuck strictly with O-31- once I make the above update I’ll go to some O-36 or O-42. I bought starter loops of each for future expansion when I found deals on them. 

Anyway, to answer your original question. I have an MTH Protosound AEM-7 that is 13.5’’, while it has taken in damage to inner part of the body because it requires O-42(yes the minimum actually matches up this time) it isn’t noticeable from the outside and I’ve dealt with it. Regardless, it looks really great carrying my passenger consist around O-31 curves. 

That said, surprisingly my most recent acquistion( Lionel Amtrak TMCC Dash-9) which is 4 inches longer somehow ALSO looks good going around the curves. A lot of that, however, I feel is likely due to finer speed control.

In terms of postwar conventional, it’s funny you mention the” 646(2046)” because my grandfather’s 2056 looks AWESOME around  those curves! Love running his original set.

For prewar/tinplate, none of the engines that I have are that terribly long(Marc CV, Ives 3250s) my FAVORITE to go around the O-31 curve, and I like diesel better than steam, is definitely my 203 B6 switcher- when it works lol.

If you want to talk about ones that don’t look great going around O-31 curves- Budd RDCs, at least in my own opinion. And I LOVE my RMT Buddy’s & my Lionel post war and post war celebration Budd cars, the later being clearly heftier in width and slight longer longer in length).

Again, nice layout, I hope to get to that level some day!!

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