Hudson:
Didn't mean to critisize 2 rail at all,sorry. All I was saying was I've never seen the points on an Atlas t/o except in 3rl. Just from pictures at too far a distance to make a final judgement,the points look like an early HO turnout-they look all thin,not tapered from the point,then get wider as they progress toward the frog,as the prototype does. Have you seen 1 to help me out? Do any other companies make 2 rl t/os for under $100?
What I'm interested in,is GP38s&40s,but can't find them in O scale. The reason I don't start buying in 2rl,is simply because I can't find diesels in those sizes,(GP38&40), decorated for CSX,as that's mostly what I model, or decorated in Chessie&the predessor 'roads that are part of CSX,such as Family Lines System.
The reason I mention the HO not selling,is because I have thousands of dollars invested in mostly all new diesels&rolling stock that are still in the boxes. An Atlas GP38 that I paid $100 for new that's never seen track time,they want to steal for $50 high side. Those diesels are all DCC ready. I have to sell the HO to get into O Scale,was my point. I want Prototype working couplers&airlines in O Scale,that's 1 reason I got interested in it,plus the size. Mentioning size,in a 15' width,what radius will I be able to fit in? I had templates with the roadbed all included,called a Gandydancer,to help me lay my track in HO,but nothing like that exists in O,so I don't know how to draw my curves.
Thank you for your input,look forward to learning more from you.
Al
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