I have 120 feet of GS shelves installed and just ordered another 96 feet from Carolyn to be picked up at York next week.
All good stuff. I have been using (and re-used) the product for years.
I connect the sections together with the GS pins using a screw driver to pry them slightly apart and a block of wood with hammer to mate them.
I never had a problem with the middle rail when taking engines on or off the shelf. Yes, you need to lift up the roller a little if you have your shelves fairly tight together (height wise). I am not sure why guys are making it such a big deal. Certainly not a deal breaker in my opinion. Yes, it is a little overkill but maybe the design needed that additional "rib" area to provide more strength to the shelf.
My shelves support all types of locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars. I currently have a Big Boy, Challenger and a FEF lined up spanning over (2) shelves. No issues.
I attach the shelves to my walls with 50mm gray drywall screws and decorative washers that fit the concave head of the screw spaced at 16" centers. 35mm of thread engagement into the wall stud is plenty. As noted above, never had an issue.
Donald
