Wow wonderful information guys thanks. I'm OK with ducking under for now. I plan on building the layout at a higher bench height with custom displays below so I can look at my trains and have easy access to them. Maybe in 10 years my wife will let me have more of the basement but I am not holding my breath. My concern is will a 60" radius allow for operation of larger steam locomotives or modern day locos? I realize there are limitations and concessions in trying to do 2 rail O in such a small space. Yes in the last few years my hands have gotten larger and eyesight worse I fully expect the trend to continue. So maybe O is the way to go over S. All of my kids will be off to college this fall and time to play in the train room.
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