Why did I post the photos of my layout?
Well, if you look carefully at the photos you will see that locos and cars are a mix of "On3" and "On30" running on ME On30 track. Why is a long story for another time.
All the On3 equipment (MMI, San Juan Car Co., AMS, etc.) has been regauged to On30
All the On30 equipment (Bachmann, BLI) has been modified with Kadee couplers at On3 height.
Some Bachmann items look fine with On3; for example, the B'mann 2-8-0s, 4-6-0s, steel hoppers, and short 8 wheel cabooses. In the earlier photo of the passenger train you can see the B'mann baggage car is slightly narrower, shorter, and lower than the AMS passenger cars. The other locos and cars are too narrow and the box, stock, reefer, and watermelon cars ride too high on their trucks. Compare the height of the flat car and the two B'mann cars in the photo below
A visitor looking at my layout cannot tell if the track is On3 or On30, the width difference is indiscernible to the eye. If they are familiar with On3 and On30, they will notice the mix of equipment.
