DaleHardy posted:Dave
Thanks for your response. I was unaware of the 4.5-6 inch spacing recommendation. One of my trains is an old steam locomotive from around 1947-48 and the other is an O-scale diesel I got a couple years ago. With the older smaller train the spacing may not be a problem but I'll follow those guidelines anyway. The benchwork is not going to cover the endire 12x14 area but only the a track layout as you have outlined in blue. It will be a duck under type setup. Walls only on 3 sides but I am still limited to the 12x14 area. The layout you provided is a good start and gives me a little more to work with. Thanks for your help.
Have you talked to Tim about their motorized lift bridge or considered a hinged bridge/gate or liftout ? Those duck unders get old pretty fast, especially for visitors.
