@Bob posted:Mitch,
Good discussion except that Q scale is actually 1:45 and not 1:43 (4 feet 8.5 inches divided by 45 is 1.25 inches). Lionel's original U.P M10000 passenger train in 1934 was in 1:45 scale and I think the Hiawatha might be the same. "European O-scale" as used in places like France and Germany is 1:45.
The 1:43 stuff comes from "British O-scale" which is 7 mm to the foot or 1:43.5 scale. Our 1.25" gauge track is thus used by 3 different scales.
Bob:
One day when this current situation passes, I have a small group of people (6 or 7) that I would love to see your layout--my favorite outside the Glacier Line :-)--in person.
Hope you and the family are doing well. :-)