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I built my rather simple 2-rail layout using curves of 108 inch radius (with easements), specifically so that I could run large articulated steamers and have as little overhang as possible. Some people will object that I wasted a lot of valuable real estate by doing this, but my pleasure is to just to run a train from time to time, and the big engines look pretty nice on such a wide-radius curve (although still very sharp by the standards of the real thing). I could have packed in a lot more track and switches by using a minimum radius of 60 inches, but I've had several overly complex layouts in the past and this time (probably my last layout) I wanted some really different. Just my personal preference.

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