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Reply to "Track Design for Lionel Coaling Tower"

Trainlover9943 posted:
RickO posted:

I have this coaling tower. Fastrack is 5 1/2" center rail to center rail. This is where you want to be for things to line up.

Thanks, what's your lead in track look like, a wye or just an 072 switch? 

Mine is off of two o-60 turnouts end to end so thats no help.

After measuring again. The rest of my fastrack layout is 6" centers. The two tracks to the coal tower are 5 1/2".

It looks like you could easily go closer together i.e. 5" centers and the chute will still line up fine.

I'm "guessing " possibly two o-72 half curves off of the wye might get you in the ballpark. 

In fact heres an old thread of yours with a photo showing the o-72 wye with 2 o-72 half curves. It looks close to the 5" epescially given the tape is right at the half curve joint.

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...track-072-wye-switch

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