ChiloquinRuss posted:"proper code of rail for On30 " The answer is YES!
If the narrow gauge line is a stand alone out in the woods line it could be very light rail. If the NG line on the other hand has an interchange with a common carrier railroad then in that interchange area the rails would necessarily have to match. Depending on the railroad things like bridge rails or dock rails may be different than the regular NG main. So the correct answer is really - IT DEPENDS!
We are modeling Chama to Antonito summer of 1940, all of the rail is code 83 EXCEPT in Antonito which is code 100 and the hidden staging which is also code 100 (cheaper). Russ
Russ, I understand code, gauge and scale. I recently visited the Roanoke transportation museum and they had a huge display of all the rails in poundage. Someone said code 83 was about 50 lb. rail and 100 was about 70 lb rail. At the museum what was i guess code 83 looked scary small. So I freaked out. Now.. at my local hobby shop they have a piece of the white pass rail. It,s supposed to be somewhat close to code 83. Which made me feel better. If code 83 is supposed to be actual scale for Standard HO then I think that 100 would be better for O scale. I mean what would be more correct to the eye... of the be holder scale wise...... To much anxiety! my trains look great and run smooth. with code 83. I'm modeling say 1910 in the hollers of West Virginia.. with old coal hoppers and lumber from Bachmann, and others. with Hieslers and Shays. Thanks for getting back. I love the Spruce Coal co. on youtube.
JIM.
