The Train Shelf product is very stable ... I find it the most robust of the available aluminium train shelves on the market ...costs a few bucks more ...but if you like the idea of a buffer in front of your trains ..this is the shelf for you ....
That said the Glenn's shelves are also very nice .... the expandable pin used to attach one piece to another is a bit more of a challenge than the simple drop in a small piece of coat hanger holes in the Train Shelf system . ..
the Glenn system if you have a whole wall of shelves ... you are looking at just rows and rows of trains .... the Train Shelf system with it's deeper profile ...a wall of trains will have a more pronounced horizontal line due to the thicker shelf section ...
If your trains are to be in a high traffic area ..Train Shelf is the way to go ..to avoid bumping ....
For standard gauge those are the only two I know of ... there is a third system out of Texas Mr Train .... for O gauge only ... I'd place this system third in the race .
I use Train Shelf for Standard Gauge .....and Glenn's for O scale .... if you have heavy Standard gauge pieces ...you are going to like the Train Shelf product .... give Dick Wacthman a call and pick up at York .....it's heavy stuff ...
Cheers Carey
