Maybe I would have gone O'scale two-rail. I went 3-rail due to electrical convenience, but have been striving to make a realistic railroad which would have been enhanced with engines with scale flanges and diesels without swinging pilots. I had the room for the large curves. But once I invested thousands in Ross tracks, there was no going back. I wouldn't have hand laid track since that's simply too involved for me, but more realism would have been nice. I wouldn't want anything bigger. My pike is as big as I can handle.
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