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Model Railroading 101 – Track For Beginners

Posted on September 28, 2018

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13 thoughts on “Model Railroading 101 – Track For Beginners”

  1. Kamala 88 says:
    September 28, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    Great video thanks

  2. sevendoubletwo says:
    September 28, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    I used Kato unitrack for my n scale railroad and it made putting the track together easier. I wanted it to be realistic, though, so I ballasted it. Let me say that it is EXTREMELY difficult to not have ballast on top of the ties and it's even more so to not have it get into the switches and jamming up their insides. Still think it turned out pretty good looking though

  3. Richard Gist says:
    September 28, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    Thx for beginners track episode 12. Learned more than I wanted or need to know. I am experiencing several sizes of joiners which has bersrsen causing failure of track smooth line up, one track is just slightly raised more than the other side. What is causing this. Joiners. How about a response Dan.

  4. Paul S says:
    September 28, 2018 at 7:19 pm

    Great information but the extra commentary was very annoying, save the questions for the end. Thank you for the subject information

  5. Trainman46 says:
    September 28, 2018 at 6:59 pm

    I had an HO scale bridge with the re railers fit N scale trains

  6. 001 002 says:
    September 28, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    Plastic guards…. dont give them any ideas… they might see a cost savings lol

  7. 001 002 says:
    September 28, 2018 at 6:25 pm

    its funny all the coolest track is stuff real railroads avoid lol

  8. forsnuggles says:
    September 28, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    It's called a frog because they are jumping and/or hopping from one track to another track.

  9. Aaron Peavler/Geomodelrailroader Railroad Photography says:
    September 28, 2018 at 5:15 pm

    most track is interchangeable but some brands need mods. Atlas can mate to Kato and Arnold with mods All track can mate to Micro Engineering. Peco will not mate with track of the same code and requires modelers to switch to a lower code because Peco uses H rail which is the standard rail in the UK and Europe while the US, Canada, and the rest of the world use I rail. Bachmann can mate to other track but you must remove the clips and it is pore quality. Lifelike and Walthers mates to no one but some Walthers track does. If you are making a module or T Track you must use Kato or Atlas True Track as the connectors do not use Bachman or Walthers track.

  10. Joe G says:
    September 28, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    Awesome information. I learned a lot.

  11. Outback Wack says:
    September 28, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    As a noob model railroader, this was immensely helpful. Just trying to sell my Father-in-law's old O-scale setup and get a N-scale setup since I no longer have a basement. Thanks!

  12. Dylan White says:
    September 28, 2018 at 4:41 pm

    “If you like to build overly complex mechanical things” my ears perked up

  13. Donald Gilbert says:
    September 28, 2018 at 4:40 pm

    so confusing!

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