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nachoman
While working a job today at an industrial plant in Gilbert, Arizona, I noticed they had a rail connection that had a track long enough for about 5 tank cars. The spur was on the inside of a curve of a longer branch line, much like a model railroad may have an industrial spur leading to the inside corner of a layout.
I thought - sheesh, that curve looks tight! And when a train came by, it was obvious how much the train slowed to make it around. Later, I thought about the dimensions of the industrial plant, and that "sharp" curve was probably 500 feet in radius. 500 feet is about 5.75 feet in HO scale. In other words, that "sharp" prototype curve probably would scale out to about 70 inches!
Kevin
I thought - sheesh, that curve looks tight! And when a train came by, it was obvious how much the train slowed to make it around. Later, I thought about the dimensions of the industrial plant, and that "sharp" curve was probably 500 feet in radius. 500 feet is about 5.75 feet in HO scale. In other words, that "sharp" prototype curve probably would scale out to about 70 inches!
Kevin