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    Steam locos compatible with 18" radius track

    Perhaps I should clarify that I'm trying to get a reference point as to what the largest steamers are that will properly negotiate 18" radius turns and not as much looking for recommendations for a specific make/model. The reason why I started this thread is that I once tried an old Bachmann...
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    Steam locos compatible with 18" radius track

    Thanks a lot for the input :) Maybe I should note that all my rolling stock has knuckle couplers (I hate horn-hook) ; so I'd prefer not having to change the couplers on a new loco as well. Further, I just switched over to DCC and would prefer not having to install a decoder from scratch (not...
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    Steam locos compatible with 18" radius track

    LOL I'm not expecting to be able to run 4-8-8-4 big boys or anything of that nature (don't have that much cash anyways). I have a Bachmann 2-8-0 that runs nicely on it but would like to know if locos such as a 4-8-2, 2-10-0, 2-6-6-2, etc. would or would not run on it.
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    Steam locos compatible with 18" radius track

    I'm interested in adding some steam locos to my collection; but am not sure what loco sizes will run properly on 18" radius track.
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