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Guys I am jumping ship to a bigger guage. I have a 3 1/4" railbed to lay my ties on. For my application HO is just too small. What guage fits that criteria?

I want to change elevation 5'. I have an unlimited amount of space off scene where I had hoped to make this happen in a 28' switchback. If I need 17, 14' switchbacks, it is gonna kind of take the fun out of it.

Correct. (10 character minimum???:rolleyes:)

So I am gonna need a 250' run of track to get down to 2%?

I need to drop/climb 5' over a 28' run so I am guessing will be ok.

Thanks for the welcome! I am in Western Washington and with the research I did last night I am probably in the market for a Climax. As I posted in my other thread I will try and get some pictures of my layout and questions this weekend.

Thanks guys. I have a weird layout that will probably best told in pictures. I will try and get some up this weekend. with all of my thoughts, concerns, and questions all wrapped into one.

Thanks for your response. I was just wondering for a steam locomotive what is the steepest grade I can expect it to work on.

In my continuing saga of newbie questions, where can I learn about grade limitations?

I am looking for a guide on engines of different eras. I am mainly looking late 19th century steam logging.

I see there is limitations on what engines can be used with a smaller radius curves. I am going to build basically a square layout to run around the edge of a room. The tighter the radius for me the better. Am I going to really limit my options on engine and cars by going with a 15 deg curve...