FasTrack trestle stability

[fastrackjonnie]

I'm planning on setting up a large FasTrack layout this Christmas, including quite a bit of elevated track (and elevated switches).  I intend to lay the track directly on the carpet as I easily did last year.  However, I'm concerned about the stability of using the Lionel FasTrack trestles without being fastened down to 1/4 inch plywood or something.

Does anyone have any experience using the trestles and observations?

FTJ

[thatboy37]

well it worked great for me while i had something to the effect of what you are trying to do, but it was just a long loop. had no problem with it derailing at all. i actually got a picture of it. this is one i had set up at my sister's house this past december. the problem is getting the trestles put together and then put on the track.

[fastrackjonnie]

I appreciate your comments and photos.  Looks like I'd better plan on spending a lot of time assembling track with trestles.

FTJ

[thatboy37]

i had like 6 of those trestle sets for my layout use one of them on the pics above it took me a while to get it all connected together. so i said i will not use anymore of these and took them all back to the store. hopefully you have more success than i did putting them together, but once you get them up it will be nice.

[lionelsuperotrack]

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