Single or double track?

[FJ and G]

My top level will be single level but for my lower level shelf I'm debating whether to go single with passing siding or double track. Problem with double track is that it's a fairly narrow layout and would take up a bit of space for spurs and industries, but there's nothing like watching two trains racing down the mainline or passing each other. OTOH, it adds some excitement having one train waiting on the siding for the other to go by and you sort of get a double-track effect for a little stretch of track.

If I were to take a wild guess; I'd say that about half of you have single track and the other half double tracking.

Dave Vergun

[lionelsoni]

I have double track around the walls of the room; but, for about half the distance, the tracks split apart to go around a yard, which is the way the prototypes usually do it.

[cnw1995]

I want to add a double track - I essentially have the beginnings of it along a v. long siding. It's hard to do around 027 curves.

[FJ and G]

doug,

You really need to try my rail bending procedure for 027!!!!! I forgot to mention that making your own curves will eliminate awkward, non-parallel double tracks that don't seem to be spaced evenly on curves. If you don't like wood ties, you simply can reinsert the metal ones after bending, with a minimum of work or alteration

[Roger Bielen]

I double track. My outer loop main is a single w/o any passing siding and connected to the inner loop with a Ross dbl. crossover. My inner loop main, also my freight loop, has two passing sidings, yard access, and the turnaround loop. I also have a single branch climbing to a mesa with a turnaround at the end, a passing, and 2 frt. sidings.

[Dr. John]

Double track.

[Anonymous]

gotta do a double.
[2c]

[Anonymous]

I saw a model of the whole elevated train system in New York I found the link somewhere on the forum. That was my inspiration for plans to build a double layout. I have a set of mta subway cars coming soon. The top will probably be a loop of stations of the elevated train. My elevated model wont be anywhere near as inticated or to scale as the one I saw on the net.