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KEEP IT SIMPLE is good advise but have a larger concept in mind and plan your layout in such a way that additions can be made without a lot of rebuilding. We ran a simple figure eight for the first six years then expanded our line into the remaining space. You say that you have limited space, don't let that stop you from planning your utimate empire. We run four car trains up 5% grades using a Bachmann Big Hauler on the head end with no trouble unless the rails are wet then the drivers tend to slip. So a few grades in your track plan needn't be avoided unless you run live steam then a level track works best. <br />Good luck with your planning topbarhive. <br /> <br />May all your weeds be wild flowers...OLD DAD
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