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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Saturday, December 10, 2005 8:34 PM
My minimum diameter is 10 foot, and the cars are fine, running a 14 car train with no problems, even with S curves, but the overhang is a lot. Had to trim some plants!

The intermodal cars tracked better than I thought they would, so I'd go ahead!

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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Saturday, December 10, 2005 8:33 PM
My minimum diameter is 10 foot, and the cars are fine, running a 14 car train with no problems, even with S curves, but the overhang is a lot. Had to trim some plants!

The intermodal cars tracked better than I thought they would, so I'd go ahead!

Regards, Greg

Visit my site: http://www.elmassian.com - lots of tips on locos, rolling stock and more.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:49 AM
wow
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Friday, December 9, 2005 10:39 PM
I bought just one to see how it handled my 10 ' dia curves, (thinking I could always resale it) then I liked them and rebuilt two bridges and a tunnel to make them work. Now after upgrading the RR to 20'dia min, they look great.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 9:36 PM
thats wut i thought but i might just get some of their 4-bay hopper cars
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Posted by bman36 on Friday, December 9, 2005 9:32 PM
Hey there,
Given their length I would say no less than an 8' diameter curve. Besides, they would look a bit strange on a tighter curve. Ideally I would say 16' diameter curves would be very realistic for running these cars. Then again you need the room for such a layout. Hope that helps you out. Later eh...Brian.
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USA trains Intermodal cars
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 9, 2005 9:15 PM
How tight will the intermodal cars handle a curve?

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