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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jacon12 what is a "cassette" in model railroading context? [/quote] Hi Jarrell, Its a skinny wooden or metal tray with a length of track to hold a train, usually with sidewalls and a back wall to make sure you don't spill the cars out of it while you're moving it. One end is open and the track runs right up to the end where you can hook it onto a matching track at the end of your layout. Sort of a fiddle track where you move the whole track rather than just the train. Each cassette you have is equal to a track in a staging yard -- you can have that many trains made up and ready to roll as soon as you switch the cassettes. Cheers, Maureen Kalmbach's Small Layout Design Book by Iain Rice shows them in detail.
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