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I prefer the shelf style railroad. Each section is 2' wide and 8' long and is constructed of 1X4 pine framing with a lauan top that is glue and screwed to the framing. Two inch foam is glue to each section. Each section is attached to the side walls of my train room using a cantilevered support sections every 5 or 6 feet and run the perimeter of the room. The sections are also lagbolted together and are about 50 to 60 inchs off the floor for storage underneath. It's not real rocket science, but the layup is very sturdy and I'm definately no great carpenter. There are no mitered cuts and the best thing about a shelf road is that it leaves the middle of the room free to walk around in. Each section is extremely light weight and it 's height brings the layout more to my eye level as opposed to looking down on it. I believe it is mentioned in the book from Kalmbach publishing that is referenced above.
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