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<p>So not quite on paper yet but I have ideas bopping around in my head. First off, I'm going to be modeling it on the Northwestern Pacific in the northern part of California from Eureka to Ukiah with the line that runs from Ft. Bragg to Willets. Anyways, I'm planning on setting it in the late 40's, early 50's right around the time they started getting help from diesel but steam was still the dominate power. So I'm trying to figure out first off, what code to go with to be realistic. I'm thinking of code 83 for the main line and code 70 for the branches and spurs. For the mainline, I'm leaning to the 30" curves because most of the rolling stock I'll have is smaller (30 feet to 50 feet) but I will on occasion bring out a couple of sets that aren't anywhere near the time or place. I have a french TGV that I plan on running every now and then and so I want to keep the layout runnable for this train as well. </p><p>Another question though. I can't remember why the turnouts are numbered, what the numbers mean and what I should be looking for. So keeping it to the era, what would be better for mainlines and what would be better for branches? Yup yup, a lot of questions but things that are needed to be asked so I can continue with other plans in my head.</p>
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