I increased my clearance to 1 1/2" c-to-c. This way I will be able to sleep better at night knowing that I will be able to run any size locomotives and not worry about the clearance issues. This was not too much of an issue since I only had the roadbed down on the out side loop. Thanks for all the input!
Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
John
As the above link shows it's all relative to what you will be running and minimum radius. My minumum radius is 13 1/4" but because I run large diesels and large TOFC and Autoracks I went with a above normal spacing of 1 3/4" center to center spacing. There is no correct or incorrect spacing on paper it will be what works on your layout. If 1 1/8" spacing works for you and you don't have any issue with clearances then it's good but make sure that your longest cars you will run will be able to clear each other while passing.
That might be a bit tight. Hava a look at this:
http://www.nmra.org/standards/s-8.html
Jeff But it's a dry heat!
I am laying my maine lines next to each other and currently have 1 1/8" spacing center line to center line. Is this distance adequate? Is it correct?
Thanks