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Hello folks: <br /> <br />I just registered for this forum...here's my first post! <br /> <br />About a year and a half ago, I tore down my beautiful 9' x 12' N-scale model railroad that I had worked on for 14 years. I'll post some photos sometime soon. <br /> <br />Anyway, I've moved into my new house, and I have about 1200 square feet of basement to work with! Obviously, I'm thinking big. This will be my fourth major model railroad since 1983. All of them have been N-scale based on Southern Wyoming and Northern Colorado. <br /> <br />Most of my locomotives and rolling stock are fairly high quality (Kato, Atlas, etc), and all of my rolling stock has been fitted with Micro Trains trucks and couplers. My first question is <b>what code and brand of track should I consider for realistic, big time mainline railroading?</b> I used Peco Code 100 (I think...I could be wrong) on my last layout. It worked great but I've seen more realistic track (Shinohara maybe?). Will my rolling stock and engines work with code 70 without retrofitting the wheels? Or do I need special wheels with smaller flanges for Code 70? What about Code 55 for trunk lines and sidings? <br /> <br />My second question is with more than two dozen locomitives (Kato and Atlas, all diesel) dating from 1992--2003, <b>should I consider retrofitting everything for DCC?</b> Or would it totally drain my budget? <br /> <br />I have about $2000 to get started. I was unalble to salvage any of my track or scenery (except trees and some rocks) from my last layout (it's a long story, but I had one evening to dismantle my layout). I do have lots of structures, rolling stock, engines, etc. <br /> <br />Thanks in advance. I used the search function and read some threads, but I just got more confused.
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