grade crossings

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to create a modern HO grade crossing in and will be using styrene as the road between the tracks. Is there a standard on how wide the "street" should be inbetween the tracks. obviously the wider, the nore chance a train may derail, however i want it to look prototypical.

[TomDiehl]

Use your NMRA standards gauge and get the flangeways the right width. The visual difference between the scale and real flangeways isn't enough to worry about, and too narrow a flangeway will give you nothing but headaches.