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I'm just getting back into HO railroads after a 25 year absence. I've been reading every book that folks on this forum recommend to all the other newbies. I think I've settled on a plan from Kalmbach Books, 101 Track Plans, and have been transferring all the track into XTrkCad. I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get the yard trackwork right. The book says that the turnouts are all #6's, but don't specify which brand. In the cad program there are many choices. I've been trying the plain and simple Atlas one's and have questions about the types. Atlas turnouts listed are: 505 #6 C83 Super; 283 #6 Mark 3. Also not designated as #6 or any other size: 540 C83 Snap switch; 850 Snap switch. I'll be using code 83 track. Has anyone used any of these plans from the book or know which turnouts should be used? Thanks for any help.
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