Gauntlet Track

[Anonymous]

In railroad parlance, it's "gantlet," no matter what Webster says.

Say "gauntlet," and railroaders will (a) look puzzled, (b) laugh at you, and/or (c) hand you a glove.

And, yes, there have been several examples on layouts featured in MR over the years. See the Model Train Magazine Index for specifics.

[Anonymous]

In railroad parlance, it's "gantlet," no matter what Webster says.

Say "gauntlet," and railroaders will (a) look puzzled, (b) laugh at you, and/or (c) hand you a glove.

And, yes, there have been several examples on layouts featured in MR over the years. See the Model Train Magazine Index for specifics.

[jrbarney]

Avondale,
Lest we be "hoist by our own petard," I checked the spelling in a dictionary. The spelling I used is correct. Your spelling is also correct, but is a secondary, less common spelling. You are also correct that incorrect spelling will affect many search engines, although some will offer alternatives.
Bob

[jrbarney]

Avondale,
Lest we be "hoist by our own petard," I checked the spelling in a dictionary. The spelling I used is correct. Your spelling is also correct, but is a secondary, less common spelling. You are also correct that incorrect spelling will affect many search engines, although some will offer alternatives.
Bob

[Anonymous]

I may be wrong here, but I always thought that it was spelled "gantlet" not "gauntlet". The wrong spelling would affect your search engine results (or lack thereof).

[Anonymous]

I may be wrong here, but I always thought that it was spelled "gantlet" not "gauntlet". The wrong spelling would affect your search engine results (or lack thereof).

[jrbarney]

Gordon, As a post script, there's a Gn3 site on the Web you might want to visit. The URL is:
<http://home.att.net/~CWRR/data/track-plan.htm>. The home page is at :
<http://home.att.net/~CWRR/CW>, but ATT Net doesn't seem to like that ,either. Also, you might want to see if you can locate a copy of "Trackwork Handbook for Model Railroads," 3rd edition, by Paul Mallery either on Interlibrary Loan or at a used book site/store, since it's Out of Print. It may have something on gauntlet tracks.

[jrbarney]

Gordon, As a post script, there's a Gn3 site on the Web you might want to visit. The URL is:
<http://home.att.net/~CWRR/data/track-plan.htm>. The home page is at :
<http://home.att.net/~CWRR/CW>, but ATT Net doesn't seem to like that ,either. Also, you might want to see if you can locate a copy of "Trackwork Handbook for Model Railroads," 3rd edition, by Paul Mallery either on Interlibrary Loan or at a used book site/store, since it's Out of Print. It may have something on gauntlet tracks.

[jrbarney]

Don't know what back issue resources you have, but have you read the articles found by using the terms "gauntlet track" and "track scale" in the search engine in the Index of Magazines portion of this site ? Good luck. Bob Barney

[jrbarney]

Don't know what back issue resources you have, but have you read the articles found by using the terms "gauntlet track" and "track scale" in the search engine in the Index of Magazines portion of this site ? Good luck. Bob Barney

[Anonymous]

Has anyone out there made a working gauntlet track, in any scale?.. There is a prototype in Bellows Falls Vt.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone out there made a working gauntlet track, in any scale?.. There is a prototype in Bellows Falls Vt.