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You could use code 40 flextrack from Micro-Engineering, although this would involve replacing any high-profile wheelsets with low-profile sets from M-T, InterMountain, Atlas, or NorthWest Short Line. <br /> <br />I've used code 55 on my sidings with good results. One of the tricks is removing every fifth or sixth tie, clipping the small plastic strips that connect the remaining ties, and respacing the remaining ties. Ties on sidings and spurs are set a little farther apart than ties on the mainline, usually three or four inches more. Once glued down (I used Goo to attach flextrack) paint this track a rustier color and touch up the ties with a gray wa***o simulate age. <br /> <br />I've found 80 scale feet to be a good measurement for line pole separation. This helps provide the illusion of distance compared to spacing the 100 feet apart as the prototype typically is. <br /> <br />As for couplers, your local hobby shop should sell or can get a book from Micro-Trains that lists all the coupler conversions for N scale locomotives and rolling stock, or check M-T's web site. <br /> <br />Paul Schmidt <br />Associate Editor <br />MODEL RAILROADER
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