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The HO C&NW Illinois Division, Sterling Subdivision, was constructed in the late 1970's. We used home-sawed 1/2" Homasote roadbed (don't do this indoors, even if you ARE a professional!), a little cork for sidings and some industries, and one spot directly on plywood. <br /> <br />At one spot, our double track on a curve had to intersect with the interchange railroad, so it was entirely handlaid. Unfortunately (or so we thought), we discovered that the trackwork was constructed on the SUB-roadbed (a la plywood) instead of on the Homasote! As it turned out, our goof-up is now a feature, a sound enhancement. To this day, when the RR room is on the quiet side and someone else's train hits this diamond, my head sometimes jerks around to see what just "hit the ground". If you've ever stood next to a 12"-to-the-foot crossing when a train's on it, the resemblance is striking. <br /> <br />Other than this exception, I agree with AntonioFP45 on the noise factor of plywood. Incidentally, unless trains are traveling at 70+mph, I don't notice any difference between cork and Homasote. I'm definitely going to look into Homabed; my own railroad room will start getting a house put on top of it next week.
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