I model the Nevada mining railroads circa 1915 and it certainly isn't that hard to do. Probably the closest magazine to my interests is the Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. It has articles concerning my era all the time.
7j43kAnother thing to consider is you should probably be using Code 70 track. Which ain't all bad, ya know.
Technically code 55 would be most main track (60-90 lb rail), most side tracks were actually closer to code 40 in size (40-60 lb rail).
But I agree, I use code 70 and code 55. I have one friend who keeps telling me I should do code 40. I remind him what happened when he did code 40 once, it wasn't pretty when the humidity changed slightly.
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Modelling the track accurately would be difficult too as the track itself had a different shape and no tie plates were used. Ties also looked more roughcut. Would be interesting to model this era for those who like history. Also, smaller trains means more trains of prototype length.. very hard to model modern trains on a small home layout.