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How many feet of track do you have?

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 26, 2003 1:34 PM
According to Right Track my 5'x12' HO layout has almost 150' which includes the return loops, sidings, spurs and a small yard. http://members.cox.net/dbhuff/images/h&h03a.gif
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Posted by cmrproducts on Friday, December 26, 2003 12:16 PM
Mainline 1000' Total for the whole layout is 2700' and still climbing. This is in HO.

Bob H Clarion, PA
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Posted by ShaunCN on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:06 PM
some were around 60 feet of track. But that is it as I have no more room. But if I count all that extra track in the boxes..... well who knows.

ShaunCN Merry Chritmas

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Posted by Jetrock on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:53 PM
I think I have about 15 feet of track on the layout itself--more than that in my track box, of course--so I didn't check any boxes, there not being a "none of the above" box...
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Posted by AggroJones on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 5:51 PM
Under 100 feet. [:(]

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Posted by michaelstevens on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 1:43 PM
Sam,
Its only 100 x 3' per box.
Last time I bought from Trainworld/Trainland it cost less than $100 for a box of Modelpower HO code 100.
Check them out on "http://www.trainworld1.com/index.html"


Happy Xmas !!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 12:07 PM
4 boxes is 1200 feet?
Let me think. 1 peice is about 3 feet. Most boxes have 5 pieces. So thats 15 feet per box. Times 4 boxes is 60 feet. How many pices of track were in your box? To get 1200 there would have to be 400 3 foot sections per box. Is it possible to buy boxes that big? Where? PLease tell me. I can only find the smaller boxes :(
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Posted by michaelstevens on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:12 AM
The total is at least 4 boxes (of HO flextrack), which is 1200 feet, then you'd have to add for turnouts etc.
I do know that my double track (continuous running) main line is 156 feet (2.6 scale miles) -- which I wanted to know, in order to calculate scale speeds.

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Posted by eastcoast on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:00 AM
Anything more than what I do have is too much to clean correctly.
I still have more to go and just want to run trains now, but I am
improving on operations and will be satisfied with the end
result, and then I can begin the scenery I want to do.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:54 AM
Not enough! [oX)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 8:51 AM
I honestly don't know! It's a lot! I probably have more extra track in boxes than I do on the layout, mainly brass track, especially curved. I buy a lot of used stuff, so I end up with all the track that comes with it that I have no use for.
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Posted by ClinchValleySD40 on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 7:26 AM
Mainline - 585'

If you include all other track including staging the grand total is 2,300'
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:51 AM
Is that mainline or including sidings and spurs. Currently, I have about 75' total, but have the roadbed in place and am starting to lay another 75'. Eventually I will have about 200+' until I can move the shop and get more space.
Enjoy
Paul
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How many feet of track do you have?
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 3:46 AM
So how many feet of track do you have?[?][?] I have roughly 250 feet of track on two routes of the SP and the SF[swg].

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