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Hello everyone. I'm building my first layout, a small one in my bedroom. I was given a bunch of Atlas Customline switches, both #6 and #4 and Wye size. I'm just starting out, and I want to keep the problems to a minumum at first. Do I understand this right? Short diesel locomotives will be the most problem free on my little layout with my tight turns and switches? Like First Generation, 4-axle, switching locomotives? Built by any of the big companies I see advetising like Atlas or Kato or etc? Buying these engines would be best for me, right? Big, long, modern, 6 axle engines would be no good for me, right? What about steam engines with tenders? Or steam engines without a tender....like a 0-6-0 yard goat? Thank you very much. I was at a model railroad club building in Union, NJ, just for a little while, and I was amazed at what I saw. I have money saved for the new XBox games that come out this fall, but now I want to use the money for model railroad stuff. Thanks alot. Tony B.
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