Track Banking

[traindaddy1]

I posted this question on the Model Forum and thought I'd ask it here: Do you bank your track (Like NASCAR) on the curves or do you just lay flat track?  As always, many thanks.

[Dave Connolly]

  Mine is flat. I do like the look of elevated track providing it's a very long gradual curve. Something say in the 0 130 range. As stated on sharp turns it does tend to look Nascar like. If you are after this look and on portion of my layout I later wished I had incorporated it. Is simply after you lay your roadbed of cork. Lay a piece if N gauge roadbed on the outer edge. This will superelevated you curve and once ballasted will look fine.

[CB&Q]

 

  I super elevated all my mainline curves and not sorry one bit at the time command control was a glimmer in the makers eye so to keep fast freights on the track and off the floor so now I can run Lionels fastest steamer or diesel full bore and it just keeps on a truck'in baby. try a curve elevated and see if you like the look I'm sure you'll do all the rest. 

[Roger Bielen]

If you decide to bank your track an easy way to shim the track is to use wire under the outside edge of the ties.  I used 12 ga. on mine, but you can go larger, or smaller as you desire.

[ChiefEagles]

Flat now but old layout had banked curves.  Just start easy and go on up and then ease back down.