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Greetings, I am attempting an elevated wall railway in my family room, 7 foot off the floor. I want to do double track, and I figured I would need a shelf about 11 to 12 inches wide. (note: if any of the sounds wrong please let me know!) The room is 17' x 13' and the ceiling is sloped, 11 inches above one end and 39 inches above the other. The entryway is open, no door to worry about. My biggest dilemma, being an HO convert, is how to support the shelf. I was contemplating a few ways: 1. Shelf supports underneath every other stud, with the supports every stud under the end where the trains will be parked. The supports would probably be made of wood or steel l brackets covered with the snazzy plastic covers. 2. Simple L braces, 8 inchers, every stud above the shelf rather than below as in example 1. 3. A U Shaped Continuous Channel along the wall (opening facing away from wall), with a 1/2 in plank inserted into the U shape sort of cantilever style, screwed into each stud with the cantilever board nailed every foot or so. 4. Supported from the ceiling. 5. Combo of 3 and 4, with a Cantilever u channel with the board in it, then a fine stainless steel stringer to the ceiling. I am kind of partial to #3, but do not know if the cantilever will support a 5 pound engine + train a foot from the wall. Eventually there will be tunnels into the next room from the outer loop and that room will require support from the ceiling. Thanks for any advice, If anything I tend to over build things. Randy
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