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[quote user="starman"]If I want to run two (2) rail lines side by side, both straight and curves, how much width should I dedicate for this?[/quote] Follow the NMRA standards and RPs for this.  It also depends on the equipment you are running and your curve radius.  If your are running class Ia (see linked chart) locomotives on a Class I or II curve (despite the NMRA recommendations, manufacturers engineer rolling stock and locomotives so that they will traverse unprototypical curves, so it is sometimes possible), you will need to increase your track spacing appropriately for the excess overhang caused by pivoting drive gear on articulated locomotives, etc.   Approximate measuerments are given here, as previously linked. <a href="http://www.nmra.org/sites/default/files/standards/sandrp/pdf/s-8.pdf">http://www.nmra.org/sites/default/files/standards/sandrp/pdf/s-8.pdf</a>
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