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<p>I have just gone big time on passenger operation but the problem is that my layout when designed wee for freight and as you can see, I have a bitof a problem.  I got Set A and Set C of the Kato Super Chief and running A-B consist but I also have a UP E7 A-B consist with 6 cars.  My layout is only 4'X3' with a 1.5' yard and eerytime I need to park the trains in my Union Station, they will need to be split up into 2 smaller trains.  So I think if you want to realistically operate passenger trains, you will need at least double the space of my layout and use a minimum of 19" curves.  You should use the 'square' method to plan your layout where each square should be your manimum rutning radius so you know how big the space you need.  You should also read either the October or November issue of MR where is gives a very good description on realistic model passenger operations.  I am stuck with my but I still love my passenger trains especially now I am planning to get the new Phase IV Amtrack P42 and the matching trains.  If yo only have small space like me, don't let that deter you because if you use the Kato Unitrack, you can still have a 2 line main with the station going diagonally across or if you want even longer station platforms, go all the way across plus a dog-leg at one corner.  It's too late for me because I have done too much work on it to start all over again but that's what I will do next time.</p><p>[quote user="Zandoz"]Another Super Chief related question...Can anyone out there give me the approximate length of the Kato Super Chief cars? Or the length of the real-life-scale prototypes so I can do the 1/160th math? I'm trying to come up with an idea of how much layout real estate I need to allocate for a small town passenger station and it's associated platform.[/quote]</p>
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