Thanks for your input on rail bed material. I found a roll of 1/8' x36' wide cork and I am cutting strips out of this. I have a PECO Streamline code 83 turnout, SL 8362. There is a space between the rail and the first sleeper, but the rail spikes are not removed. Does this turnout must need a special rail joiner? By the way what is the purpose of the "tag" at the bottom of this message block?
Welcome to the forums.
Not sure about the rail joiners, but I would think regular Peco rail joiners should work. Have never heard of special ones for turnout.
"Tag" is a way of finding threads on a certain subject such as trees, ballast, turnouts. Unfortunately it doesn't seem they are used as much as they should be. I am as guilty of this as anyone. Scroll down the righthand column and you will find a box "Popular Tags," where it lists all the tags that folks have used. That's my understanding of them.
Have fun,
Richard
Dalrail,
The gap between the rail and the first sleeper is to allow a rail joiner to slide properly onto the rail - the section of rail between the end and the first tie is less than 1/2 a railjoiner long, and wouldn't allow a proper mechanical connection if the sleeper didn't have the gap.
Cheers,
tbdanny
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