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Hello Toddb22, Yes, you can made a good layout with sectional track. That's what we built the 4 x 8-foot Madison Central layout with for the World's Greatest Hobby layout that is the star attraction in the Kalmbach video "Building Your First Model Railroad" (you can order this tape online by sending your browser to http://store.yahoo.net/kalmbachcatalog/10002.html)and following the directions there. Any of the brands on the market (Atlas, Bachmann, Kato, Life-Like, Roco -- I think I've covered the all) will work well for you. As for trackplans, in the January 2003 issue of Model Railroader retired managing editor Jim Kelly will unveil a 4 x 8-foot HO scale layout he built from a track plan he found in an old but classic Kalmbach book. There are scores of other engaging tracks plans available for 4 x 8-foot layouts. See the May 2002 MR for one that Jeff Wilson designed and which I transplanted to the Pacific Northwest. Most 4 x 8s are designed for freight service, so some understanding of passenger train operation would be handy for you to know. If you click on the "Index of Magazines" at the top of this page, then click "Keyword," then "Passenger," you'll find references to more than 2,000 articles that have appeared in the hobby press over the years on passenger trains. You can order back issues of Model Railroader, Trains, and Classic Trains directly from this Web site by clicking on the link for each magazine to the left. For other magazines not published by Kalmbach, you'll have to visit their Web sites to find out the availability of back issues. I wish you all success as you begin work on a your new layout. Paul Schmidt Contributing Editor Trains.com
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