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Badly laid track as a shortline?
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In one of the Kalmbach books on track laying (there's two and I can't remember which one) They talked about taking out ties and putting some crooked to simulate the worn down look. This is also a good idea for siding which most of them aren't perfectly laid track. <br /> <br />In the pentrex's video best of the midwest Vol 2 the first shortline they visit is run down. So much so that they have jointed rail. In one shot while discussing the 10 mph speed limit on the line they show a shot down the tracks and it makes my trackwork look profesional. Which would make a good reason to run your trains slower than normal, making your mainline seem much larger. <br />Andrew
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