11-29-2011, 01:28 PM
Brakie Wrote:Mike Kieran Wrote:Justin's right. 15 inch radius curves are for switchers and critters. An 18 inch radius would work better, especially since some of the switchers out now would only run on an 18 inch radius or larger. It's only 6 inches added on to the curve diameter.
Mike,Based on my past experiences with 15" curves on a ISL the GP50 shouldn't have any issues on a 15" radius-they're not that much longer then a GP7 which can operate around a 15" curve.
The Proto 2000 and Atlas stuff has a minimum radius of 18 inches. Some of the older Athearn has no problems, I can't speak for the newer models. We just have to run them and see.
Mike Kieran
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