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General Lionel & Model Train Discussion => General Lionel Model Train Discussion => Topic started by: mendonjo on December 19, 2020, 07:49:33 am

Title: Re: Old Newbie - dusting off my trains after 45 years
Post by: mendonjo on December 20, 2020, 07:47:52 am

Thank you dbat77,

The scale is O27, I will keep looking.  Thanks Again,

Joe

Title: Re: Old Newbie - dusting off my trains after 45 years
Post by: dbat77 on December 20, 2020, 01:27:35 am

Hello,
Well that depends on the track system: 027, Lionel Fastrack, Atlas..etc.  Most systems have 30 inch track sections(may be a bit more, but not too much) as the longest track.  Not sure about tubular track but I believe those are in the 35-40 inch range.  Either way it will require quite a few sections to go around your walls.    I have a Lionel Fastrack layout and 30 inches is the longest section.

Title: Old Newbie - dusting off my trains after 45 years
Post by: mendonjo on December 19, 2020, 07:49:33 am

Hello Everyone,

My name is Joe and I live in Cleveland TN but spent most of my life in SW Michigan.  I was into trains when I was a kid, well as much as a kid could afford, and I kept my trains in a box all  these years. Nothing real fancy, I still have my Lionel GT (Grand Trunk) from the late seventies and a much older Sante Fe with the round nose.

Now I am a grandfather and would like to introduce my grandkids to model railroading.  But I want to go big.  I am building a 20 x 36 workshop and I want to put a track up high around the interior, much like you see in some restaurants, but I do not know where to begin.  I can do the construction part of things easy enough but I'm guessing you can get track in really long sections.  I'm sure a lot has changed in 45 years and would greatly appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction.

Thank you all,

Joe