Lake Shore Live Steamers

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JohnHudak
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Re: Lake Shore Live Steamers

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Rob Gardner wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:40 pm John, do you know what the minimum radius is on the elevated track at NEOLS? I have a 1" 4-8-4 chassis that I'd like to track test and I'm curious to see how sharp a curve it will be able to negotiate.

Rob Gardner
Rob, Sorry but I don’t know it off hand...
I’m thinking it should be fine though..
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Re: Lake Shore Live Steamers

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Rob,

The FLLS track is mostly laid (ground) for 50' radius. The yard wye on one leg is around 40' or so. I figured I'd mention it in case you are looking for different tracks to try.
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