George, It looks like your question is New York Central in the late steam era. During that time NYC used rail sections developed by their own engineering department; the range of rail sections was named for an employee named Dudley. In the late steam era, the typical rail in NYC's top main lines was 127-pound Dudley (abreviated as 127-DY). Secondary mainlines might use a smaller section such as 105-DY. Engine terminals probably had a dog's breakfast of old hand-me-down rail; I be surprised if there was much over 90-pound. There was a 90-DY section but NYC also had plenty of other 90-pound sections on the property, some of which is still out there on old branches now run by shortlines. Most yards were laid with used rail (like engine terminals) and these could vary all over but would generally be lighter than what was currently being laid in main tracks; i.e., less than 90-pound.
You can Google "rail sections" to find tables that show prototype rail dimensions, then scale them to S-scale. You'll find that none of the model sizes matches up exactly to any of the prototype sections. Hope this helps - Jeff English Troy, New York --- In [email protected], "gpmarcopulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gentlemen; > > I am in the process of designing my steam engine servicing facility. > My largest engines are Hudsons, Mohawks, and a Niagara. My mainline is > code 100, but I was wondering if code 83 would be prototypical for the > facility, or would these engines require code 100? > > (Another question I have, as an aside, would freight yards normally > use code 83?) > > I haven't been successful gleaning any info from the internet, so I > need all the help I can get from the Group. > > Thanks, George > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
