I uploaded two pictures to the L&W album of some test tracks I built in 2007. The first picture shows two parallel dual gauge tracks. The S/Sn3 track is Code 83 with etched tie plates once made by Simon Parent. The Sn3/Sn2 track is Code 70 without tie plates. All spikes are Proto:87 Stores 150% (of HO) spikes.
The second picture is of some Sn3 Code 55 track. I used standard pine ties on the left and on the right I used ties cut from bamboo skewers in an attempt to see how they would work to model logging railroad track that didn’t use cut ties. Because bamboo is rather hard, I had to drill a hole for every spike. Again, I used the 150% spikes. I normally use the longer ones since they are easier to use. I only use the short ones for bridges, etc., where I don’t want the spikes to stick through the bottom of the ties. Dave Heine Easton, PA
