car inspection station n-scale

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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i read the article in workshop tips by Mr.Hediger

How would i go about building a car inspection station to check maintance standards for n-scale?

By the way its a great article in a great magazine

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Hi and welcome.

Basically all of the same components exist in N scale. In my case, I just hot-glued some N scale track to a board including an Atlas Code 80 rerailer track. I use the Micro-Trains N coupler height gauge (#988 00 031). A lot of metal gauges are conductive, so you’ll want to cut gaps at the ends of the track to avoid shorting.

I also have a plastic pocket on the board to hold an NMRA N scale gauge.

I actually have two tracks on my board, the other track I have used as a programming track for DCC. A terminal block hot-glued to the board allows for electrical connections to the two tracks. Re-railers on both tracks are handy for placing cars on the rails quickly.