Nah, not them either. Maybe more appropriate, for this thread at least, could be Dylan’s “It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry” or perhaps Greta Van Fleet’s “Meet on the ledge”.
Wayne
“You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?”
Oh well, Dirty Harry wasn’t much help, but he did ask one good question. Do you feel lucky?
I don’t, so I make sure that I either have at least 3 inches from the edge or else I install some sort of edge guard.
Rich
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Wow, they are a brave group. I am certain I would not feel comfortable with my equipment on a modular layout that close to the edge.
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Good job fixing the big stem locomotive.
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-Kevin
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The lines you were quoting reminded me a bit of Creedence Clearwater Revival.
My shortline based layouts have never wound through mountains or had peninsulas, which I assume would be the most likely place to need little clearence from the edge.
I like scenery between the edge and the track, so about 4 to 6 inches of space is about right for me.
Due to the fact that I don’t use a track plan,I have ran into this problem a few times. Useally I just add some more surface, another plus for useing foam. I still have a few spots that are >1in <. Never had an issue, But I never run at more then half trottle, if that.
I will be sure to put a small group playing instruments on a street corner somewhere on my layout. To see how many people get it.
Couldn’t be more different than Yes, but I like Creedence too. Fogerty puts on a heck of a show, too.
–Randy
I still have all those recordings, on their original release vinyl…
I like to keep track back at least 3-4", as much for appearance as for safety.
Sheldon
Completely off this topic, but when we were kids with an old Lionel set, it didn’t matter how far from the edge.
We’d crank that old locomotive up to full speed, and half the time it would hit the curve, derail and run off the table, crashing to the concrete basement floor.
No problem. We’d pick it up, put in on the track, and off it would go. They were built for boys like us.
LION has been known to run close to the edge.
Here the LION added more to the table for this part of the line.
click on da photo for a close up
ROAR
Also I put two clear push pins at the end of my staging track to prevent someone from driving a train off the edge and into the abyss.
Big YES fan here! Iʻve seen most of the biggies in the 60ʻs 70ʻs and 80ʻs. Including the Beatles. So it appears today model RailRoaders (RR) and also Rock & Rollers (RR) as well. Maybe Iʻll name my new layout the R&R Railroad. Or the RRRR.
Thanks for the Closer to the Edge answers.
Work very diligently to have as close to perfect trackwork as possible, and have well-adjusted wheelsets, trucks and couplers.
Mine measures 1-1/4 inch from track center line to the edge.
Seasons will pass you by
I get up, I get down
Eric
Steering back on-topic…
If my track is near the edge, I try to create some sort of barrier to prevent trains from going over the edge, either by landscape or a wall using hardbard (yard).
That’s 99.9% of derailment free operation. The other .1% is human error. IMHO it’s better to have some space beween the track and the edge to account for that human error.
3" is a pretty safe number, never had a problem with that which is what I used and I tested new track at slot car speeds (really the only reason to use those speeds for most of us unless you model Bullet trains).
Assuming you’ve got a curve so you can justify it, superelevation can help keep stuff off the floor as well.