Question on the new Atlas code 100 # 8 Turnouts.........

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Hi,

I’m doing a rebuild of my 11x15 HO layout and am in the design phase, working on scale drawings.

My existing layout uses Atlas code 100 # 6 and # 4 turnouts, but the new one will use # 8s for the main, # 6s for secondary, and # 4s for sidings. Unfortunately, I don’t have any # 8 turnouts in hand, so my question to you is:

What is the distance (track center to track center) of two tangent tracks using two Atlas #8s for crossover purposes?

Thanks!

Mobilman44

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I do not have any in front of me, but I used Atlas RTS(version 8) and set up a LH crossover - it appears to be 2" center to center(like all other Atlas Custom Line products).

Jim Bernier