155 Platform - How do you use?

Joe,

I placed mine between two tracks next to my 116 station. When I first set them next to each other the freight station was taller than the passenger station and just didn’t look right. My solution was to cut a rectangular hole in the train table and recess the freight station.  I hot glued  small 3/16” x 1/16” magnets to the 1/32 people so they can stand upright waiting for the next Presidential Special. 

Jim Z

Joe, I use them as passenger platforms next to my stations.  I raise the stations to the level of the freight platform .

Thanks for the input guys!

Joe Gozzo

I use mine between my SG mainline and a short spur, probably where a small freight train will be parked when the layout is done. 

John

Mine reside in the only place they'd fit.  I was moving things around and I needed something between my switches and my edge boards.  I was surprised to see they fit so I put them there.  They sort of bookend my duckunder.

Chris Bogus and I added a station complex above the running tracks on our Standard Gauge Module Association (SGMA) modules.  In an arrangement similar to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, there are platforms on both levels, and we used four 155 platforms on the lower level.  They fit perfectly between the "42" track and the "72" track, which are spaced on the SGMA standard of 14-1/2" center to center.  The USA Track LLC track spacing is 7-1/4" between 42,57,72 and 87 curves, so the same arrangement could be used between 57 and 87 tracks as well.

Thanks, Kirk.  I was going to ask for some pics.  That's great.  I like to keep pics like this for ideas for my future Standard Gauge layout.