I know this has been asked a million times but can't find what i'm looking for with the search.
So i'm trying to decide if I have enough room to put sound board down in my helix and I had asked a forum member and he thought a Husky stack car but wasn't a 100% on how tall it was he thought 6" ? eh
So what's the tallest piece of RR eq. out there from top of rail to the tallest part of the car?
Thanks Eh
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My guess, the MTH double stack container car ?
Elevated pantographs & trolley poles, cranes, Evans auto loader with oversized cast VW Bugs, and elevated booms on rocket cars set my height
6-1/4" from the railhead mininum. (6¼"+track). That clears those cars and semi-elevated pantographs (via double hooked .019 wire that limits extenstion)
Other lines are at 6-3/4" - 7"
I used 8 inches from rail height of one level to rail height of the next. Double stack cars were the tallest that I had. I have no idea if any of the accessory cars are higher because I don't run any. I also was wanting "finger room" above the cars in my tunnels in case of problems.
Art
Doublestack container and/or Amtrak Superliners and/or GGD Superchief!
Thanks Guys Most of my clearances are 8" rail to rail but I have one small area where it might be a little less. So if I can keep it at 6.5 - 6.75"" or more from top of rail to any obstruction I should be ok eh?
Anyone have any of the Husky Stacks to measure how tall from rail?
Chad, I measured an MTH O scale Husky Stack and it was 5.5 inches from railhead to top of the car.
I use GG-1 with pantographs extended. A friend found out Atlas auto carriers are even taller.
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