Laying Track?

Here is a screenshot of Clearance Gauges for Old Time and Modern as well as Track c-c gauge for Old Time and Modern
Old-Time-and-Modern-Clearance-Gauges-and-Track-c-c-Gauges.jpg


I managed to get c-c dimensions on the Modern Track c-c gauge. I have one more gauge to create: Classic from 1920 to 1969.
 
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Here are the three Track c-c gauges for: Old Time before 1929, Classic 1920-1969 and Modern after 1969. The basis for these c-c dimensions can be found in NMRA RP-7.2.
I will be uploading these in the near future to the DL site. Thanks for your help and suggestions.
Track-c-c-Gauge-for-Old-Time%2C-Classic-and-Modern.jpg
 
There is not a lot of room on my tool to also show c-c distance. NMRA RP-7.2 does show this distance - although in feet not meters.
I will create a c-c tool for the Modern era and post shortly.
Is this RP-7.2 only for model railroads, ie NMRA or do prototypical railroads use the same standard?
If the tool was a bit taller, there would be room to add the distances.
I remember watching model railroaders fussing endlessly over curve radii since most of them had very limited room to build so sweeping prototypical curves were out of the question, something I don't worry about in Trainz. My curves are as gentle and long as needed with radii that are often measured in km.
 
Below are the three Track c-c gauges for Old Time before 1920, Classic for 1920 to 1969 and Modern for after 1969.
I will be uploading these to the DL station in the near future. Thank you all for your suggestions.
Track-c-c-Gauge-for-Old-Time%2C-Classic-and-Modern.jpg
 
Fortunately, these RPs also include prototype dimensions. That is what I am using. You are right, in Trainz we use quite broad curves. However, there are some people (me included) who are starting to design model railroads using Trainz.
 
I can see the attraction of model railroads, lots of available plans but is it really necessary to imitate the real life physical constraints too? I've met many modelers who wished they had more space than a small corner of a room. Even those that had the use of an entire room wished there was more. The standard joke was that if only they had a barn, then they could really build their ideal layout. Well with Trainz, everyone has a barn, or even bigger - a hanger - to build their dream layout. No need to squeeze unprototypical radius curves into available space.
Or am I reading it wrong, are those constraints the attraction?
 
@davoss, does "Tangent" also work for yard layouts? Are tracks generally separated in yards (and sidings) the same as in parallel mainline tracks? P.S. Thank you for these!
 
The Tangent distance is the minimum distance between any two tangent tracks whether inside or outside the yard. Several days ago, I uploaded four tools to the DL station called Clearance Gauge for four eras: Old Time before 1920, Classic 1920 to 1969, Early Modern 1969 to 1983 and Modern after 1983. These gauges also include a c-c distance shown as an upside-down cone. The other dimensions are for platforms and structures. I hope these are also helpful.
 
Since most of my routes are Europe based, I tend to use the UIC-C loading gauge by Pikkabird also on the DLS.
When I looked up loading gauges in Wikipedia, I see that North America freight uses the AAR standards, plates A to M. And then there is the standard AAR American Passenger Car gauge along with a load of others.
I guess we a lucky with Trainz since it basically ignores loading gauge restrictions and unless you look very carefully, you would be hard pressed to notice any infractions. Just like fully electric engines can work without any visible power supply and climbing a 45 degree slope without a cog track is child's play.
 
I am creating in Trainz the Everett & Monte Cristo Ry, that existed from 1893 to 1905, both as a layout that contained only 1.5 miles of mainline and the real railroad that was over 87 miles long. I sorrowfully had to dismantle my physical layout in my basement when we moved to a smaller house with no basement. The Track c-c gauge will be helpful when used for my Trainz layout. Not so much with the "larger than a barn" recreation of the actual railroad. The "Clearance Gauge before 1920" will be helpful for both.
 
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