I'm game if you are, that engine would be much better for the limited space I'll have.  How should we do this, by direct email?

The box says Item Number 25961, DCC Equipped.  Not sure what all that means, but it seems it's what you might be looking for.

What's the product number of your 4-4-0, and do you have the box and everything intact as delivered?

I may be interested.  How much has the 4-4-0 been run?  I have the 2-8-0, engine #26, Midwest Quarry & Mining.  Not sure which exact product number it is, but I can find out by digging out the box. It's been in a display case since I bought it, ran it only a couple of times on a 4' oval just to see it run.

Thanks to all for the replies.  As I haven't messed with layouts for a long time, I was just curious about the radius.  Hadn't prowled the forum much when I wrote that post.  18"minimum seems the game to be safe.  If I can come up with a bigger space, that'll help. 

As for track, I like the Code 83 idea, and have been looking at Atlas for the HO stuff and the Micro Engineering for the "realistic" narrow gauge stuff.  I had a huge HO layout years ago, but I really like this On30 scale, especially since the logging and mining history is what I'm really interested in.

I'll plow forward and see what I can come up with.  Thanks again for the replies!

Greetings,

I'm thinking of starting my On30 layout.  I've collected several Bachmann locos and some rolling stock for this, and my space will be roughly 4x4 feet.  The locos I have are the Bachmann 2-6-0, Bachmann T-boiler, Bacnmann 0-4-0 diesel and a Bachmann 2-8-0.  This layout would be mostly using mining cars and various other Bachmann freight cars.

What's the minimum radius that these trains can utilize?

And what brand track do people find the best for a "realistic" narrow gauge look?  Normal HO track seems a little strange for this scale.

Thanks!