| Atlas model trains manufactures models in the HO, N, | | | | and used by itself. This allows flexibility in your setup in |
| and O scales. Atlas prides itself on being a family | | | | case you decide to ballast your own track after you |
| owned company. The company was incorporated in | | | | have progressed into the hobby. |
| 1949 in New Jersey where it is still located today | | | | For the N scale trains, Atlas offers N True-Track, |
| (2009). | | | | Code 55, and Code 80. Code 80 comes with black |
| The founder, Stephan Schaffan, Jr., had only one child, | | | | ties and silver rail. Code 55 comes with brown ties and |
| Diane, who is president of the company today. Her | | | | has a lower rail profile than the Code 80. |
| husband, Tom Haedrich, is the current CEO and | | | | Atlas sells layout instruction books that have 40+ |
| handles the daily operations of the firm. | | | | different railroad layout designs. This makes it very |
| Atlas claims to be the worldwide leader in track | | | | easy for the beginner to get started with their layout |
| manufacturing. They are world famous for their | | | | quickly. |
| Snap-Track, Super-Flex Track, and Custom-Line | | | | If your setup is for the HO train scale, the number of |
| turnouts. | | | | Code 83 or 100 track sections you will need to form a |
| Two products they carry for the HO scale are HO | | | | complete circle is as follows:o 12 pieces of 15" radius |
| Code 83 and HO Code 100 track. The code of the | | | | tracko 12 pieces of 18" radius tracko 16 pieces of 22" |
| track signifies the height of the rail in thousands of an | | | | radius tracko 16 pieces of 24" radius track |
| inch. Code 83 rail is.083" high, and code 100 is.100" high. | | | | For the N scale, Code 55 track, the number of track |
| Most discriminating modelers choose the Code 83 | | | | sections for a circle is as follows:o 10", 11.25", 12.5", |
| track. It is closer to the actual prototype, which in turns | | | | 13.75", 15", 16.25", 17.5", 18.75", 20", and 21.25" radius |
| causes it to appear more realistic in a layout. Code 83 | | | | curves all require 16 pieces of track sectiono 30.609" |
| has fine brown ties in lieu of the black thicker ties of | | | | radius requires 32 pieces of tracko 71" radius requires |
| the Code 100 track. | | | | 44 pieces of track plus a 4.25" straight section |
| True-Track is another Atlas roadbed track product | | | | For the N scale, Code 80 track, the number of |
| designed for the HO scale trains. It consists of a Code | | | | sections for a complete circle is:o 9-3/4" radius |
| 83 track section, which is snapped into a gray roadbed | | | | requires 12 pieces of tracko 11" radius requires 12 |
| base. This is an easy to assemble track choice | | | | pieces of tracko 19" radius requires 24 pieces of track |
| because it does not have to be secured to any | | | | If you have any questions about Atlas model trains, |
| surface. | | | | you can get additional information and assistance at |
| True-Track is a popular choice among modelers | | | | their forum located at Happy railroading! |
| because the track can be removed from the roadbed | | | | |