By John Branden  It took me a long time to figure out the best way to stop derailment issues on my layouts. Because I use N gauge trains and track which is quite small and tricky the problem may be exaggerated but these rules apply to all gauges. I would fix one section of the track one day and the very next day I would get a derailment on a different section. This is frustrating because it make you nervous about the rest of the layout. When trains run smoothly on the rails you feel really good about the layout. When a model train derails it can be a nightmare but it is actually … [Read more...]