I used a no-name rotary tool to make the C65 adapters. Basically you just grind on the bottom until you have the same width & thickness as Atlas C80 sectional track. If you get it right, it will fit snug to the turntable slot and the remaining roadbed should reach the table top. A cut-off disk, tiny sanding drum, and assortment of files should be all you need. Don't forget to put a small taper on any rails meeting the turntable. This will help provide smoother transitions. It doesn't need to be big, and in fact you should barely see it. Just 2 or 3 quick short passes with a file at roughly 30 degrees. If you look closely you will see that Atlas C55 sectional includes this slight taper right from the factory.
The turntable motor is controlled by a Digitrax decoder and I'm using the headlight output for a shed light. I also ordered the special 7 pin connector so I can easily move my command station (DCS52) from layout to layout.
Currently I'm running steamers to find all of the trouble spots. So far it just seems to be the 12.5" radius turnouts, and from what I can tell they just need some minor work. Steam locomotives are all Bachmann (DC 2-6-2 on middle loop, DCC/Sound 4-6-2 on turntable, and DCC/Sound 2-10-0 on the figure 8). The GP40-2 in the yard is a Gen1 Atlas upgraded w/ MTL brown 1015's and a NCE N12A0 decoder. My diesels run great so far.
Link to Atlas Code 65 Track: shop.atlasrr.c...
Track design is as follows:
Overall Size = 31" x 74"
Figure Eight = 11" radius curves
Middle Oval = 12.5" radius curves w/ 14" R leaders
Outer Oval = 14" radius curves w/ 15.5" R leaders
Most of the turnouts are #5, but I had to use the sharper 12.5" radius turnouts for the inner spurs.
When everything is done it will run 3 trains continuously, or 2 continuously on the outer loops with switching operations in the middle. Also note there is a reversing section hidden away as well.
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