Observed arrival · 2026-09-26
RailCompat, a sourced compatibility reference for model trains
RailCompat compares model-rail track systems, decoder sockets, curve radii, and rail codes for HO and N scale.
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- HO and N scale model railroaders
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- The coupler cross-reference is explicitly deferred: the site says it checked only 3 of the 14 brand groups in Micro-Trains’ existing table.
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The homepage separates several compatibility questions into dedicated reference sections, including decoder sockets and minimum curve radius. It reports seven socket standards, with a decoder model found for six, and covers ten HO and N sectional track lines for curve measurements. For couplers, it explains that it has not reproduced an existing Micro-Trains conversion table after checking only three of its fourteen brand groups.
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