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(More customer reviews)I will cover some basics, but do an Internet search for the owners manual 71-2037-250 to get a better feel for how this works. This trestle is designed to work with Lionel Fastrack. There are metal clips on top of the trestles that clip on to the side of the Fastrack. You can clip the trestle to anywhere on the side of a straight track or curved track. In between trestles are 10 inch long metal strips (spacers) that support the track. As such, you have to position the trestles 10 inches apart. You have to assemble these. There is a base and then vertical piers that snap into the base. You join the spacer, clip and pier together with a plastic pin. These then daisy chain together. It took me about an hour to put this together and install it on my layout. The base of the biggest trestle is about 6 inches long so you need to be careful about how close this is to adjacent track or accessories. If you were to install this on straight track it would be 230 inches from the start of the rise to the finish (22 trestles + the track leading to the 1st trestle and away from the last). At max height this is 5.5 inches high. I have not had any problems with a typical train set going up this pulling several cars. Trains pick up a lot of speed on the way down so if you are in a curve a train could derail if you are not careful. There are screw holes in the base if you want to screw these down.
This is a fun addition to a track, but plan ahead to ensure that you can incorporate it into your layout.
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