Tracks consist of quarter-inch strips mounted upon pieces of cardboard. Make a small gimlet-hole in one end of each stick, and drive a short finishing nail in the opposite end (see Fig. 78). Cut the cardboard strips the
Fig. 78.—The Tracks.
length of the sticks, and tack them to the sticks as shown in the illustration. If inch and one-half spools are used for the car wheels, the inside gauge of the tracks should be an inch and three-quarters. By lapping the cardboard strips over the ends of the sticks, and the sticks over the ends of the cardboard strips, and placing the nail dowels in the ends of the sticks as in the drawing, a strong track is formed when the pieces are fitted together. This may be extended to any desired length by adding more sections to it.
The Cars for this railway will have their trucks constructed alike, and it is a simple matter to transform a
Fig. 79.—A Top View of Car Truck.
car from one style into another. Figure 79 shows a top view of a truck. For the bed of this cut a three-eighths-
