01-09-2014, 12:28 PM
little65
Overall you plan is a good one but 1iIt seems you plan has alot of mainline trackage. So spots for more industries & the yard tracks suffer. Are you planning to run two different RRs & both use the same yard? You could do just as well w/ only one mainline & the other RR using your RR's tracks w/ "trackage rights". Use the space saved for a larger yard that also has engine service, rip track/car shop & caboose/shoving platform spur depending on your era. Also if any sides of your layout are against walls put building flats against those for more switching. And you won't need a switch back if both tracks cross each other. Plus it will give you more room for industries on each spur.
Overall you plan is a good one but 1iIt seems you plan has alot of mainline trackage. So spots for more industries & the yard tracks suffer. Are you planning to run two different RRs & both use the same yard? You could do just as well w/ only one mainline & the other RR using your RR's tracks w/ "trackage rights". Use the space saved for a larger yard that also has engine service, rip track/car shop & caboose/shoving platform spur depending on your era. Also if any sides of your layout are against walls put building flats against those for more switching. And you won't need a switch back if both tracks cross each other. Plus it will give you more room for industries on each spur.
Andy Jackson
Santa Fe Springs CA
ATSF/LAJ Ry Fan & Modeler
Santa Fe Springs CA
ATSF/LAJ Ry Fan & Modeler