04-17-2015, 08:26 AM
FCIN Wrote:Since it looks like I'm going to have to find a new spot for the layout; thought I'd show the plan as it exists right now and before it gets torn down and relocated. Layout size is 18in X 20ft.[ATTACHMENT NOT FOUND]Plan is pretty much the same as the last one I posted Dec 22, 2014, and does include a runaround track; primarily so that the locomotive can lead the train to and from the staging area. The plan represents what was once a former main line, that was abandoned in the 50s, but about 1 mile was left in place to serve some customers that had located on the line. Quite similar to three former L&N spurs in my area in Shelbyville, Winchester and, Richmond, KY.
My modeled era is between the late 70s to mid 80s which allows me to have plenty of the colorful shortline IPD box cars and motive power is of course L&N and rotates between a GE U28B, EMD GP38-2, or ALCo C420. All typical for my era. All locomotives are DCC/Sound equipped and the layout is operated with a NCE PowerCab which is just great and highly recommended.
I only have three industry tracks on the plan which I've found works out very well and gives me a nice hour long or so operating session. Each of the industry spurs have multiple car spots and receive a variety of cars. Industries that I chose for the plan are:
Sherwood Foods - A food products distributor that receives tank cars of cooking oils, box cars of various packaged foods and refrigerator cars of frozen meats. 5 possible car spots.
Kentucky Transload - This former team or storage track now receives tank cars of corn syrup, covered hoppers of animal feed and occasional box cars of beer that are all transferred to trucks for off-line customers. 5 possible car spots. If you can make it out on the plan, there is a pump house and piping where the tank cars spot and also a small office building and truck scale for this operation.
Dixie Warehouse: A warehousing and distribution operation that receives box cars of various products. 4 possible car spots. (This may be changed to another facility that would also receive box cars).
My big challenge now is to see if I can find a new spot for the layout without having to reduce its overall size too much. I have a wall that could handle a 16ft long shelf layout, and possibly have a 4 or 5 foot removable staging track, so if I can work that out, I'll be able to preserve the current plan and industries. I'm sure not in the mood or condition to have to tear all this down and start all over again, so I want to be able to keep as much of this intact as I can. We shall see what happens.
Looks good. I´m also going to have max 3 industries in my layout, a food products distributor, a logistics warehouse and maybe a bakery or a brewery , have lots of grain hoppers.
Do you have any picture of the layout?