Ocalicreek's Garage Layout Planning Thread

[TrainNut]

I'm having a hard time keeping your hidden track to a minimum with the ideas I'm trying to use. I toyed with a twice around but then you've got four tracks going across the narrow vertical part. I'm still not sure if your up for reverse loops or not because unless you automate them, you will have to pay attention and switch the switch at both ends every time the train comes through. I'm working on a folded dog bone idea but again, with the benchwork configuration, there is a lot of hidden track at the backs of the loops (x4). I'm also trying to avoid making your trains look lost... there goes the train.... and it's coming back again. You had mentioned that you were going to take some time to chew on ideas and I'm curious as to what you've come up with.
I'm almost thinking keeping this simpler would be more. Maybe just a once 'round... I dunno.