another concept plan

[steinjr]

While it looks double tracked, it will be really be one huge continous single track loop, with the Y of the terminal being the "turnaround"

So.... of what I got so far... comments please?

Pretty similar to your first plan.

You claimed that your main goal was to watch trains run through mountain scenery. Is your true main goal really to build a layout that basically just is one big yard ?

This layout shows no track of attempts to build sincere/believable railroad scenes (ie scenes where the track pass just once through each scene). What you have here seems to be a basic toy train type layout - where the point is to cram in as much track as possible, and where the layout is intended to be watched from above.

If those are your true design goals, then it's fine. If your goal is still to watch trains pass through realistic looking mountain scenes, you need to make your layout higher and concentrate on "less is more".

My advice, your choice.

Smile,
Stein