12-20-2009, 04:09 AM
Good morning Stein,
I read your discussion on the other board. I would not bother with the short tracks at the C-D yard. A "train" on your layout is defined by the cassette length of 5 cars (my long "trains are 6 cars). From that point of view is a track that can hold 2-3 cars are track for a half train. That is not bad at all.
I take your posting on 26 Sep 2009, 07:46 as a reference to the "old" C-D yard.
How about moving the turnout in front of the yard office to the right side of the bridge and get two much longer stub tracks. You may omit the very short stub at the run around track if it is intended for car storage. On the other side it might be fine place for a switcher waiting position.
The tracks in front of the ware houses are much better in the new layout. I have had a turnout configuration as you have it in front of Lindsey. That is a pain to do switching. The new one with a centered stub at the left side is much better and more prototypical.
I did always assume the barge terminal would be paved with street running track. The road might come out of the "off" from the cassette side. However I would be carefully with the tank terminal. The old layout had the tanks in the back over the hidden staging tracks. The new layout cramps the tanks on the barge terminal. I wonder if that is really necessary or might make the place to busy. You might omit the tank terminal, pave the road and have the barge terminal for goods like bulk cargo (coal) and general cargo.
I read your discussion on the other board. I would not bother with the short tracks at the C-D yard. A "train" on your layout is defined by the cassette length of 5 cars (my long "trains are 6 cars). From that point of view is a track that can hold 2-3 cars are track for a half train. That is not bad at all.
I take your posting on 26 Sep 2009, 07:46 as a reference to the "old" C-D yard.
How about moving the turnout in front of the yard office to the right side of the bridge and get two much longer stub tracks. You may omit the very short stub at the run around track if it is intended for car storage. On the other side it might be fine place for a switcher waiting position.
The tracks in front of the ware houses are much better in the new layout. I have had a turnout configuration as you have it in front of Lindsey. That is a pain to do switching. The new one with a centered stub at the left side is much better and more prototypical.
I did always assume the barge terminal would be paved with street running track. The road might come out of the "off" from the cassette side. However I would be carefully with the tank terminal. The old layout had the tanks in the back over the hidden staging tracks. The new layout cramps the tanks on the barge terminal. I wonder if that is really necessary or might make the place to busy. You might omit the tank terminal, pave the road and have the barge terminal for goods like bulk cargo (coal) and general cargo.
Reinhard