Another Miami Layout

[ocalicreek]

Hello Justin,

It looks like you’ve put together a pretty realistic plan that would be both straightforward to build and fun to operate. I have to chuckle when I think back about the mild uproar that has arisen about the lack of a runaround track on my East Rail plan. You’d think I’d slighted the Pope! The omission was intentional and done to accurately replicate the way operations actually transpire in that specific area.

Before anyone gets confused, that quote is from the trainboard forum thread Justin linked in his post here. I did say 'minor' uproar, and Lance Mindheim uses the term 'mild uproar' in his reply to the discussion regarding the lack of a runaround on his own plan, on which Justin based his. Uproar doesn't necessarily mean a negative response. Perhaps I should have said 'caused quite a stir' or 'wow, that really stimulated discussion'. But we're not here to debate whether or not there was actually an uproar about his design choice, minor or otherwise. The responses were thoughtful and insightful and I hope he found them as helpful as he will the suggestions here.

No, I think it's a cool plan, and I want to encourage Justin to stick with his design choice. Ditto to Kevin's response, and I second Stein's motion - get building (and let's see some pictures!)

Justin, I'll give you one I got way back when I joined the other incarnation of the Gauge:

:needpics:

Galen