Another Miami Layout

[Brakie]

Hi Justin,

Welcome! I like your plan and see that you don't really need the run around discussed above since all of your spurs come off the main in the same direction. Looks like you're on your way. That roof pic makes me want to suggest that you take care of that before going much further on the layout. You'll be happier with a better looking and better maintained space for your layout. Room remodeling after the layout is scenicked is not fun.

Ralph

Ralph and all,I am late as usual in making my reply but,felt compelled to share some of my findings on urban industrail branches using bing maps.

Having been a brakeman that worked cramp urban industrial areas I was taken aback by the lack of run arounds on modern industrial branch lines..Seems these modern lines was built for efficient industry switching ..I notice a lot was pull in and reverse move out-a call for a caboose on your urban local..I also notice many was reverse move in/pull out another reason to assign a caboose to your local crew..Then there was some that had industrial sidings both ways-a locomotive on each end of the local ended the need for a run around-and in this case a caboose...