Placing Rail Served Industries On Layout Edge

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If your layout is designed with the industrial spurs running toward the layout edge at a 45 degree angle, then you can look down the spurs between the buildings.

Problem is, right now three of my industries have spurs that are 5 to 6 feet in length. When the bench work is only 18 inches deep, you can only have very short spurs off the lead running at angles like 12 to 30 degrees. A small industry that spots only one or two cars will fit that track arrangement just fine, but a large one with four or five car spots just won't work unless you could extend the track in to the aisle; which I can't.

For now, things are working pretty well, although like Larry mentioned, I may move the larger industry to the end of the industrial spur and then just have a second smaller one where it was located. Not only can I easily look over the larger structure to spot cars, I'll be able to stand at the end of the bench work and look down the track.