Yard as a Layout

[Brakie]

You could play something like that plan in many ways - you could e.g. have it be the home base of a small switching railroad, used for interchange, holding a few cars and engine service for the small railroad - which in principle could have served more industries for many miles down the line that exits the layout at upper right, or down the track that exits the layout along the left wall.

But by all means - if you don't like the look of an engine house, just remove it and replace it with just an old caboose or a shed for a yard office or whatever

Smile,
Stein
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Interesting thoughts there.

I suppose it would be depend on era as well..A engine house for a steam powered industrial railroad would be needed as would a water tank.

If diesel powered a small shed for storing bags of dry locomotive sand and lubricants. Fuel could be delivered by a fuel distributor under contract.A electric outlet would be needed for the locomotive's pre heater on cold days.

Sounds very interesting.