10-02-2009, 05:31 AM
A layout that comes to mind is Bill Denton's N-Scale Milwaukee Road Kingsbury Branch..
That has a lot of urban switching in a 21" x 12' area.
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IMHO Bill's layout is a fine example of urban railroading in tight industrial area.
We can see there is a lot of headroom complete with 2 holding tracks and 2 runarounds.
Judging by the track plan I suspect it can take 30-45 minutes to switch the industries-it would take me a hour simply because I allow for the brakeman to set and release brakes,time spent waiting for a dock plate to be moved,maybe a dumpster,a stack of pallets to close to the track etc.
That has a lot of urban switching in a 21" x 12' area.
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IMHO Bill's layout is a fine example of urban railroading in tight industrial area.
We can see there is a lot of headroom complete with 2 holding tracks and 2 runarounds.
Judging by the track plan I suspect it can take 30-45 minutes to switch the industries-it would take me a hour simply because I allow for the brakeman to set and release brakes,time spent waiting for a dock plate to be moved,maybe a dumpster,a stack of pallets to close to the track etc.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!