Dilemma HO layout plan
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I had a member on another forum draw up a plan for me last winter for my available space and asked him to fill it with track and industry. I built the bench work and started to lay track but over the past couple weeks I have been spending a lot of time on Big Blue and have really enjoyed the ISL layouts on here where the less is more approach is used. My room is 12'.5'' x 8'.5'' and the bench work is 2' W and 12''.5'' L x 6' W across the top and 8' on the peninsula. This is what I was going to do

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I would like to simplify things and go with 4-5 businesses with a couple of sidings for trans load operation/team track. It would be nice to have a small yard to store cars for the industry's as well as a loco service track for say two units and maybe a caboose. I think the 12'5" wall would be great for some building flats.

- single person operation
- four axle ALCO's for power
- single or two units for switching
- can do standard, push/pull or use a shoving platform
- 50' - 65' cars
- set in eastern Canada in the 1990- 2000 time frame
- branch line or industrial park
- thinking a fall setting

Industry's I like
- pulp loading/unloading
- sand/gravel unloading ( I have a Walthers Rail to road aggregate transfer kit <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036">http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036</a><!-- m --> )
- propane dealer (have Walthers kit and two extra tanks)
- grain elevator
- scrap dealer
- pipe manufacturer
- distributor receiving box cars or reefers
- plastic pellet transfer or business using them (Have Walthers kit)

I would like to use my track and switches that I have on hand which are medium Peco switches and Atlas code 100 flextrack. Any help, plans or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Stephen 

Modeling a freelanced, present day short line set in Nova Scotia, Canada. 

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