The track work looks really good to me and

I think the diagram explains it nicely.  Basically all an engineer needs to know is....what track am I on and where do I want to go, then just press the appropriate buttons.  If you look at the track work you'll really get confused.

Just one thing...

A very good looking panel.. however, there is one slight departure from your pictured trackwork.  Check the turnout from that single spur that ends between the Rutherford and Carlisle Junction exits.  The panel shows it on Track 1 to on the way to C J, where it actually appears on the leg between Tracks 1 and 2.

As you said, translating from plan to schematic is not easy- I've had to revise mine more than once...

I enjoy seeing each update of the JL & T!

Question...

is that a double slip switch in the middle of the photo or just a crossover? I love them but, I don't have one in my yard, what brand and how do you control it, if it's a double slip?       Thanks, John

A very good looking panel..

I was wondering if someone would pick the caboose siding up.  I wanted to maintain Track 1 as the main and have it show as the main inbound/outbound track, and to achieve that look on the panel had to show the caboose siding as branching off that way.

Its the classic example of not quite billing able to get panel to mimic layout track work.

Yes it is...

It is a PECO Code 75 - Double Slip.  It's all manually controlled as PECO switches have a centre spring in them to hold the points in either position once thrown.

All the reachable turnouts within the yard are manually operated.  The only ones not are the three at the back running into Rutherford that can't be reached from the fascia. 

So

are you using all Peco Code 75 rail, Jas?  

Dave...

Only those double slip switches are Code 75, as PECO only do them in that scale.

The rest of the layout is PECO Code 83...

Right

So how do you transition between the two types?

Rutherford Yard

Neat job! My only suggestion is to do the main track ballast in a lighter shade than the rest, so it stands out. Then the rest of the tracks will be easier to find per the diagram. One question? Why did you stagger the numbers so all odd on one side and all even on the other? Check out some Clics or Spins diagrams to see how the big guys did it in different locations. John Colley, Sonoma, CA