Having been born in Miami, I can tell you that the single turnout shelf layout described by Lance Mindheim in the May 2013 MRH article is very accurate to the prototype. Not only does it "look" right, it agrees quite well with Google maps (I checked it out, search for 3409 NE 62 Street, Miami , FL, on Google Maps if you'd like to see it for yourself). Excellent job, Lance!

Thanks everyone who has posted so far in the Trackplan Database Thread!

There has been a great response to this thread and there are many interesting plans posted.

Lets use this thread for discussion relating to the trackplans.

Please still post your trackplans in this other thread:  http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/13844

Question:

I'm doing a shelf layout and have decided to add blue foam as the base. My layout will be done in 4' sections so I can easily move them and change them if needed. I can get a 2'x8' sheet of blue 1/2" foam for $9.00. cutting the foam into 2' sections and butting them together would be easy instead of cutting the 4' section and having 12" of waste left over.

What do you use to hide the seams between the pieces of foam? is there a specific tape used to hide the seam?'

I'm just curious, has anyone tried making trestle bents (or some other railroad themed design, perhaps) for use as legs for a modular layout?  I had this idea the other day, and I think it would look neat, but maybe it's impractical..