Author's note: This thread spawned many solutions.  I encourage you to peruse them all.  If want want to see the system I ultimately used, jump right to page 8.

I currently keep by rolling stock in thier kit boxes, which occationally causes issues because 50ft cars don't fit back in the most Athearn or MDC boxes with the couplers installed.

I'm playing with Sterilite plastic drawers from Target.

So moving right along with the final installs of signals yesterday I installed a triple head mast to the mainline protecting the diamond at Carlislie Junction.

Just for kicks, I went on Google Maps the other day to check out the Pend Oreille Valley area where I'd be placing my proto-freelance line and was delighted to find that Google had updated their aerial views with new higher resolution photography.

I posted some of this over on another forum so I thought I would share it here too.

Here are some of my documents I have created for my W&N Branch.

The project gets started (and there was much rejoicing..)

On this day, in 1804, the first steam powered train journey was made.

http://www.trainhistory.net/train-invention/richard-trevithick/

The decision to lock a recent blog due to "... getting a LOT of complaint emails about this thread" is very disappointing. I noticed that there were no complaints IN the blog that had very well thought and apparently accurate information that could be of use to many of us. If it had gone off track into areas that are inappropriate or hurtful, then it could have been controlled and, if necessary, shut down.

But once again ,the need of the few outweigh the good of the many.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SCENIC SUBDIVISION PROJECT...

A donut plan, that is.  

So I have been struggling with coming up with a walk-in plan that has loops big enough to turn my trains around and not have too much hidden trackage.  I'm thinking that a donut plan with a duckunder may be the way to go.