Layout design
Alco's in the Corn Belt - My Chicago & Indiana TOMA Build
Just a simple chronicle of my latest modeling project: operational scenes along a granger shortline, which recall fond memories from childhood and my experiences as a railroader.
In the details
Looking at my project and I know without a doubt I am missing one or more items that will come back and bite me.
Can anyone list some things that were missed in their layout planning/design that would fit this particular bill?
I have tried to make a check list but again something tells me I am missing one or more thnigs that are important that if not included..will cost time, money and most importantly my sanity...
N-Scale Layout plans for review please
Sorry for the long post... After having spent a good deal of time reading through track plan reviews, I tried to answer as many questions as I could think of up front :)
Below is the track plan I have designed in 3rd Planit for review, thoughs, and opinions please. Along with a lengthy description of notes I have put down for both myself and this post.
Info Sought: Northwest Branch or Short Lines
Hey, gang. Looking for some design inspiration for a small shelf layout I'm planning. Besides Pennsylvania, the other location I've long had an interest in is the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Spokane, Portland & Seattle and the Milwaukee Road (and other local short lines) are all railroads I'm interested in, but have little knowledge about. I thought it would be fun an educational to explore some of the smaller branch lines (especially end-of-line locations) in that part of the world for a possible small layout.
Seperated routes of 2 lines modelled.
Here are two separated routes run by the rr's. The two are physically separate from the diamond crossing in St J to the turnout on the duck under (may not be shown). From that point onward the shared trackage arrangement could be extended all the way to a side yard functioning as St Albans in the WRJ yard. If extended to that length it allows the St J to operate in the prototypical scheme of Morrisville turns/crew swaps. The connection is a entry to the CV's Richford Branch at Sheldon Jct. There are options to consider.
Manifest destiny: expansion planning!
My current 24’ long shelf layout is a lot of fun but I’ve been feeling the itch to expand. With a little furniture rearrangement in the layout room I’ve opened up another L-shaped space available to expand from the back of the stub yard.
Basement prep
I will be closing on my new house this coming week and I am in the very early planning stages of building a layout in the roughly 1500 sq ft basement. One thing I want to do before any benchwork is started is finish the basement. I have some ideas in mind, but I also want to learn from others - both dos and don'ts. This will be my 8th layout, but the first in a dedicated space, and the first large one. I plan on being here for the long term, so I want to get it right to start with, or as best I can.
WIP Update #2: Intermodal Yard on Trenton Subdivision in N Scale
I have started to measure and cut the styrene sheet that will become the concrete pads that will form the Intermodal Yard.
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