Greetings all.  Been lurking for a few years, decided it was time to join in.

I started my layout design years ago but didn't get around to building until 2008.  It's a Proto-Freelanced design based on Rock Island's section of line from Little Rock, AR south to Alexandria, LA. Subdivision 38 & 39 of their Southern Division.  In my history books The Rock avoided the final shutdown and continues to operate.  The current date is Spring-Summer of 1983.  It was designed for Ops and as of the present is fully operational.

Hi all

Well with some great feedback I'm starting my new layout, bench work has begun and I am taking a module approach to this build, not the kind that can be changed around like FreeMo but just so I can take a section and build it on the bench, you could say TOMA inspired but I started planning this long before I saw that.

Hi all

I have been drawing so many plans lately that I'm starting to go round in circles (no pun intended)

So looking for a bit of feedback on the below designs, N scale, Montana modern era, was very prototypical in version 1 but now its a lot more freelance

Industries will be: Coal, Fuel/oil, grain, Timber,sugar beets, and maybe a bit of produce and maybe others.

tell me what you think or would change

The bottom one has slot track but that is just road.

V8:

Hermosa