I have just renewed my interest in HO trains after a 30+ year absence.  I have a Digitrax super chief control system on a 6 by 10 layout.  the layout has 2 reversing loops and are connected to a PM42 wired for auto reversing and the other 2 sections of the PM42 are set up as power districts (probably over kill, but did it because I thought it was the right way to do it.  

To keep this initial post short, I'll just give a brief description:

I've been thinking about a yard for a while (about a 10 years), since I learned it was more than just a place to store trains...It can involve a lot of switching and interesting operations.

Hi All,

Yesterday while tinkering with the Chemical Transfer Facility on the L&T Branch, and thinking about Ops Sessions and some added extras that could be added to make things a little more interesting I came up with this idea.

The original scene looks like this...

Previously I had shared that on my new railroad that I am going to have an excursion B&O doodleburg running at the back of the layout.  Why?  Because I want one?  Why B&0?  Because it was on sale.  I will have a freelance layout so I can have what I want!  Picture below from Walthers of the doodlebug.