I’m inclined toward doing a double deck layout that would provide some railfaning on the lower level with an interchange to a branch line on the upper deck. 

My room has some limitations but an access door requires that there be 41” clear below the lower deck framing and, because of sloping ceilings, the upper deck might be shallow - right now it is mocked up at 12” deep but could be less. 

Hello all,

 Its taken me many months of plotting, planning, consulting (thanks Tim M.) and some hard looks at what i can do with limited time and space. I  realized I cannot get the steam era design i want in my space so I am shelving the idea for awhile (or a move to a tilt-up building and a kitchen) and building a modern setting switching layout. I live in Lake Havasu, Arizona so a garage layout is out of the question. The 9 month summer here is deadly to track. So I am building a shelf layout there and will move indoors once it gets hot here.

As seen in the picture, this is an OLD controller.

A one-time post to alert anyone interested that I've listed the first Allagash Railway locomotive on Ebay. As previously posted (with permission) I will be doing a couple of weathered freight cars per week, and the occasional loco.

Thanks for looking. Here is the link

https://www.ebay.com/itm/273726269565

Mike Confalone