Ok, I have just shuffled the industries about so they make more sense, it looked odd with the port up on Module A with the Rockies in the background, so the Port is down below and the Coal mine is where it should be. The open space on the right of the coal unloader at the port will be a container yard/Inter modal area. 

I'm happy with the Industry and scenic spread, so off to the printer and out to the Track room to lay the plans out on the modules, I will build Modules A,B,C first closely followed by D. the rest will come in time and as Finances permit.

I know I said final on the last one but I doubt it will be final till track is laid, if ever :)

V4 - A few variations and I'm not sure if I will use this or not but it places a Port at Module A and a Refinery and coal unloader and maybe a small container terminal, the town is a lot simpler, I could also add streets and shops and its a lot more scenic on the RHS of the layout with just the grain silo surrounded by farms, coal mine and engine facility have moved to the lower deck. I will post that up tomorrow.

Thoughts? preferences?

As my current layout nears completion, I'm thinking of my next project. Tne Northern Pacific Project (NPP) has been my first serious attempt at a scale model railroad and I've really enjoyed it. There have been the usual miscues and false starts, but the accumulated knowledge in magazines and online has been tremendously helpful. Coming up on three years active in the hobby and building the layout, I've found that I prefer prototype modeling and on the hobby side operations and scratch-building are what I look forward to.