Well normally this time of your with the golf season coming
to an end I have lots of time to work on my layout. It will be a little different
this winter as the wife and I bought a house so I will have room in the
basement for a 12x20 layout. I sold what I had done on the old layout to a
friend so I am without a layout for the time being. We take possession of the
house at the end of the month and then I will have to finish the basement
before bench work can start.
Over the last few weeks I have been playing around with
AnyRail planning the new layout. I thought I would post a Pic of what I have so
far. Keep in mind that this is just the first draft of the track plan. I will
work the track plan so that very little track other than the yard is parallel is
the front of the layout. Any Ideas are welcome
My plan is to have staging under the layout and to have a modern
double track major main line. Lots of trains that run through and or stop to
pick up and drop of in the yard during an ops season. I am planning on having
3-5 major industries that will need pick-ups and drop off's. Paper Mill, oil refinery,
auto plant and grain for sure. Train length will be based on 24 coal porters
with 2 sd40-2, about 10 feet. I will be using Atlas code 55 with a minimum
radius of 18”.
