I've been struggling for weeks now trying to get my staging yard geometry to look ok. The track I'm using is Atlas C80 with #6 remote turnouts....
A yard lead extends the opposite direction from a yard ladder, allowing a switcher to work without fouling the main. Note the crossover that...
Many different types of yard ladders may be used. In real life, Straight Ladders were most common in flat-switched yards because they offered...
Not necessarily a useful arrangement versus more typical prototype ladders, but it is possible to build a compound ladder from curved turnouts....
The parts on this model span the world. The yellow plastic is from a german toy, heavilly modified. The ladder and rear stairs are from Tomytec....
This will be Natick's Engine 4 or a Boston engine. It will probably end up being the Natick engine because the body has the same paint as the...
I kitbashed this from an Athearn Ford engine.
North End of West Seattle Yard. Salty's on Alki is just beyond the ladder.
