I haven't posted any other plans...due to other commitments. I will keep plugging away...thanks for the suggestions everyone. I'll post a final...
Thanks again sir!
Oh...should mention the gray box on the left is actually a foot closer to the door than indicated...thus given me six feet of space beyond it to...
Thanks for the plan Hans...very nice, but Paulus makes good points. I didn't have grades for a reason...there just isn't enough room to avoid...
Paulus, For the bottom design...I am assuming the turnouts are #7 and the radius on the far right is 12.5"? What are the radii on the left side?
Nice...I really like how free flowing that design is. Thanks!
That last one is a real candidate! Very nice design and the only compromise is the radius...but I feel that will be necessary given the...
All valid points! If it seems like I don't know what I want...it is because I want to run different time periods on the layout between the '40s...
Nice plans guys...thanks! Sorry for the lack of info...I'll try to highlight: Era: '40s - '60s (possibly a little later...I have Conrail...
Tapcons...I've seen those...thanks for the reminder! Getting excited...now if I can just come up with a plan I like...
Yes I could put the bridge on a curve...but prefer it to be on straight track.
Coal mining. Some to be delivered to local business...the rest to be transported off-layout. Really this is just to practice building a larger...
That's fantastic...I may use your benchwork idea for my layout. So simple... I just have to figure out the best way to fasten the brackets....
Okay...great ideas! I made those changes and here is the result...only thing I am bummed about is trying to fit in the Atlas plate girder...
L shaped that takes advantage of the available space I have: Overall foot print is 6x8ft #10s on the mainline, #7s on the sidings, with one #3.5...
Been there many, many, times as I used to live very close by. There not as good as they once were and the last time I was there they had a very...
Done all of that... The Lowes here CAN get the stuff, but only in 50 piece bundles. WAY more than I need not to mention the cost!! Worse comes...
Code 55...curves are min 12.5 radius...turnouts are #7, plus 3 curved, and one wye which isn't in this design. The wye will replace the turnout...
Sure! This is roughly the final form...got tired of analysis paralysis and just want to get something up and running! [ATTACH]
Thanks for the information...I'll try the thermal contractors...and I was wondering about that. My layout plan occupies an area of about 6 x 6...
