Track plan with changed mainline loop and station with yard tracks
Helix options
HCD with 2 mainline loops and interchange. Provisions for grand loop and for expansion.
P&PU regional map showing the 12 RRs connecting with the P&PU in Peoria Illinois. There were regularly scheduled trains moving traffic...
Figure on Interchange track configurations. Taken from page 8 of John Armstrong's book Track Planning for Realistic Operation, 2nd Edition, 1979
St Cloud and Sugar Belt RR 1920s HO Scale. 2 hollow core doors 10/14/06
Track plan option which avoids super-tight curve
Layout plan
Detail of Hemi's loops btn Plain and Crescent showing options for the loops and options for tracks in staging
24" aisle, 24" deep shelves, front edge visible staging, no helix (but 3 hidden loops at one end and 2 at the other).
Staging for photo opportunities