2x4 layout, blank slate..... ideas?

EMD F7A Apr 18, 2011

  1. MC Fujiwara

    MC Fujiwara TrainBoard Member

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    Glad you're excited!
    It's always nice to have a plan you feel good about so you can start laying track.
    Good job PW&NJ on all your work.

    My last suggestion is to use a Wye at the right side of the industry: it'll ease the curve for the siding.

    Have fun!
    Post Pictures!
     
  2. PW&NJ

    PW&NJ TrainBoard Member

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    Funny thing is, I've been out of model railroading so long that I didn't know Atlas had a standard #4 wye. And XtrackCad didn't have it in the Atlas track file. Thankfully the software comes with a tool that lets you design your own custom turnouts (this just keeps getting better and better), so here you go! :)

    Also, PM (anyone, not just F7) me if you want the XTrackCad layout file. The other nice thing about XTrackCad is that it has a print function that lets you print out your layout on standard letter-size paper with track, structures, etc. in FULL SIZE so you can easily transfer it to your actual layout. :-D
     

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  3. PW&NJ

    PW&NJ TrainBoard Member

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    This just back in from our operations testing department (my 9-year-old son). "It works great! Better than all the previous versions." He was able to test operations with three trains on the layout, two running at a time (passenger in the roundy-round with freight switching on the sidings).
     

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