Attached is a schematic for a junction adjacent to a station. And it occurred to me that either I have no idea of how to place signals (my money's on this option) or setting up signals is only slightly more expensive than setting up track. I suspect there are way to many signals but I have no idea which ones the pros will laugh at. What you may need to know... All movement on the darker track (i.e., all track except the two interchange tracks and lead on the right edge) is to be dispatcher controlled. The two track main will handle wrong-way running (east bound trains on west bound track and vice versa). There are passenger trains that will shift from main westbound to Div II Westbound (and run in opposite direction, Div II Main to Main Eastbound, or westbound if directed to run on wrong way main). I tried to use signal colors to indicate which way the signals pointed (green on top), but was afraid they were too small, so arrows next to signal numbers indicate directions of trains they control. Numbers are meaningless, just assigned to make comments easier. There will be additional industries serviced off the two track main; this is a very preliminary sketch of a part of a larger layout -- and it's not the part I'm even close to starting to build. Just something I started working on when noise is not an option and between cutting and banging stuff (including my head) and just muttering loudly enough to wake the dead, if I'm working on actual construction, I'm too loud. Anyway, it's about learning how to set up signals when I get to it. The junction probably won't even end with this schema if the past is any lesson about the future. Thanks.
