I am laying out my Intermodal yard and realized that I have never seen recommendations for track spacing. This will be a yard that utilizes a Mi-Jack crane and possibly some side-loaders. The yard will be double tracked. I have the Kalmbach book by Jeff Wilson but he never states the track spacing within the yard. I guess this varies by the yard but is there a popular spacing used? Also, is a Mi-Jack crane only supposed to span one track and the truck trailer (assuming we are off-loading containers) or can it span two tracks and the trailer?
Mike, I know you mentioned you liked the spacing of Elaine Yard on my layout and wanted to know the distance between tracks. It's 3" from center to center on the inbound and outbound lines (against the wall), and roughly 2 13/16" on the other tracks. I don't think either are prototypical measurements, but they appeal to my eye. Hope this helps [ 01. February 2003, 03:56: Message edited by: Shelbybla1 ]
