family lines systems Thanks for the plans . My bench work is 5feet one way and 10 the other. I have a door at the end of the 10 feet section and a wake way at the end of the 5feet end.
Based on what your described 5' x 10' L shape with a width of 3' This is what the benchwork looked like. I am thinking I missed something in the translation
Well, now that I'm more or less done with assisting FiveFlat perhaps I can give you you a few ideas. Did you mean a double track main line, (doable) or two distinct roads, (not so easy)?
Grayone Is the gray a reverse loop and what are the radis of the curves on the gray track and once you go no that and come back you cant get back on there or am I missing some thing . Thanks for your help
Keith - If the table is 36" deep the "Black Line": curves are about 15" except just above the yard where it would be about 12". The Grey Line curves are about 11 or 12. This is to leave room on the first level. The Grey Line has a full loop for continous running and a reverse loop for return. Since the Black Line does not have a revers loop it would be best if you used diesels on the Grey Line as they do not require turning. I guess a return loop could be added on the Black Line but it would asorb a lot of space. I just looked at the lead from the Black Line to the Grey Line. It would have to be too steep to get up over the Black line where it does. i it would have to be moved to the outside edge on the curve about 3/4s of the way around. By the way, what track will you be using? If Kato I can give you the transition from 15 to 19 to 28" curves. It It could be come quite the focal point. So, what do you think? [ January 21, 2006, 05:09 PM: Message edited by: Grey One ]
Grey One So the gray line is to take train on that track and let it run up there. I like the plan I like the staging . The plan I drawed dose not have staging. The yard is all most the same. I wanted 2 trains to run and not have to mess with them and do a little switching some times. And thanks for your time and help agian
Yes, the train can just run on either line. Both can have industries. You may want to: Put the coal mine on the upper level Put an interchange track (the yard) to drop off the coal cars to be picked up and distributed by the Black Line RR. There are a few other industries you could put in the mountains such as a quary, lumber, and passenger destination.
Here is a pic of what I came up with . It looks like a double track but it is not. Im going to be using dcc so I should be able to run 2 trains with no problem . any other suggestions This is the first time I have posted apic in a forum the writing is small. Top right corner is a coal mine Top left track to industries bottom left town and river or creek bottom middel engine house. All curves are 12 yo 15 inch radiis [ January 22, 2006, 10:14 AM: Message edited by: keithw ]
Both the curves at top left look very tight - but there should be room to make them reasonable when you lay out the plan to scale. Since there are no crossovers between the mains, it is a dogbone operationally, not a double-track oval, as you said. From what I can see at this resolution, there's one very long pasing track around one of the end loops. Too big to be efficient as a runaround for switching... but it doesn't need to be. Since I'm assuming trains will only go around one way (so it looks like right-hand running on double track), all the spurs are trailing-point, and don't need a runaround to be switched. That long passing track could be used to make running passes between trains (not meets, since the mainline is one-way). My only complaint is that switching might be too easy with all spurs trailing-point. If you think so, reverse the direction of some of them, but then you should make it reasonably easy to run around a car. Or if you plan to run the mainline as two-way, then more passing tracks are definitely necessary.
Keith - I like your plan. A nice "folded dogbone" configuration. Yes you can run 2 or more D CC trains on that layout. What track did you plan on using? How else can I help?
Triplex Yes I know that this is not a double main line but every one i drew I did not like This is what a friend of mine came up with and I liked it . The long passing track that you see i thouht I could makeup a train on
