Yard as a Layout

[steinjr]

Stein,Why would you need a engine house in a industrial area with what appears to be a holding/overflow yard?

Just wondering why the railroad would need to maintain a enginehouse..

Or is that a small switching line owned by the industries it serves?

You could play something like that plan in many ways - you could e.g. have it be the home base of a small switching railroad, used for interchange, holding a few cars and engine service for the small railroad - which in principle could have served more industries for many miles down the line that exits the layout at upper right, or down the track that exits the layout along the left wall.

But by all means - if you don't like the look of an engine house, just remove it and replace it with just an old caboose or a shed for a yard office or whatever :-)

Smile,
Stein