03-19-2010, 04:25 PM
Here is another illustration for this thread - the difference made in yard body track lengths by using a compound ladder rather than a straight ladder:
![[Image: compound_ladder2.jpg]](http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp124/steinjr_1965/forum3/compound_ladder2.jpg)
The straight ladder uses one left hand turnout (to get off the main), and 6 right hand turnouts to turn into the seven body tracks.
The compound ladder starts out with two left hand turnouts, and then uses 5 right hand turnouts to turn into the seven body tracks.
There are quite a few other ways to do yard ladders too. But I think we have illustrations of the most common types of ladders now.
Up to you what you are looking for in number of tracks, train lengths, operating patterns, whether yard lead has to fit into the 12 foot length and so on and so forth.
Smile,
Stein
The straight ladder uses one left hand turnout (to get off the main), and 6 right hand turnouts to turn into the seven body tracks.
The compound ladder starts out with two left hand turnouts, and then uses 5 right hand turnouts to turn into the seven body tracks.
There are quite a few other ways to do yard ladders too. But I think we have illustrations of the most common types of ladders now.
Up to you what you are looking for in number of tracks, train lengths, operating patterns, whether yard lead has to fit into the 12 foot length and so on and so forth.
Smile,
Stein