12-23-2015, 12:37 PM
So I'm in a bit of a quandary. I railfan CN Leithton Sub so I see 100+ car trains usually - CN, UP, BNSF, CSX, NS power. I live by the BNSF Racetrack and work a block from the UP triple track into Proviso. Problem is I have a 12 x 10-11 foot space for a layout and there's no way I can model the huge DPU'd trains I see daily. I can do locals since I really like switching but I'd still like to get a feel of the long trains running.
I had a smaller 9x10 donut which emphasized switching but when the larger space became available, I dismantled it.
Any suggestions from the collective mind on what to build? Model the main but only switch? Try to get enough staging to run an occasional longer train? Just do a shelf switcher? Do a "railfan layout" with just the mains?
I've got way too much invested in HO to switch to N and I don't want to do a multilevel layout.
Just pondering - any comments or ideas are welcome, including sell everything and just be a trackside foamer.
Thanks!
I had a smaller 9x10 donut which emphasized switching but when the larger space became available, I dismantled it.
Any suggestions from the collective mind on what to build? Model the main but only switch? Try to get enough staging to run an occasional longer train? Just do a shelf switcher? Do a "railfan layout" with just the mains?
I've got way too much invested in HO to switch to N and I don't want to do a multilevel layout.
Just pondering - any comments or ideas are welcome, including sell everything and just be a trackside foamer.
Thanks!