06-25-2010, 11:19 AM
As mentioned in my other thread, I came up with a small plan for 4 modules modeling a couple of the industries in the La Mirada Industrial District around the Airgas Facility, which is just West of the La Mirada Yard off the BNSF Mainline.
Ill start out with the module dimensions. I put #1, #2, #3, & #4 next to each module
#1 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W
#2 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W
#3 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W (this module has the end cut at a 45 degree angle
#4 is a module that is 82" L x 24" W
All track is Walthers Code 83. Turnouts are Walthers #6, Curved Turnout is a #7. Minimum Radius is 24"
**The top Orange rectangles that cross the Blue Rectangle on Module #1 are bridges. The Blue Rectangle is the Drainage Ditch. The Top Orange Rectangle will be one of the BLMA Concrete Segmental Bridges, the bottom Orange Rectangle a Plate Girder Bridge.
**All other Orange boxes are Buildings (each building has the company that occupies the building next to it)
**Red Lines are the BNSF Mainline. There are 2 Mainlines that run through, I have only included one
**Yellow Tracks are La Mirada Yard Tracks. The real yard has 8 tracks
**White Tracks are Run-Around's
**Blue Tracks are Yard Leads or other Leads for Switching
Here are some aerials of the industries I have put in the plan, ive labeled them in Google Earth
This is a link to Bing Maps Bird's Eye View of the area:
http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9LmxhK21pcm...E0MDA3NQ==
I do need a little bit of help with this. The plan is not 100% to prototype, but it is pretty close for the most part, taking sections and putting them in the plan. I know something needs to be done with the yard too allow switching of the modules, but I cant figure out what needs to be added. The way I have it right now a train can pull out of the yard pulling a small cut of cars, using the yard lead on Module #1, then back up onto Module #2 on the other yard lead. From there it can travel forward and go down to Module's 3 & 4. I put a Run-Around down there (white track) that isnt on the prototype but is needed for the model to operate.
What I need to figure out is how to get cars over to the Airgas Facility. What and where can I put in the yard to make a run-around so I can get to the Airgas Facility without pulling straight into the track and stranding the engines? I also will have a problem switching Weber Distributors and Rohm & Haas Co., with the same problem as the Airgas Facility, stranding the engines behind the cars when pulling straight into the sidings.... If anyone can help me place a turnout or 2 in the yard to solve these problems, I would greatly appreciate it. The trackplan is attached below
Ill start out with the module dimensions. I put #1, #2, #3, & #4 next to each module
#1 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W
#2 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W
#3 is a module that is 96" L x 24" W (this module has the end cut at a 45 degree angle
#4 is a module that is 82" L x 24" W
All track is Walthers Code 83. Turnouts are Walthers #6, Curved Turnout is a #7. Minimum Radius is 24"
**The top Orange rectangles that cross the Blue Rectangle on Module #1 are bridges. The Blue Rectangle is the Drainage Ditch. The Top Orange Rectangle will be one of the BLMA Concrete Segmental Bridges, the bottom Orange Rectangle a Plate Girder Bridge.
**All other Orange boxes are Buildings (each building has the company that occupies the building next to it)
**Red Lines are the BNSF Mainline. There are 2 Mainlines that run through, I have only included one
**Yellow Tracks are La Mirada Yard Tracks. The real yard has 8 tracks
**White Tracks are Run-Around's
**Blue Tracks are Yard Leads or other Leads for Switching
Here are some aerials of the industries I have put in the plan, ive labeled them in Google Earth
This is a link to Bing Maps Bird's Eye View of the area:
http://www.bing.com/maps/#JnE9LmxhK21pcm...E0MDA3NQ==
I do need a little bit of help with this. The plan is not 100% to prototype, but it is pretty close for the most part, taking sections and putting them in the plan. I know something needs to be done with the yard too allow switching of the modules, but I cant figure out what needs to be added. The way I have it right now a train can pull out of the yard pulling a small cut of cars, using the yard lead on Module #1, then back up onto Module #2 on the other yard lead. From there it can travel forward and go down to Module's 3 & 4. I put a Run-Around down there (white track) that isnt on the prototype but is needed for the model to operate.
What I need to figure out is how to get cars over to the Airgas Facility. What and where can I put in the yard to make a run-around so I can get to the Airgas Facility without pulling straight into the track and stranding the engines? I also will have a problem switching Weber Distributors and Rohm & Haas Co., with the same problem as the Airgas Facility, stranding the engines behind the cars when pulling straight into the sidings.... If anyone can help me place a turnout or 2 in the yard to solve these problems, I would greatly appreciate it. The trackplan is attached below