Dilemma HO layout plan
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I had a member on another forum draw up a plan for me last winter for my available space and asked him to fill it with track and industry. I built the bench work and started to lay track but over the past couple weeks I have been spending a lot of time on Big Blue and have really enjoyed the ISL layouts on here where the less is more approach is used. My room is 12'.5'' x 8'.5'' and the bench work is 2' W and 12''.5'' L x 6' W across the top and 8' on the peninsula. This is what I was going to do

[Image: PEIRLayout4.jpg]

I would like to simplify things and go with 4-5 businesses with a couple of sidings for trans load operation/team track. It would be nice to have a small yard to store cars for the industry's as well as a loco service track for say two units and maybe a caboose. I think the 12'5" wall would be great for some building flats.

- single person operation
- four axle ALCO's for power
- single or two units for switching
- can do standard, push/pull or use a shoving platform
- 50' - 65' cars
- set in eastern Canada in the 1990- 2000 time frame
- branch line or industrial park
- thinking a fall setting

Industry's I like
- pulp loading/unloading
- sand/gravel unloading ( I have a Walthers Rail to road aggregate transfer kit <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036">http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-4036</a><!-- m --> )
- propane dealer (have Walthers kit and two extra tanks)
- grain elevator
- scrap dealer
- pipe manufacturer
- distributor receiving box cars or reefers
- plastic pellet transfer or business using them (Have Walthers kit)

I would like to use my track and switches that I have on hand which are medium Peco switches and Atlas code 100 flextrack. Any help, plans or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Stephen 

Layout 1. Freelanced, present day short line set in Nova Scotia, Canada. 
https://bigbluetrains.com/showthread.php?tid=9643

Layout 2. Prototype CNR Kensington Subdivision 1977-1985
https://bigbluetrains.com/showthread.php?tid=9929
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