Reviewing my layout plans

[Engfanuk]

Thanks Bruce that's very useful. I've recognised most of what you wrote and have seen the diamond and track that allows a train from Millville yard to service the glass plant. Given my board dimensions I can't model that in the way it was intended to be used though I could mirror it so the train can go east to the glass plant. I like the glass plant as a proposition to scratch build but it doesn't offer a lot of operation for the space it would take up. Maybe I need to research other glass plants and adapt it to provide better operational interest.

I've b en given a link to a 1996 Conrail ZTS document which looks interesting. I need to look at that better and match it to what you've to,d me and googke can show me.

I guess that's the crux of my problem. Given my board limits I can't model any combination of businesses where their location relationships are any reflection on reality. The best I can do is model each individually as best I can and arrange them with the distance compressed as well as their locations and physical relationships altered to fit on my layout space.

Since you know the area what would you say was essential to reproduce to get that Vineland or even general NJ feel?

Thanks,

Steve