10-12-2009, 06:34 AM
An excellent obsevation Brakie. The area is indeed lower than the tracks which surround it, but they are on embankments to ease the grade which they encounter further down the line. The area on either side of those tracks are lower yet. Here are a couple pics of the surrounding area:
The area shown will be an industrial area patterned after the ones in the New Jersey meadowlands.
I hadn't considered the need for drainage however and will have to do so. Either a good sized storm drain at the narrow end, and the ground sloped gently towrds it, or some appropriately sized pipe sticking out of the embankment to simulate culverts.
I do have another area of the layout which will be a marshy area with cattails, etc.
Thanks for the thought!
The area shown will be an industrial area patterned after the ones in the New Jersey meadowlands.
I hadn't considered the need for drainage however and will have to do so. Either a good sized storm drain at the narrow end, and the ground sloped gently towrds it, or some appropriately sized pipe sticking out of the embankment to simulate culverts.
I do have another area of the layout which will be a marshy area with cattails, etc.
Thanks for the thought!