03-29-2011, 08:04 AM
That's an interesting industrial spur in Phoenix. Good example of a "typical" industrial spur. Hope you found the links useful, just some examples of industries that were proposed. And yes, I too prefer the more open industrial spurs as opposed to the dense urban areas. More of what I'm used to seeing as much as anything.
Right off hand, I don't have any specific references to models of such facilities, but take a look at what some of the folks on here have done on their layouts. There is some really neat stuff on some of these layouts!
I tend to go with the first version of your track plan rather than the second with the crossing (not cross over) used to access the industry in upper left corner. I've seen that arrangement used in a few locations over the years, but they are rare on the more open type industrial spurs. Of course if space is tight, then it would be the way to go. Ultimately, it's up to you which version you want to go with.
I'm not sure what sort of operating scheme you have in mind for this plan. Will everything originate/terminate in the staging area? A plan like you have could easily be treated as though the industrial area was a separate short line or switching company, with the staging area representing interchange with the connecting road. In either case, then you'll need to have a track where you can block out the train with anything destined to the odd facing industry on opposite end of the engine.
In that regard, I still wonder about the short siding on the staging area. Might be better if you changed it into a single ended storage or interchange track type arrangement that would parallel the runaround and swing back next to the "main" track. I sure don't see any place where you could include a runaround on the main part of the layout, without making it look much too crowded.
Right off hand, I don't have any specific references to models of such facilities, but take a look at what some of the folks on here have done on their layouts. There is some really neat stuff on some of these layouts!
I tend to go with the first version of your track plan rather than the second with the crossing (not cross over) used to access the industry in upper left corner. I've seen that arrangement used in a few locations over the years, but they are rare on the more open type industrial spurs. Of course if space is tight, then it would be the way to go. Ultimately, it's up to you which version you want to go with.
I'm not sure what sort of operating scheme you have in mind for this plan. Will everything originate/terminate in the staging area? A plan like you have could easily be treated as though the industrial area was a separate short line or switching company, with the staging area representing interchange with the connecting road. In either case, then you'll need to have a track where you can block out the train with anything destined to the odd facing industry on opposite end of the engine.
In that regard, I still wonder about the short siding on the staging area. Might be better if you changed it into a single ended storage or interchange track type arrangement that would parallel the runaround and swing back next to the "main" track. I sure don't see any place where you could include a runaround on the main part of the layout, without making it look much too crowded.
Ed
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