10-18-2011, 06:35 AM
Pulas:
I like all three of your layout plans since they include a run around track. The runaround track can give the layout a sense of arriving, from staging, "turning" the consist(running around it) and then departing back to staging rather than just shoving in to the layout and switching a bunch of spur tracks.
Mostof the modern railroads I have managed/worked on have at least one or more run around tracks for reliable service. Making shoves all the time is a pain, consumes too much time and is more like a model railroad move than prototype modeling.
Barry
I like all three of your layout plans since they include a run around track. The runaround track can give the layout a sense of arriving, from staging, "turning" the consist(running around it) and then departing back to staging rather than just shoving in to the layout and switching a bunch of spur tracks.
Mostof the modern railroads I have managed/worked on have at least one or more run around tracks for reliable service. Making shoves all the time is a pain, consumes too much time and is more like a model railroad move than prototype modeling.
Barry