L&N Industrial Rail Spur

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Hi Ed,

Thanks for the comprehensive and most informative reply. Exactly what I was looking for, and also a greater insight into operations on your layout.

Very happy that I was able to perhaps give you some ideas or fill in some blanks. I'll have to look through my collection of "layout planning idea" images and see if I have something that might be of interest to you. I've posted various photos of different things on both this thread and others and always wonder if it inspires any one to model such and such.

L&N Industrial Rail Spur continues to inspire, without even seeing a single pic! Looks like Palmetto Spur's days may be numbered, with so much inspiration on the Big Blue, it may not be too long before a new layout is planned.

I hope you manage to build your layout.

regards,

Mal

I'd sure hate to see you completely abandon your version of the Palmetto Spur! You took a simple track plan and improved on it (especially by making the staging/switching lead a part of the layout) and it has been an inspiration to myself and many others. Clearly demonstrates that you don't need a basement size empire to have an outstanding layout. Perhaps you could find a way to preserve it and yet still build something else. But I certainly understand how all the inspiration and ideas can want you make a change. Sometimes I feel like there is TOO MUCH inspiration out there and of course you can't model or include everything you'd like to on a layout.

As for me, it's become my number one goal to actually start building a layout rather than just testing out track plans. Even the wife is on my case constantly to "do something with that mess!" I'm eager to start building structures and incorporate some of my own ideas. Just need to get myself started. As for photos, I haven't taken many as I feel like there is really nothing to see at this point, but will try and take a few once I get some new structure mockups thrown together to more clearly show what I hope to accomplish. I tend to take "spells" where I'll get really involved with the layout and then hit slumps and do nothing other than just have a little operating session with myself. But must admit, that in itself is fun and relaxing.