01-27-2013, 12:02 PM
Hello!
Actually I´m building a switching layout and I would like your feedback on the current design. I have listed my givens and druthers:
Givens:
1. The layout will model Csx- Conrail
2. Era: in the late '90s
3. Region: Southeastern USA
4. Space: 9'x8' ( 24'' wide maximum). L shaped layout and single deck bench work.
5. Scale: H0 scale.
6. Rolling stock: 4 and 6 axle diesels, cement hoppers, grain hoppers, 20700 gallon tank cars, coal gondolas, Ortner aggregate hoppers.
7. Structures: grain elevator and Walther´s Medusa cement.
8. Track: Atlas code 83 flex track, #6 turnouts, 1 #7 and 1 #7.5 left curved turnout, 1 #7.5 right curved turnout, manual turnout throws.
9. Grades: 0 %.
10. Theme: industrial switching and no main line.
Druthers:
1. Proto operations.
2. Industry and local switching.
3. Transload
4. Future expansion plans.
Here is my current track plan:
Actually I´m building a switching layout and I would like your feedback on the current design. I have listed my givens and druthers:
Givens:
1. The layout will model Csx- Conrail
2. Era: in the late '90s
3. Region: Southeastern USA
4. Space: 9'x8' ( 24'' wide maximum). L shaped layout and single deck bench work.
5. Scale: H0 scale.
6. Rolling stock: 4 and 6 axle diesels, cement hoppers, grain hoppers, 20700 gallon tank cars, coal gondolas, Ortner aggregate hoppers.
7. Structures: grain elevator and Walther´s Medusa cement.
8. Track: Atlas code 83 flex track, #6 turnouts, 1 #7 and 1 #7.5 left curved turnout, 1 #7.5 right curved turnout, manual turnout throws.
9. Grades: 0 %.
10. Theme: industrial switching and no main line.
Druthers:
1. Proto operations.
2. Industry and local switching.
3. Transload
4. Future expansion plans.
Here is my current track plan:
![[Image: trackplanlast.jpg]](http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8454/trackplanlast.jpg)