Southern Pacific Switching Layout

[Steamtrains]

justin....Electrofrogs will NOT require feeders beyond the frog AT DEAD END SPURS - You can use a metal rail joiner on both rails leading to the dead end spur. This will cut power to the spur track when the turnout is set against it...Good to have so you can park a loco there and not have it juiced up all of the time (assuming you'll be using DCC...).
Large radius turnouts take up a good stretch of real estate. I use them only on the main line where trains will be going through at speed. On a switching layout, mediums, or even small turnouts will work just fine...Unless you have some humongous engines/cars.