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City in Oregon. Click on the blue text above the photo. Bruce

Loop at Clackamas Bruce

Always an exception. :) Boeing has a turntable, in case a car arrives that needs to be turned for unloading, I believe. https://www.google.com/maps/@47.9273154,-122.2828819,293m/data=!3m1!1e3 Bruce

Unless you are modeling that specific locomotive, you don't need it. It was a steam driven fire-fighting pump. If you keep it, you need a fire hose reel, etc, to be complete. See the notation in the bottom right hand column of this specification page...

A little off topic, but you might like this: http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33642 Bruce

Get standard clearance dimensions here: http://www.nmra.org/sites/default/files/standards/sandrp/pdf/s-7_2012.02.pdf You will probably need dimensions "A" and "H" on the "Modern" section. Bruce

But 4ft, 8.5 inches was only one of many gauges in early railroading, most between 4 and 5 feet. One of the early locomotive builders used 4ft, 8.5 inches, so buyers built RR's to that gauge. I've read that if the south had won the Civil War, standard gauge would be 5 feet. More...

N gauge is the preferred choice in the future. It is often mentioned in Star Trek, but they never show a layout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jd1Ih8EUmw :) Bruce

Track gauge is measured like this: Bruce

Several comments here say they are between N and HO in size. http://www.amazon.ca/Jakks-Pacific-D%C3%87%C5%BEbutant-Electrique-Royaume-Uni/dp/B007T4KP8C Bruce

Weight wins. Bruce

Resources for realistic track planning. http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/operations/specs/track/index.shtml http://www.bnsf.com/customers/pdf/indytrkstds.pdf Bruce

Looks like a Mantua 0-6-0 which has leading and trailing trucks added. First and second one on this page: http://www.ho-scaletrains.net/mantua-locos/id51.html Bruce

Article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342540494619344.html Bruce

Lots of logging railroad history around Flagstaff, too. Used to be a small logging 2-8-0 and a logging 2-6-6-2 on display. Bruce

Many of them may not run well or at all simply because the old oil and grease has hardened like varnish. Hard to tell their true condition without at least a minor tuneup. Bruce

That place looks like there is plenty of room for a couple of simple crossovers. Maybe the designer wanted it to look symmetrical on his drawing. :) Bruce

Here is the idea, crudely drawn in red and not to the proper scale:

I've enjoyed watching this plan evolve. Coal can be delivered from the bottom of a hopper, into a portable conveyor, then into a truck. http://hulcher.com/contractor-equipment/load-transfer-load-adjustment/conveyor.asp When you get 3-4 feet of snow in the turntable pit, or a turntable...

There is one in Tacoma, WA, that is between a bridge and an elevation change. The south track descends toward the east to join the track the north one crosses over. http://maps.google.com/maps