GEXR
New Member
Hello all,
I know a few of you will cringe at the thought of yet another 4x8 design, so just consider this an 8x4!
The top half is rural with one/two wooden grain elevators to be surrounded with wheat fields. The bottom is a small downtown with some small industries. The positioning of buildings and scenery is just to give a rough idea of how the layout interacts with the environment. I tried to make the design file as self-explanatory as possible. Here are some additional notes:
There are two railroads, a Class-1 and a shortline, that interchange at the top next to the elevators. On the right, the two lines span a small river/creek, the wealthier class-1 having a modern plate-girder bridge and the shortline having old wooden pile trestles. I hope to continue this idea by guarding the class-1's grade crossings with lights and the shortline's only with crossbucks. At the bottom is a two-track yard with a third track doubling as an industrial spur and an engine track.
I am not quite sure what to do at the end of the yard. I want a less-than-carload dock that can handle a single 40' boxcar but I am also considering a ramp where van trailers can be positioned onto flat cars. Also, the end of this spur could be shared between the LTC dock and a small manufacturing firm.
Please have a look and feel free to tear it apart! This forum is a wealth of ideas so please share yours. Thanks.
-James
I know a few of you will cringe at the thought of yet another 4x8 design, so just consider this an 8x4!
The top half is rural with one/two wooden grain elevators to be surrounded with wheat fields. The bottom is a small downtown with some small industries. The positioning of buildings and scenery is just to give a rough idea of how the layout interacts with the environment. I tried to make the design file as self-explanatory as possible. Here are some additional notes:
There are two railroads, a Class-1 and a shortline, that interchange at the top next to the elevators. On the right, the two lines span a small river/creek, the wealthier class-1 having a modern plate-girder bridge and the shortline having old wooden pile trestles. I hope to continue this idea by guarding the class-1's grade crossings with lights and the shortline's only with crossbucks. At the bottom is a two-track yard with a third track doubling as an industrial spur and an engine track.
I am not quite sure what to do at the end of the yard. I want a less-than-carload dock that can handle a single 40' boxcar but I am also considering a ramp where van trailers can be positioned onto flat cars. Also, the end of this spur could be shared between the LTC dock and a small manufacturing firm.
Please have a look and feel free to tear it apart! This forum is a wealth of ideas so please share yours. Thanks.
-James
