Hello! I've posted on here in the past asking for help 'redesigning' my yard, but I never went through with building it. I (quite foolishly) started laying my mainline tracks immediately when I got them, and as such I sort of limited my future possibilities.
It's an HO layout, 10 x 5 ft, DCC controlled. I've used Micro Engineering track for the mainline, and Walthers for the pointwork. I really like mainline operations, and I have mostly passenger equipment/road freights, rather than switching locomotives, so I'm not worried about the lack of industries.
I had initially planned for a run-through station at the top (1 ft section) and a yard at the bottom (2 ft section). I added the track on the right to lead to the yard. I now realize I do not want a yard as I don't think they're a particularly attractive feature, and on top of that I don't like switching much at all, so a yard doesn't seem like the best course of action. I love watching trains roll through stations (I had 2 on my old layout) and I was thinking I might be able to add a large station (maybe four tracks) in the bottom section, instead of the station in the top, but I'm just not sure if it's possible given what I've already laid.
Do you think it's possible to add a station in this space? Is there anything else I could add?
Thanks,
Austin
It's an HO layout, 10 x 5 ft, DCC controlled. I've used Micro Engineering track for the mainline, and Walthers for the pointwork. I really like mainline operations, and I have mostly passenger equipment/road freights, rather than switching locomotives, so I'm not worried about the lack of industries.
I had initially planned for a run-through station at the top (1 ft section) and a yard at the bottom (2 ft section). I added the track on the right to lead to the yard. I now realize I do not want a yard as I don't think they're a particularly attractive feature, and on top of that I don't like switching much at all, so a yard doesn't seem like the best course of action. I love watching trains roll through stations (I had 2 on my old layout) and I was thinking I might be able to add a large station (maybe four tracks) in the bottom section, instead of the station in the top, but I'm just not sure if it's possible given what I've already laid.
Do you think it's possible to add a station in this space? Is there anything else I could add?
Thanks,
Austin