NZRMac said:
Coal mine in middle peninsula, (green track) round clockwise to lower picture, back under itself, into helix down to lower level (blue track) round peninsula and to lower picture, into industry ( port or something ) thru reverse loop and back up to coal mine.
Looks great to me! As one of your as-yet-unspecified industries, how about an
electric power plant to consume the coal from your mine [inculding a rotary dumper of course]. I do have a few questions though. [I might have missed some posts you did between now and your “New Train Room & House” thread – so I apologize if some of these questions were already answered elsewhere.]
It looks like you have been given extra real-estate beyond the additional 13-ft wide room I saw in your initial posting. Is that top section [with the helix & yard] for
staging only, or will these be visible areas with scenery?
The helix seems to be plenty broad enough - but how much
height difference & how many loops [i.e., maximum grade] are you planning for? This could also determine the maximum elevation [off the floor] of your lower level, which in turn affects whether you will need removable lift-out sections instead of duckunders to accommodate any less-agile visitors.
That lower left-hand corner area looks mighty deep - Is there going to be a pop-out hole there, to enable access to your trains in 'emergency' situations?
All-in-all, it looks to be a spectacular layout!
