DairyStateDad
Mumbling in the corner
DSD's Layout Progress Thread
I suppose I should have posted this to my earlier thread on the topic, but I just feel like doing it as a new thread.
A few weeks ago I ran into a professional in the model railroading field. We met a few years ago I mentioned I was itching to finally get going on a layout. So when we met recently, he asked whether anything had come of that and invited me to contact him if I needed any advice. And because he emphasized that, I don't the he was just being polite.
So I sent him the plan I posted earlier and he got back to me with a really detailed assessment. He thought it was pretty good, but suggested some changes: Improving the reach at Aaronsburg, reconfiguring the siding and yard at Eagle Junction so that the yard and engine terminal are closer at hand to the central operating area; making the staging track double ended; and bringing the three tracks on the lift-out close enough together that the lift-out itself can be narrower than 18 inches originally contemplated.
Following his advice I've made some revisions. I think this pretty well nails it.
Full plan
Staging
![WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-visible only.jpg WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-visible only.jpg](https://modelrailroadforums.com/forum/data/attachments/0/802-60a6fb9788000f7f1dec3144a99ad210.jpg)
Visible trackage only
I suppose I should have posted this to my earlier thread on the topic, but I just feel like doing it as a new thread.
A few weeks ago I ran into a professional in the model railroading field. We met a few years ago I mentioned I was itching to finally get going on a layout. So when we met recently, he asked whether anything had come of that and invited me to contact him if I needed any advice. And because he emphasized that, I don't the he was just being polite.
So I sent him the plan I posted earlier and he got back to me with a really detailed assessment. He thought it was pretty good, but suggested some changes: Improving the reach at Aaronsburg, reconfiguring the siding and yard at Eagle Junction so that the yard and engine terminal are closer at hand to the central operating area; making the staging track double ended; and bringing the three tracks on the lift-out close enough together that the lift-out itself can be narrower than 18 inches originally contemplated.
Following his advice I've made some revisions. I think this pretty well nails it.
Full plan
![WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-ALL.jpg WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-ALL.jpg](https://modelrailroadforums.com/forum/data/attachments/0/800-b675dadc85fb8092b5aee0da04127fef.jpg)
![WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-Staging.jpg WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-Staging.jpg](https://modelrailroadforums.com/forum/data/attachments/0/801-806501fb77fae864d7da2bfc620fe58f.jpg)
![WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-visible only.jpg WR+N-Revised-0821-2013-visible only.jpg](https://modelrailroadforums.com/forum/data/attachments/0/802-60a6fb9788000f7f1dec3144a99ad210.jpg)
Visible trackage only
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