Modeling

A new home in metro-Cleveland inspired a search for an interesting prototype location that could be adapted to fit into an 11x11 foot spare room.

  • no double track running

  • some industrial service

  • one or two interchanges

 

  
 

Layout infrastructure features

  • #6 mainline turnouts

  • 24-inch minimum mainline curve radius

  • generous easements into all mainline curves

  • minimize hidden trackage

  • one level of operation

 

 

  
 

Layout build progressed to plotting track centerlines and reviewing clearances with rolling stock and building mock-ups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then I moved again....