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mjm - lucky you! You were able to enlist the help of some of the most knowledgeable (and also helpful and patient) folks in here when it comes to track planning. Listen carefully to what they say - they can give you the expert advice you are looking for. Building a model railroad is done in 4 phases: <ul> <li>Dream</li> <li>Plan</li> <li>Build</li> <li>Operate</li> </ul> From what I have gathered in this thread you have not yet concluded your "dream" phase to a degree, where you can start to make a plan. The dream phase determines your druthers or "must haves", which, adapted to your givens, set the foundations for your planning phase. From what you have conveyed to us, a number of different designs would be possible to fulfill what we think is your dream. You don´t actually need a room-filling layout for that. I am sorry if this may sound repetitive to you, but as you are about to spend not a small amount of $$$ on your layout, you should be quite clear of what you want to get out of it. Btw, have you had a chance to take a look at this year´s MR project layout in N scale? It has a double track main line, a yard, some industries and a spectacular scenery. It is designed with railfanning in mind. MR ran a serious on how to build this layout from December 2009 till April 2010. It is worth looking at!
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