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Essentially -- The top loop is hidden in a mountain, and the bottom loop is in a staging area below the benchwork, with the curve downward under the upper loop. It's not a pure dogbone, since I have some sections that are single track, but for the most part its dual-tracked, foothills-to-mountain, and will have 4 or 5 staging tracks below, and a decent yard with 5 or 6 ladder tracks and maybe a turntable & roundhouse. Period is mid-late 50's, so though I have all diesel power now, I do plan on getting a steam engine or two. I used 3rd PlanIt to design it, and have just started laying sub-roadbed/roadbed/track. The mainline is pretty much set, but the staging and yard areas will probably change as I see what kind of room I really have for them.[:)] It's in a spare 91/2 x 11 foot room, of which I can use about 7' on one wall, 91/2' across the back, and 10' along the other wall. The last 3' of that section is built to fold down, so I can have access to a closet and the pull-down attic stairs in that corner. The fold down section will be one curve and the dead-ends of the yard tracks mostly. The isle in the middle will be about 21/2 feet wide., so you can see why I have to use some 18" radius curves to fit everything.
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