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Having just finished laying the track for such a yard, I can tell you that a much more significant limiting factor than shelf width or track spacing is the length of the ladder giving access to all those body tracks. You might want to look at the John Armstrong book "Track Planning for Realistic Operation" (Kalmbach) for lots of good information and suggestions on various forms of ladder (split, compound, compound split). The old Atlas track planning book "Atlas Custom-Line Layouts for HO Scale Railroads" has a helpful set of diagrams for #4 and #6 ladders showing the length occupied by the ladder for various- width yards. <br /> <br />As for track spacing, the Atlas book also discloses that both #4 and #6 Atlas turnout ladders will produce 2" spacing, and that wider spacing can be obtained by placing one 1"-long track section between each turnout for each 1/4" of additional spacing desired. <br /> <br />Hope this helps.
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