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Randy, <br /> <br />Mock it up and see what you like. I settled on 39" and 59'" for the two decks. My neighbor thinks I don't like him because he will have a hard time seeing onto the top deck....This is a drawback to double deck layouts...Probably the ideal deck height is about 50 inches, somewhere in the middle of my decks. The top may be slightly too high and the bottom will give you the helicopter view of the trains. My spacing is 20" between the railheads. Don't forget I have to get supports, fascia and switch machines for the upper deck as well as lights for the lower deck in that space. I also need to provide an unobstructed view of the bottom deck. If you reduce the spacing then you run into other problems and make other compromises. <br /> <br />Other considerations include: How wide will the decks be??? How will you light the bottom deck etc??? The main reason most of us go double deck is to get the long run, which is a very cool thing. However, it does come at a cost. Depending on the configuration, your space might be an ideal canidate for a mushroom design. Check out Joe Fugate's web site for info on this design if you aren't familiar with it. He has a great DCC clinic going on the general RR forum at the moment. Click on the link in his signature for the site link.
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