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How about this idea, I know it's been brought up before as well as in MR, decide on what the lay of the land will be, I think you stated you sort of do, then decide what industries you want, and how the towns should flow, I would almost make a schmatic of the RR. Then with all those items start designing, I wonder if you did them as they talk in MR, as LDE's layout Design Elements? I think the biggest obstable you are hitting is like spacemouse said, one way switching and the stub end yards. I would select the sections I liked on mine, pull them out of the design and hold them "off layout" and then move them around into different areas, change how the main went etc. Again "wickman" I have dozens of plans, some were way cool, and I wanted to go with them, but when I took them to the LHS, I have a pretty cool shop in town, he pointed out all this compound reverse loops that he said would make my life h#ll. So I started cutting out certian switches and crossovers. I was wanting a simpler life [;)], also I run mine as DC. Not sure if what way you power track also has a bearing on design???? The thing is you are asking AND listening so you will have the cool design in the end. Look at spacemouse, he is still looking at benchwork, and I think be is from all regards an old-timer (no offense). My point is he is willing to take the time to get it right and not rush himself, something I am terrible at...
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