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Atlas Layout "The Trunk Line" HO-6
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I built a 4 by 8 layout based on this plan that was a series of how to articles in Model Railroader. It is called the Turtle Creek Central. Here is the link. http://www.trains.com/content/dynamic/articles/000/000/003/606xmycp.asp <br /> <br />This was the perfect layout for my family. It could be run like a traditional 4 by 8 oval. This is the way my kids operate it and they love it. It has three bridges, two mountains and a tunnel. <br /> <br />However, when I operate the layout I use it as if it were an industrial switching layout. In other words, I begin the session from the yard area and do not cross the bridge and go around through the tunnel until the very end of a successful operating session when I indulge myself with a couple of victory laps. If you operate The Turtle Creek like a switching layout the area at the close end of the layout can be treated as a four track yard. I added a completely different mine section than the series of articles they suggested in the 2004 series. I also made a few modifications to the original four by eight which eliminates a whole lot of the shunting. My version of the Turtle Creek is more like an Eastern Pennsylvania prototype -- a little more urban and industrial -- while the article is Western Pennsylvania. <br /> <br />The point is, explore other 4 by 8 track plans. Most of the Atlas layouts are meant to be the traditional oval with a couple of spurs. But there are many more clever plans out there. I built the Turtle Creek with the intention of that being my kids' layout and when I was finished I would build my own. But I found that the layout design was brilliant and instead I keep adding to it and improving it. I have several more ideas for modules.
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