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I have plenty of CAD software and know how to use it. What I'm looking for is ideas on schematic and overall design possibilities. Here's some of the things I've been considering. Put Dearborn Station on the long leg and staging, return loop, coach yard and engine facilities in the 4 x 8 space. Put a modified Brooke Avenue Yard on the 12' 3" portion and call it China Basin and model the rest of the layout as the Richmond carfloat terminal, industrial switching and the tunnel through to Richmond proper. Pick a Plains terminal and model that on the long leg and a bit of branch and staging in the 4 x 8. Use an idea from 48 Track plans and put a continuous run with through passenger station and small interchange yard in the 4 x 8 and model the rest as a connecting short line industrial switcher. Put in a whole lot of 'Barrow' blocks. Has anybody used a similar space and what did YOU do?
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