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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cuyama I'll just second the suggestion that the short swtching leads are a real concern. Many people would find that pretty tedious after a short time. [/quote] Byron, you mentioned leads (plural). As far as I can see the WV siding is the only one that doesn't allow the full capacity (or full practical capacity) to be switched. Am I missing something? [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cuyama Combined with the short runaround, it means that your really long tracks (like the P&LE interchange) will need to be pulled in several repetitive moves -- unless I am missing something.[/quote] I figure that each siding will have to switched separately, taking one to three cars in/out of each. The runaround and interchange lead are pretty centrally located, so it's not like you'd have to back track 5 miles to do the RA. I think you get it, and that's my plan. [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cuyama Because of the need for tracks on which to stash cars while making multiple runarounds, the useful capacity of the layout may be less than you calculate. Otherwise you may find yourself in a bit of switching gridlock that you might not find so fun.[/quote] I listed capacity as a way of report siding length. My figgerin' was that at the start there would be 4 - 8 cars on the sidings and (1) the interchange would be empty, or (2) there would be 4 - 6 cars on one of the interchange tracks. The loco would come up from Conway either pulling 4 - 6 cars (1) or alone (2). Switching would ensue. At the end there would be new cars at the sidings and some combination of cars in the interchange and being dragged/pushed back to Conway. Does that seem reasonable? Thanks for the feedback, KL
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