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OK, I fleshed out the last of the three previous: [IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/3373GP4NR/1c59287c.jpg[/IMG] http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i301/3373GP4NR/1c59287c.jpg [A] is pretty much as described before except that the switch to thr spur on the upper right is one track lower so that the spur can be switched without affecting any other spots. [B] is like [A] except that one of the MBr storage tracks was removed, as suggested by TZ. [C] is like [B] but with the storage track twisted a little and one of the freight station tracks deleted, also as per TZ's suggestion. I found in that case that I could flip the platform on the other side of the interchange for more "whitespace" on the layout. At first I was hesitant to delete tracks as TZ suggested because I feared the loss of capacity, but they do help the look and cost practically nothing. As it turns out, the only loss was two 50-foot spots in the MBr storage. Because of the increased clear siding length when the switches were deleted, all the other siding capacities stayed the same. Thanks TZ! (And Byron, too!) By my measure with a 6-3/4 long switcher and 7-3/4 (representing 50 feet) cars, the tracks have these capacities: Upper left siding: 2 "Large factory", platform: 1 "Large factory", yard / inside track: 4, but I don't expect to ever use more than 3 Upper right platform(s): 4 Freight station: 5 MBr storage: 8 with two tracks, 6 with one. This does not count the space at the tail of the bypass track. PRR interchange: 5 I've checked and it looks like I can pull the full number of cars from each siding, save for the "large factory" yard track where I can only pull 3. So, I have 15 drop off spots and 11 pick-up/storage spots. If keep half the pick-up/storage spots open (say 5) and switch out a like number of cars, I think it will be interesting and not too tedious. Right now, I'm thinking I'll use the left side of [B] and the right side of [C]. I like how the freight platform worked out in the last variant but think keeping the storage tracks parallel and aligned is more prototypical. So, again, ANY ideas or uh-ohs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, KL
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