There are frequent posts here asking for comments or advice on proposed yard track plans. The following link provides a very relevant and intelligent discussion on how to plan for a classification yard:
http://www.housatonicrr.com/yard_des.html
If people read this article, maybe we'll have less need to keep on answering the same questions. Or if they aren't aware of the article, we can provide the link to save our keyboard.
Mark
Sawyer Berry
Clemson University c/o 2018
Building a protolanced industrial park layout
I've been kind of tinkering around trying to design a yard for my upcoming layout. This looks like some good info that will help me out quite a bit! THANKS!!!
markpierce wrote: There are frequent posts here asking for comments or advice on proposed yard track plans. The following link provides a very relevant and intelligent discussion on how to plan for a classification yard:http://www.housatonicrr.com/yard_des.htmlIf people read this article, maybe we'll have less need to keep on answering the same questions. Or if they aren't aware of the article, we can provide the link to save our keyboard.Mark
I just printed it out and it's going in my design looseleaf. That way when I lay out the yard I'll hace it as a reference.
Thanks Mark.
Irv
One track as long as a train. It arrives and broken down by switcher. Road engine goes to be taken care of.
Eventually switcher has classified cars for various destinations. Throughs for other places far away go on one track. Local set outs go onto another track. There might be a few local tracks; one for each town or industry group. And a for now track for excess.
That's about 5 tracks. Throw in a extra arrival/depart track plus 3 more tracks and a runaround at the drill and yer all set.
The best I can do is stage a train on the loop pretending that it's 2 engines and 16 cars has arrived at the industry to road switch cars and take it back to the yard.
With my new Westport I've built a new class yard. And my friends say the new yard is much better.
More at Westport
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
Come to us http://www.westportterminal.de my videos my blog
I see I'm not the only one to use 'pulls' for turnouts. I used lawn mower throttle levers for most of mine, though they're difficult to mount a fascia if they're already in place. A straight pull with a detachable head, such as the wood balls shown is much easier to work with.
How do you like yours? Are they still a good choice after using them for some time?
I use this way with push-pull device since 20 years.
Elmer.
The above is my opinion, from an active and experienced Model Railroader in N scale and HO since 1961.
(Modeling Freelance, Eastern US, HO scale, in 1962, with NCE DCC for locomotive control and a stand alone LocoNet for block detection and signals.) http://waynes-trains.com/ at home, and N scale at the Club.
wedudler wrote: With my new Westport I've built a new class yard. And my friends say the new yard is much better.More at Westport Wolfgang
I really like the way that your yard looks. I was planning to use something similar so I looked at your website. Turned out that even your turntable was located where I have already installed mine. Anyways, I will steal some of your ideas if you do not mind and will also, while being a reckless thief ask you one more thing.
Is there any problems that you have come across with this design? Anything that you would want to improve?
Magnus