My Yard/Staging - Opinions please....thanks

[bsteel4065]

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[PULVERlZER]

....3rd Planit

 

Thanks for all the great help....I'm liking the wye turnout idea. And I'm going to bring the run around track to the front as well.

 Thanks again

 Mike

[rrinker]

AntonioFP45

 Pulverizer,

Welcome!

Which program is this?  I'm interested in a user friendly layout design program.

 Looks like 3rd PlanIt to me.

                            --Randy

[steinjr]

 

markpierce

Stein, the third option is the obvious choice.  It has greater capacity and the locomotives have a straight shot at the wye.  The run-around track is two cars shorter than the longest option, but still, the ratio of train (run-around) length and classification capacity (1 to 4) is good.

Mark

 Yup.It allows max staging capacity on the two innermost tracks while still allowing you to use the two outermost (lowermost) tracks for running around and using the wye.

  With the third option, you also get that all turnouts are easily visible/reachable from the edge (assumed to be at the lower end).

 Switch stands gets located on the left side of the ladder on the left (so the imaginary yard workers doesn't have to cross active track to throw switches when classifying trains), and closest to the edge for the engine escape at the far right.

  It is also possible that with the third option one would want to drop the turnout on the lowermost track to save one turnout.

  So yes - I agree - third option probably is the most flexible.

  Btw - depending on how much room the original poster has on the parts of the wye we don't see (and on his planned train lengths for the rest of his layout), it might be worthwhile to get a couple of extra car lengths on the wye tail at the rightmost end of the lowermost track in the yard area by replacing the left turnout leading to the wye with a Y turnout.

 

  Turnouts used in my illustrations : Peco code 75 medium turnouts and short Y turnout. Track geometry and lengths may vary a little depending on whose turnouts you use.

 Smile,
 Stein

 

[markpierce]

Stein, the third option is the obvious choice.  It has greater capacity and the locomotives have a straight shot at the wye.  The run-around track is two cars shorter than the longest option, but still, the ratio of train (run-around) length and classification capacity (1 to 4) is good.

Mark

[steinjr]

 

PULVERlZER

This is what I've designed up to now as far as the switching yard/staging goes. The yard also doubles as a wye to turn the locos direction.

 Any tips, changes or advice on run-arounds and stuff like that would be muchly appreciated.

 

 Three different options for how to do the runaround, with different advantages and disadvantages:

 

 Smile,
 Stein

 

[markpierce]

Mike,

Whether you'll be using working or dummy switchstands, I'd place the two in the upper part of the drawing on the opposite side of the track.  Switchstands on a ladder track should be outside the ladder so the switchman doesn't have to cross tracks unnecessarily.  Coincidentally, it will also be easier for you to reach them if they are operable.

Mark

[AntonioFP45]

 Pulverizer,

Welcome!

Which program is this?  I'm interested in a user friendly layout design program.

[Sperandeo]

Hello Mike, I'd suggest moving the escape crossover to the right far enough so that the tail track is only slightly longer than your longest locomotive. That will make it possible to run around the greatest number of cars. If you later acquire a longer engine, you can use the wye as a runaround. Good luck with your layout, Andy

[PULVERlZER]

This is what I've designed up to now as far as the switching yard/staging goes. The yard also doubles as a wye to turn the locos direction.

 Any tips, changes or advice on run-arounds and stuff like that would be muchly appreciated.

 thanks

 

Mike