11 x 21 Track Plan Redo From Scratch

[ereimer]

your best first step if you want help designing the layout would be to get one of the track layout programs like RTS from atlas or xtracad , and draw out the room dimensions and any benchwork you've already done . that way no one spends a lot of time dreaming up a plan only to find out it wouldn't fit what you've done already .

also some info on the time period and location or which prototype railroad you're interested in .


that's probably all the help i'm going to be on this , i'm an amateur when it comes to layout design

[Hawk007]

Hello All,

I have a area 11 x 21 to play with,  I had a 22 x 28 but that got scrapped when someone wanted a extra room that needed built,  so I have to re start to build it.  here are, or is what I would like to have, and have in the layout.

Its a HO layout. and I am pertty much with back to a skeleton of a table, with tons of lumber to play with now.  and a lot of foam board to play as well.  but will not use foam for the base.

1)  I have a dozzen 2-6-6-2YB's
2)  I have 31 Berkshires
3)  I have 5 Heavy Pacifics
4)  I have 5 GP35's
5)  I have 2 F-9A & B Units
6)  I have 7 Saddlebacks Switchers
7)  I have 1 Walthers 130' Turntable  1 Walthers 90' Turntable ( though I will probally not use the 90 for anyting.
8)  I have in rolling stock about17 cattle / livestock cars,  10 Pullmans, 40+ box / reffers, ( none over the standard )12 flatcars, 19 Cabooses, about 40+ other rolling stock.39 Coal cars, 11 Gondolas.
9)  I have several Farm / Livestock buildings with ramps.
10)I have 1 Grain Tower, 2 Mine Towers, 2 Coaling towers ( to fill gondolas, and coal cars)
11) I have several Industrial buildings here and there to play with
12) 3+ Passenger Stations
13) All of it is DCC Except for the switches, and TT  ( I would rather deal with those on my own, than play with my controler to do switching.
14) 2 Reverse Loop DCC, 22 Block Detectors, 4 Blocks ( meaning 4 powerpacks and Command Stations) Boosters
16) 1 Swing Bridge, 1 Cantalever bridge, 1 Bascule Bridge, and many "sons of baby" bridges both out of box and some scratch built wooden bridges.
15)  I have gone double level before,  but with thses new dimentions,  LOL its sort of got me stuck

1 small detail,  there is a door on the longer side about 8.5 feet with a opening of 3.5 feet to deal with otherwise its un obstructed

Heres what I am looking for.  1 Main line,  with say with a few  passing tracks,  meduim to large yard,  though thats open ,  the useage of the 130' TT is a must to store all the monsters I have LOL and I have the roundhouse to build around it as well, I have I believe at last count 3 sections of 6 stalls and 1 engine shop to fit next to the RH.

 

The Challange is to get a working track plan that I can dork on, with a small limitation,  I am handicapped, yet that would not stop me from building it,  right now all I have left it a parcial skelton base without a top on it yet.  that sits about 36" high

The reward,  to help me to design a working layout that will be filled with having some fun.  Though I lost some area because of a room addition in the basement. 

I asked it here for some help because I know there are a lot of talented people here that would be able to help me out.  and besides it will cause less bickering in the forums if there was someting to focus on a bit.  the reward to help a old gent out thats handicapped and the greatfullness in doing so.

God Bless in Advance

Ray