New addition to layout

[Anonymous]

Well I've discovered the amount of unrelenting restlessness from quiting smoking. I added on to my layout, so here are some pics. The exposed wood is the new addition.

The Rock train is on the new mainline. It used to be a loco yard.


The double stack cars are on the old main. I was suprised at the extra amount of track I gained.


I'm not sure if the grain elevator is gonna stay, still trying to decide what to do with the extra space. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeremy

[Anonymous]

I'm bumping this to try to get ideas on what to do with the extra space. Any ideas? I thought about an expansive yard.

Jeremy

[Roadtrp]

I don't have much experience, but for what it's worth...

I like both the grain elevator and the idea of an expanded yard. Here in Minneapolis we frequently have several grain elevators at the edges of large rail yards, so I think it would work well.

[Anonymous]

I would keep the grain elevator, otherwise there isn't much else you could do with that space, except add extra track. Adding a five track storage yard (looks like there's room enough for five tracks or more) and a spur to the grain elevator is a good starting point.

[Anonymous]

Add a Brewery. Then all your pink plastic citizens have a steady supply of Beer.

A brewery has a lot of traffic in and out.

Covered hoppers of Barley Hopps and Grain in, and covered hoppers of Brewers mash out, (Used as a componet in animal feed) Box cars of Cardboard boxes in, and insulated box cars of beer out. (The Box Cars can be used to deliver the cardboard and then be immediatly respotted to be reloaded with fresh brewed beer)

Thats my thoughts on the topic.

James

[traingeek087]

If u go with the brewry pick up "railroads you can model" a reprint based on real rrs. last article was on Milwaukees brewry beer line, and has it's history, photos, trackpans, etc........Do you have a trackplan we could look at of your layout as of now? what radius is your main line, and how large is your main line? also, do you have any other yards?

[Noah Hofrichter]

I like the expanded yard idea. You could add a new engine servicing track, or maybe some "parking space" for engines before they go out on there runs. You cna always fit an industry in there too. And I'd keep the elevator, its really neat.

Noah

[Anonymous]

GOOD MORNING JEREMY:

[#offtopic] First off, good luck on giving up smoking, after 10 years it was hard for me to quit but a very good friend of mine died at the age of 44 after smoking 5 packs a day and I laid them down and never pick them up again.

This may be out of your modeling era but, how about a slaughter house and stock yard. I didn't know what went in their utill the Lone Star convention a few weeks ago. Obviously stock cars but also hide cars (which are old box cars). Tank cars haul out the blood (65# per cow). Box and gons for fertilizer (dung). Refers for meat, not produce refers but the shorter ones. Flats bring in the big repair parts. Covered hoppers bring in feed.

From the end of your bookcase it looks like you are modeling some big R railroad. I assume that's that little reagonial railroad up north somewhere in Iowa or Kansas.[;)] Just to be sure I don't offend anyone, my tongue is in my cheek. I guess you think that the "Route of the Rockets is a good slogan. I have several of the old varney box cars that are silver. I usually buy ROCK cars that are a different color as Tuscan and Box car red get old after while.

Just food for thought.

Have a good day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

Bob

[Hawks05]

old topic, sorry haven't been around in awhile.

i'd say either add on some extra track for staging or something. maybe another industry or a loco repair shop type deal. i was going to say add a mountain or something like that in there but i don't know if you'd want to move the grain elevator and move the mainline more to go through a mountain. that would add a lot to a layout, but i don't know if you'd want to do that or if it would go with your style.

[Big_Boy_4005]

Hi Jeremy, how about using the 3 tracks near the edge of the table as a small yard, and use the other 2 tracks to go to industries. The grain elevator should stay, but maybe not next to the main. You could even add some switches in the new section for some complexity. Your little railroad could be a very busy place.[swg]

How about a lumber yard for another industry. Think of something that uses the kind of cars you own.

[Anonymous]

Do you have an engine facility?
If you dont you can make a small one in with a small yard on the addition.