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May I make a suggestion...John Armstrong. No one has contributed more to Model Railroad planning than he did. His book, Track Planning for Realistic Operation is a must read for anyone considering a layout of the size you contemplate. Almost Every hobby shop will have a copy. The book is now in its 3rd reprinting. I have an original from decades ago [ I remember the day my Dad and I bought it] and the new revised 3rd. BTW, John passed away recentl. He was in his late 80s or early 90s, but still quite spry from what I have heard, and was still doing layout design consulting and writing articles right up to the end. He is one of the greats like John Allen, Lynn Wescott, Al Armatage, Frank Ellison , Bill Walthers etc, whose contributions to the hobby were so important. Growing up in the 50s and helping my Dad uild a few model RRs, I was introduced to all these fellows in the magazines and catalogs and books of the era, and on thru to more recent years. They are all now igone from this world, but their legacy is huge, even if not well known to the newer model RRers out there. Build a loop to get them running, and then study up with John Armstrng about WHY a RR runs the way it does, and how to plan your minature to reflect the reason and function of the real railroads. <br />Jennifer <br /> <br />
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