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I'm modeling a small yard like yours for a shortline. Here's the very basics you need for an operational yard: A double ended arrival yard with enough track on each side to get the longest locomotive lash up onto it. Someplace to park any none used engine. Doesn't need to be fancy could just be a stub ended track out of the way. 2-3 classification tracks. These should be close enough that you can pull the tran onto a lead track and then sort them accordignly. One for the local going out to the industries. On for cars going offline (this could be simulated by just parking those cars on the track until the next session) The third one could be for overflow cars. Trainnut1250 article is good take what you need and don;t modlel the rest. <br />Andrew
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