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I have a feeling that you are trying to put too much action into a relatively small sized layout, ending up with a little too much track, which even goes to the very edge of the front of your layout. Layouts, like Prof Klyzr´s Brooklyn 3 am layout, live from their "simple and focused" design, allowing only a limited amount of moves. Jon Grant´s Sweethome Chicago layout is much, much bigger than the space you have. If you are aiming at switching (shunting for the Brits [swg]) an industrial district off a two- track main, than Larry Forgard´s idea might provide some inspiration for you - you can view the track plan <a target="_blank" href="http://books.google.de/books?id=sKUetsS-SpMC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Larry+Forgard+switching+layout&source=bl&ots=O-dxS97RLX&sig=JcujvZm7kocYAh1GtidAwd--gh8&hl=de&ei=HDMGTaGyAoycOq6m5KYB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Larry%20Forgard%20switching%20layout&f=false">here</a>. Stein from Norway has also developed some interesting ideas in a thread I was running about two years ago - here are some of his design ideas: <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp124/steinjr_1965/federal_overpass03.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" />   <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp124/steinjr_1965/forum2/midatlantic4.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" />   <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp124/steinjr_1965/federal01jpg.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /> It might also be worthwhile to find copies of some MRP (Model Railroad Planning) booklets published by Kalmbach. (Taken from a reply by Stein): MRP 2006 has Ian Rice on sectional shelf layouts and Mike Aufterderheide's "Modeling the Monon's Hoosier Hub", Linda Sand's excellent "Industrial Railroad on a shelf"and an excellent article by David Barrow: "From model railroad to railroad model" where he shows a linear shelf layout based on LDEs, and a scene (Elevator A) from Chuch Hitchcock's Argentine Industrial District Railway  MRP 2005 e.g. has Scot Osterweil's adaptation of Linn Westcott's Switchman's Neightmare and Byron Henderson's Alameda Belt Line MRP 2004 has en interesting plan based on Long Island's Oyster Bay Branch and a 4x8 Illinois Midland model railroad improved by turning it into an L shaped shelf layout MRP 2003 was a theme issues - with 9 bookcase layout (small shelf layouts that would fit on top of a bookcase): including Bernie Kempinski's New York Cross Harbor and two good plans by forum regular Dave Husman, plus some ideas by Tony Koester on how to model big industries on small shelves. I am not sure, whether you can still obtain copies from the Kalmbach folks!
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