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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by pcarrell[quote] If you look at the curved legs of those two turnouts, the curvature doesn't match the curvature of the inside track. A curved turnout might fix this, or it might not. The trick is finding a turnout that has a curved leg that is complimetary to the inside curve. I'm sorry this is kind of vague, but I don't know what your inside curve is (22 inch radius?). I notice that you've changed the yard some. It will work this way, except that there is no escape track (set of turnouts about halfway down the bottom two legs of the yard) so your incoming loco's will be trapped until the yard goat breaks down the train and gets it out of the way. Just food for thought. I noticed that you added a small two ended spur off of the A/D track. What did you have in mind for that? I can see several possibe uses for it. Team track maybe? Engine house for the yard goat? RIP track? What's your thoughts on that? [/quote] OK...first question. The mainline is 24" and the shortline is 22" (You are correct) Second, I didn't understand the reason for the escape track but since I do now I will be adding them in ASAP. Third, The small two ended spur I was thinking an engine house for the yard loco and maybe an office. I figure the yard loco can go to the TT for the RIP track there. I will model some RIP structures on the RIP in the center of the layout off of the TT. I might just stick an old caboose without trucks on the spur in the yard (for the office) and a shed for the loco. I have a question...what is a team track? Oh..and thanks for the explanation! It helped a lot. Just a quick question again though. When the road loco brings the train in on the A/D track does the train need to fit all the way down that spur (the bottom most spur)? Or can it just fit inside the turnout at the entrance to the A/D track? Also...the A/D track is the first left hand turnout off of the yard entrance right? The second left hand turnout would be the yard lead? Is that correct. I figure since the ladder comes off of the second, that is the yard lead.
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