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Vote Your Favorite--Garage Layout Design Contest

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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:46 PM

Borracho Springs Railway.  I like that you can do G in the garage and that it left plenty of space for operators.

Enjoy

Paul 

If you're having fun, you're doing it the right way.
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Posted by Tjsingle on Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:38 PM
 steinjr wrote:

 Pigeon Point. For a number of reasons:

 - it has a purpose (junction mainline/branchline w/small yard for reblocking trains)

 - adequate staging - mainline has double ended staging, branch line ends in carfloat

 - good idea to use elevated mainline to break layout into yard and branch scene on left

 - good idea to use a vertical lift bridge on high line across aisle, to make duckunder less severe

 - yard is well executed, one operator classifying cars, one handling arrival/departure

 - most industries are of a size that seems large enough to need frequent switching, and has multiple tracks/car spots

 Well done! I would have loved to have a chance to run trains on this one.

 Other three layouts was also well done, but this one was especially spot on for my taste.

 Smile,
 Stein

 

I like Piegon Point for the same reasons also.

 

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Posted by steinjr on Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:02 PM

 Pigeon Point. For a number of reasons:

 - it has a purpose (junction mainline/branchline w/small yard for reblocking trains)

 - adequate staging - mainline has double ended staging, branch line ends in carfloat

 - good idea to use elevated mainline to break layout into yard and branch scene on left

 - good idea to use a vertical lift bridge on high line across aisle, to make duckunder less severe

 - yard is well executed, one operator classifying cars, one handling arrival/departure

 - most industries are of a size that seems large enough to need frequent switching, and has multiple tracks/car spots

 Well done! I would have loved to have a chance to run trains on this one.

 Other three four layouts was also well done, but this one was especially spot on for my taste.

 Smile,
 Stein

 

 

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Posted by loathar on Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:29 PM

Chessie & Atlantic.

I love the two 3 point turn arounds.

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Vote Your Favorite--Garage Layout Design Contest
Posted by SpaceMouse on Thursday, June 19, 2008 7:03 PM

The job is not so tough this time as there are only 5 entries. Just pick your favorite from the bunch, come back and tell us. Well, maybe it won't be so easy. Each has it's merits and picking just might be a matter of what fits your style best.

If you want, tell us the why or why not.

Garage Layout Contest 

 

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

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