@Mallard4468 posted:Depending on the length of trains that you want to run, the double-ended yard can be somewhat limiting. Might want to consider some long staging sidings, either along the long side (if there's space in your room) or as a narrow extension reaching into the empty space to the left. The multi-track staging can be as little as a foot wide, so it doesn't require a lot of lumber, and it's really convenient for taking trains on and off the layout.
For right now I am going to leave that real estate to the left alone. The door to the basement swings in there (will be re-hinged to swing out) and also my current track bill is higher than the GDP of most third world countries. I will probably be expanding and kicking myself later.... but I think it will be easy to expand leftward when the time comes as none if the tricky track work is over there.
