@DoubleDAZ posted:John, I knew you wouldn't like the extra bridge over the entryway, but I couldn't resist messing with you.
Dave, you have carte Blanche when it comes to messing with me!
Here's a more elegant alternative that also lets you have arriving and departing trains in both directions. It requires pulling into the yard on to the long lead track and then backing into the yard, but doesn't foul mainline2.
Note that I moved the TT/RH even further right to increase the yard size and give you an extra whisker track. I saw no reason for that spur you had there and you don't gain enough to curve around the TT to extend the bottom yard track, so I left it straight.
Also note that I connected another yard track to the TT. If you do it right, it will allow you to pull a long engine straight across the TT into 2 larger bays instead of just the one I had. There also appears to be room for a 5th stall. Hmmmm, that is enticing 5th stall plus two extended bays!
The placement of the crossover into the yard to the left of the double-crossover lets you continue to use the bottom yard track for storage, Even better though is that when trains depart going counterclockwise they can go through the double-crossover to get to manline1 right away. Conversely, trains going clockwise on mainline1 can also go through the double-crossover directly onto the yard lead and then back in.
I hope you like it. I think we've got a winner here.
This looks great, I'll try not to mess with it. Now should the yard have some added crossover switches?
And this shows a little of how the removable shelf would work. Note that the joists would extend past the bench work allowing you to simply set the shelf (or series of shelves) on them. I haven't taken the time to reconfigure the L-girder framing, so not all the joists would expend, just enough of them to support the shelf.
The shelves being on top of the joists makes lots of sense. I'll move the joists for the TT and redraw girders and supports.
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