Thanks for the PDF, I will print it off once the new ink arrives for my printer. Why 1946, well thats the date for my Berkshire set that I am building up. Its more of a 1946 to 48 time frame, where the initial set was purchased in '46. So layout construction would be Christmas day going forward. A Z is nice but massive overkill along with being to tall and heavy. The transformer will be at the front left corner of the layout and the layout is hinged and folds up flat against a 10" deep frame that is lag bolted to the wall studs. Even a 4x8 dominates my tiny layout room, so being able to fold it shut when not in use, like most of the summer when the garden railway is the choice for nice day train time. The one non '46 era thing I may try to include is a nice bridge from Trainworks Studios. I dont like having a track plan that the only route is up and down grades in such a small space as sometimes I just want to let it run and not have to touch the throttle. So I am searching high and low at track plans for both over and under, otherwise I will have to recess the bridge into the main table with a valley cut out if I choose to use it. AD
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