Thanks. I've got a few half-curves in 42" diameter from last layout or two. That's what made getting this layout laid so quickly. I probably only had to cut 5 or so pieces. The rest (and there were plenty) were covered by standard half-tracks and random length pieces from prior layouts. Only problem is whether I have enough space for my longest engine, a 22" rail king berk, to get past the switch on the red track so it can then back up through it.
One point of confusion regarding this statement (and this goes to my own ignorance)
If you shorten the lead track, you simply reduce the length of a train that will fit. In the photo I shortened it by half a track. And you might be able to move the escape half a track to the right.
I believe that trains will pull into the yard on the red track. The engine uncouples and escapes to the blue track leaving the train of cars to be picked apart by a switcher and uncoupling tracks. I'm assuming the switcher will grab cars on the red track from left to right, pull them through the switch onto the green track, and then push them to the right and store on a green spur?
I'm assuming one car at a time so the switcher doesn't have to back up onto the mainline. If that's what you're assuming, then I don't see the length of the green lead being a big deal.
If I was to pull, say, 2-4 or more cars off the train on red to green, then I absolutely see why I'd need a long lead on green, but without a longer lead into the yard, I see myself limited to moving one car at a time anyway.
Am I missing something in how this will operate?
