Dave,
I interpreted rich's comments to mean that the wye had to fit within the existing space and not to block the doorway. Also, the impact to the existing layout should be minimized.
I redid my first iterations and managed to reduce the distance a bit further. At a minimum, all of these attempts give him and others ideas of what can be done.
It would be nice if Lionel made an O36 wye. I don't relish trying to mate a Ross wye to FasTrack.
Jan