11 x 21 Track Plan Redo From Scratch

Hello All,

I have a area 11 x 21 to play with, I had a 22 x 28 but that got scrapped when someone wanted a extra room that needed built, so I have to re start to build it. here are, or is what I would like to have, and have in the layout.

Its a HO layout. and I am pertty much with back to a skeleton of a table, with tons of lumber to play with now. and a lot of foam board to play as well. but will not use foam for the base.

  1. I have a dozzen 2-6-6-2YB’s
  2. I have 31 Berkshires
  3. I have 5 Heavy Pacifics
  4. I have 5 GP35’s
  5. I have 2 F-9A & B Units
  6. I have 7 Saddlebacks Switchers
  7. I have 1 Walthers 130’ Turntable 1 Walthers 90’ Turntable ( though I will probally not use the 90 for anyting.
  8. I have in rolling stock about17 cattle / livestock cars, 10 Pullmans, 40+ box / reffers, ( none over the standard )12 flatcars, 19 Cabooses, about 40+ other rolling stock.39 Coal cars, 11 Gondolas.
  9. I have several Farm / Livestock buildings with ramps.
    10)I have 1 Grain Tower, 2 Mine Towers, 2 Coaling towers ( to fill gondolas, and coal cars)
  10. I have several Industrial buildings here and there to play with
  11. 3+ Passenger Stations
  12. All of it is DCC Except for the switches, and TT ( I would rather deal with those on my own, than play with my controler to do switching.
  13. 2 Reverse Loop DCC, 22 Block Detectors, 4 Blocks ( meaning 4 powerpacks and Command Stations) Boosters
  14. 1 Swing Bridge, 1 Cantalever bridge, 1 Bascule Bridge, and many “sons of baby” bridges both out of box and some scratch built wooden bridges.
  15. I have gone double level before, but with thses new dimentions, LOL its sort of got me stuck

1 small detail, there is a door on the longer side about 8.5 feet with a opening of 3.5 feet to deal with otherwise its un obstructed

Heres what I am looking for. 1 Main line,&nbs

your best first step if you want help designing the layout would be to get one of the track layout programs like RTS from atlas or xtracad , and draw out the room dimensions and any benchwork you’ve already done . that way no one spends a lot of time dreaming up a plan only to find out it wouldn’t fit what you’ve done already .

also some info on the time period and location or which prototype railroad you’re interested in .

that’s probably all the help i’m going to be on this , i’m an amateur when it comes to layout design