Great point. Anything to increase flexibility.
Rich
Just to add to the discussion, Iâd like to mention that Perth Amboy and South Amboy (New Jersey) are separated by a bridge, and both have stations. In 1955, the electrified part of the line still ended at Perth Amboy, and GG1s were replaced by a K4 for the rest of the run to Bay Head.
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Quite often my wife watches tv things that are out of my interest range. So sometime I end up watching reels on my phone. From a TikTok challenge - a guy filmed himself running into a garage door, burping after chugging a can of soda. âOmg what did I do!â (worth googling and watching several times). I have a - what did I do - feeling after making the theatre stage. 
Got place for one more hobby and a small paint/build bench from leftovers. The room got a bit smaller and the module plan doesnt apply that much any longer. Hope hobbyroom pictures are of interest! 
Probably have to build a movable mountain in front of the pipe closet. Ready for tracks. Have a nice weekend!
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I find interesting / amusing how often the original concept is changed, but that said, I am impressed with your progress, Marius, and not only hope that you will gain satisfaction with the end result, but continue to update us.
Have Fun,
Cheers, the Bear. 
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Wow, youâve accomplished a lot in a short time! I know you seem to have decided against a helix, at least for now, but I just thought Iâd point out that if you move the helix in your original plans down and to the right to but up against that inside corner it wouldnât take up as much space in the room. It would lessen the amount of space you have for the rest of the layout, but since it would give you access to another level, it might be something worth considering.
Another option, if you have short trains, would be a train elevator - a section of track that can be raised and lowered between levels.
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Iâll say. You should donât mess around.
Rich
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LOL. Ya think?
Rich
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HmmâŚmoving the helix to that corner could have been something to consider. Its still time to do that later - and build one story down. For now, I think it would be best to start a little smaller- Both for not making it too big to move towards completion and build my self in dedicating the whole small room to model trains. Maybe later
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But back to track planning. Here are some thoughts. Though I dont know how that works to play with and if it has any ârealismâ
Should it be an extra industrial paralell track going between the port and corner station, perhaps.
It has to be several 24" radius curves, I think. I understand its best to have as large curve as possible. I havent tested how an 24" S curve will work out with my trains but expect them to go through. It will be short trains.
The point to point station shelf has space for 4-5 tracks but didnt manage to fix that in Anyrail.
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You are correct that the larger the radius of a curve, the better it is. One thing that I donât think youâve mentioned is what type, or era locomotives and rolling stock you intend to run.
As I mentioned in an earlier post ââŚa train, consisting of a locomotive or two, with seven 40-foot cars, and a caboose, total length of around 153 cm/5 feet, would not only be visually pleasing but also a practicable number of cars if switching moves were to be takenâŚâ To further elaborate, the locomotives I envisioned were 4 axle diesels, and these would handle an S curve of less than 24 inches, provided that the transitions are âflowing.â In fact, I like watching a train going through an âS.â
I would also suggest that due to space, 18 Inch radius curves would work in your switching areas, if required.
Just my one kroner worth,
Cheers, the Bear.
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Your kroner are of high currency.
The era im thinking is 1960-1970. That opens for a lot of different rolling stock in Norway. Steam locos were still running but about to be replaced (between 1950s to 1970) by diesel and electric.
Norwegian steam locos are rarely released by the manufactureres, but I have one!
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FYI - the free version of Scarm has a 100 piece limit. Itâs also a little cheaper to purchase if you decide to (although a single Anyrail license can be installed on multiple PCs while Scarm is one PC per license).
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Are you planning on having easements into your curves? Looking at your plans, some places look like they might have them and some places donât. I strongly recommend easements anywhere you can add them, even if you have to reduce the primary radius of your curves slightly to accommodate them. If you donât use easements, I would definitely recommend a straight section at least as long as your longest regular run car between opposing curves of an S-curve.
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If it is space for easement, i will see how that could Work out 
The plan is more a sketch as I have not been accurate in Anyrail.
Thanks, i will check scarm.
All three brain cells had hectic activity with not comming up with very much more but is this on the right track?
Im not sure if passenger stations gives the most interesting traffic and if they should be changed with industries but lack a lot of knowledge here.
Lot of theme inspirations from googling layouts.
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it would be nice if you provided links to the web pages you found the photos on
highlight the text for the image and add the link around it
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If it were me, I would lay some track along the lines you are proposing and then decide later on structures and industries. The turntables are a good idea, but they do take up valuable space. Tough choice there.
Rich
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Agree. Refound one of them and added the link
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Like a double track or more turnouts at the stations or both?