Full Size Paper Templates of Trackplan

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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New Thoughts, Coffin Corner, Freight Yard

Another brief day today as football playoffs and grilled dinner had to be included. I had wanted to roll up this latest dwg sitting on my outdoor dwg table, so I cut get busy cutting some more metal frame work for the remaining portions of the shed. But as I uncovered it from its dew protective cover I decided to have another go at how I might lay it out,…again.

First the portion of the layout we are talking about,…the freight yard scene down to the steel mill, etc

previously posted by me…
First I drew in the two concentric mainlines in pencil.

This first image would be as one was looking towards that lower corner from Balt city corner. The track along the edge (wall, right edge of photo) would be the track that is bringing the trains up from the helix/staging level. It eventually joins that outer mainline via a left hand med size Peco into a double curved Peco (30”-60”r) on the mainline (makes for pretty broad curves).

Next inboard are the 2 mainlines with a Shinohara double crossover included there. This double crossover will provide for reversing trains

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I added this posting to my other subject thread dealing with just the steel mill scene, but thought for continuity I should also add it to this,… my full scale planning as well,…

I’ve come to the conclusion that I just can’t hope to give the real steel industry ANY chance of a fair representation,…I just don’t have the real estate on my small layout. So even while I have a number of the Walther’s steel kits (already built and weathered by another modeler), I must make a selection of what I can use.

Here is portion of the layout we are talking about,…the freight yard scene down to the steel mill, etc

Naturally the iconic blast furnace must be included. I’ve located this along the inner edge of the shelf/deck just to the left of the entrance to the shed.

On the aisle side I’ve provided a little bit of a set back from the very edge by including 2 tracks for slag cars, bottle cars, etc. On the opposite side I’ve provided for two tracks to feed the blast furnace with its raw materials