i have roughly a 13x3 area for yard a double mainline on top going across the 13 length i would like to have a passanger and a ice loading chute and steam facialites can someone please help got the mainline and siding figured out but the yard im so lost . plan on using #6 off the mailine and #5 in the yards thanks
thansk again
ray
What are you going to use the yard for? Is it an interchange yard, classification yard? Have you looked at Andy S’s book on freight yards?
Another important bit of information is the scale. What scale are you using to model this yard? What are your largest peices of equipment (ie a UP 4-8-8-4 or a 2-8-0 consoldation)
I would also like to add that a great article in the Augest Issue of Model Railroader Magazine has a great Information Desk that has some examples of yards that you could incorperate into a plan.
Ghonz
ho scale some of all 2-6-0 rs-2 and such not sure what type of yard any help would be appricated thanks , any drawning would help min curves on mainline are 32 thanks
someone care to help design one with me for me single ended yard or atleast that my plan
thanks
ray
Hey, I can understand your confusion. I’ve been there. Heck, sometimes I still find myself there!
This site here ( http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~smithbf/BFSpages/LDSIGprimer/TOC.html ) has really helped me a lot in understanding what a yard is all about. Scroll down to section D and you should find a few things there that will help.
ray, it’s almsot like you’re asking us to hand you a plan for your yard. You need to do some reading and come up with your own, and then we can help you improve on it.
yes i am asking for help everything i draw just looks horrible help anyone please get me started thansk
If you don’t know what you plan to do in your yard, it is hard for us to help. Are you just going to store trains in it? It’s like asking us to design you a truck, but you don’t tell if you need to haul chickens or liquid nitrogen.
Yards are difficult. The last one I did when through 14 revisions, then I changed my mind and moved it to the other side of the basement to start over. The key is that you have to know what the yard’s function is so that every track you place has a specific function.
Yards also take up an incredible amount of space and are expensive to build. If it doesn’t function specific to your operations and your track design it will be the most expensive waste of space in your basement.
You can’t give this responsibility to someone else. If you can’t figure it out, you need to learn more. If you don’t, or don’t pay someone like Byron to do it for you, you will get exactly the effort you put into it. By the way, Byron would insist you be able to answer a lot more questions than we asked.
Look, youv’e been given a website to look at and a book to look for. Here’s another, Track Planning for Realistic Operations. John Armstrong gives a good explanation of yard function and a couple sample yard designs. You have the space to lift a great yard out of his book. But if you don’t take the time to learn what you can use if for, who’s to say you are picking the right sample. Use it as a starting point not a solution.
Take a break and do some research. You’ll tie up a grand in that yard. Spend your money wisely.
I would agree with the comments above, that you need to do some research or thinking about this issue before you proceed.
I would highly recommend “The Model Railroader’s Guide to Freight Yards” by Andy Sperando and “Track Planning for Realistic Operation” by John Armstorng. I have both books in my library and refer to them frequently.
Jim
It’s fine to post your plan and ask for peoples comments and suggestions, but we’re not going to just hand you a plan. As chip said, it’s like you’re asking us to design a truck but you don’t know what you’ll use it for. I highly suggest reading Track Planning For Realistic Operation, and Realistic Model Railroad Operation.