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Yes Chip, from the Piedmont Division (PD) track plan itself there appears to be a whole lot of track, as a matter of fact the lower level track plan has about 290’ of HO scale code 83 flex track and switches. And I hope to answer all your questions below:
However, what the track plan does not show very well is that some of the track is hidden and there are 6 main areas that encompass 13 separate Layout Design Elements (LDE’s) incorporated within this level. The train room overall dimensions approximate 19’X14’.
I will separate out the individual LDE’s and explain each of them for clarification purposes. And will start the descriptive analysis from the most natural point of view, and that is from the main entrance to the layout facing the staging yard area. Descriptions will continue on around the layout from left to right and will progress until ending with the around the walls double main line track that makes an ascent to the upper level deck.
The descriptions of operations my be a little spotty in some places because the upper level plans are being re-drawn at this time, and some industries will get moved around a bit, but for the most part the basic types of industries have been selected, i.e. steel, lumber, wood pulp, grain, flour, coal, propane, LPG, fuel oil, ballast.
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1. Area #1 ~ (4 LDE’s) ~ Staging Yard
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