WHICH TYPE OF LAYOUT TO BUILD

Yes a lift out is being considered.
As for the fuse box the layout I am tearing down now sits in the smae area and I have ad to take the cover off to access fueses no sweat.
Thanks

UP
Have you looked into a figure 8 inside itself? If someone cares (who has the mag) to put a pic of the track plan form the MR September, 1973, vol 40, nu 9 up, it has the UP oregon Division in around the wall style with a nice yard (no turn table though).
Q is how much are you going to stick to prototype?

I cleaned up the sketch and worked the yards over pretty good to include as mouch of the prototypical track work as possible. So I guess sticing to prototype is a requirement. I have the coaling tower is done I will scrach build the roundhouse and a few other structures.

Now I am thinking maybe I should do Cheyenne WY modern day
show whats left of the round house and back shops. I can also do modern motive power. could be really intersting
I could take it to fantasy level and get a big bo number it 4023 and show it running steam exscursions.