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Matthyro pumps these amazing projects out so fast, I'm convinced he has a spare bedroom filled to the ceilign with the uneaten cereal he dumped out to get the box.

Looks great. Only thing I might add would be a runaround track somewhere.

As far as the hidden yard goes, I'm trying to capture something of the real FEC's yard near the Ft. Lauderdale airport which does king of curve around under Interstate I-595. It also has a small intermodal yard and some industries similar to what I hope include nearby. I left two of the yard...

I'm going to mail order some flex track and pick up the lumber for the benchwork this weekend. Probably will mull everything overfor another week and start construction next weekend. I have a digital camera, so I'll definitely post pictures. -fecfan

Hope I'm not boring anyone, but I'd thought I'd post my latest version. Just some minor tune ups. -fecfan

I went the other way. I was born in and lived in the Philadelphia area and jsut moved down Parkland, FL (not too far North of Ft Lauderdale) about a year and a half ago. From what my wife tells me, Ft Lauderdale ain't the same as it used to be - no more SPring Break capital of the world...

Re: Employment opportunities Some people like mountains and briges and rivers. I like corrugated industrial buildings. To each his or her own:) Its a long way off from needing little plastic people, but I'm looking forward to getting started with benchwork. -fecfan

Version 4 - I'm stopping now OK, I decided I could take another foot or two up along the wall. Here's version four which I'm much happier with. http://bellsouthpwp.net/h/e/helbein/fecftlaud4.ral -fecfan

Version 2 I've been taking everyone's suggestions and fiddling around with this track plan for a while. Yeh, I know its still a spaghetti bowl, but I like pasta. I think the yard is more usable in this version and the switching possibilities are better. The curves have a little better...

Wow, thanks for the wiring tips! You guys are pros at this. I will probably go DC at first as I have an old MRC power pack.

Jeff, I was toying with putting another spur right there myself. You talked me into it :) As far as dimesnsions, it will be a little tight, but I'm not planning on running the longest cars or engines. The turnouts are #6. Some of the curves are sharp, but not all of them.

Rich, Thanks for the kind remarks. I'll check your thread out. I think I still need to refine the turnouts at the bottom. I was originally thinking of doing a small shelf based point to point, but I know having the ability to have a continuous run will entartain the rest of my family. An...

Hi everyone. With all the great feedback and advice that I've been seeing in this forum, I'm posting my layout plan attempt (N scale). First, here's what I want to model: Modern day (80's to present) Florida East Coast railway in the Fort Lauderdale area. The plan that I have come up I...