David and msh that's good advice. I've been wondering if this will fit myself, so I picked up a couple of turnouts (Peco small insulfrog) yesterday - one left, one right, for accurate planning. The Peco's don't have the same numbering system as others - just small, medium and large, but the guy at the LHS said small takes less space then Atlas #4 with a slightly wider radius.
Shamus, thanks for the spur.
Tyson, I understand what you mean in theory, but I'm not sure how I would lay it out. If I can remove some turnouts without compromising operations it would be a very good thing. Could you elaborate a little please for this newbie?
Ted, that sounds cool! I thought maybe the staging area could be a second yard, possibly scenicked as well.
cheers
Val