I've been wracking my brain over this one, trying to fit in everything I want and still keep the feel of the Toronto and surrounding countryside. Gary has been extremely helpful, and I've incorporated some of his suggestions here.
The switching area on the left is not final - I still need to do a lot more research on actual operations. One challenge was fitting the trolley loop inside the mainline without crossovers. The other was to have the feel of wide open country and wide radius curves for passenger trains (as well as lots of freight of course). There will be a passenger depot in the town of New Hamburg (a real place where my mom grew up), and some industry but not that much. Grain will come in via CP from western Canada to the large concrete grain elevators in Toronto (Canada Malting). Farm implements will go from the Massey Ferguson factory in Toronto to the dealer in New Hamburg.
Other than that I haven't finalized the industries.
Suggestions are most welcome!
Thanks in advance!
Cheers
Val
The switching area on the left is not final - I still need to do a lot more research on actual operations. One challenge was fitting the trolley loop inside the mainline without crossovers. The other was to have the feel of wide open country and wide radius curves for passenger trains (as well as lots of freight of course). There will be a passenger depot in the town of New Hamburg (a real place where my mom grew up), and some industry but not that much. Grain will come in via CP from western Canada to the large concrete grain elevators in Toronto (Canada Malting). Farm implements will go from the Massey Ferguson factory in Toronto to the dealer in New Hamburg.
Other than that I haven't finalized the industries.
Suggestions are most welcome!
Thanks in advance!
Cheers
Val