Hello all,
After what seems like forever planning a small switching layout, I have found the room in my house for a bigger layout.
As of right now, we are renting our house, but are talking with the home owners about buying. There my be a chance that I may move out from here, I don't think we will, but life happens at times. So with this layout, I want to build it to be moved if need be.
With that being said, I have not really a problem, but it might be. To get to where I want to put the layout is on the second floor. The stair well is pretty tight. What I am planning on doing is build it 4X2 sections so it can be moved. With the layout plan I have, I will have a 12X4 layout. Do any of you see a problem with this, or anything I should know going into it?
The R/R I plan on modeling is in PA coming north out of Pittsburgh. My buddy that lives there said that he sees alot of NS on the main line. Is this a NS line? Who ran on that line in the 80's and what locos they used? The town he lives in is Natrona Hts, along RT28. They have a steel mill that has a short line for the mills. What I want to model is the short line, with a main line always running. Plus, with the landscape in western PA, I can make a pretty nice model. Anyone with info about that area, please post your thoughts.
I know that with doing the bench work in sections, I will be limited on what I can do as far as where I can lay track. I plan on putting in a backdrop in the middle to seperate the two sides that run 12 feet long. I guess I can go with a big oval for a mainline, some what of a yard, and the shortline. Anyone have any ideas? Please post away.
Thanks,
Jerry
After what seems like forever planning a small switching layout, I have found the room in my house for a bigger layout.
As of right now, we are renting our house, but are talking with the home owners about buying. There my be a chance that I may move out from here, I don't think we will, but life happens at times. So with this layout, I want to build it to be moved if need be.
With that being said, I have not really a problem, but it might be. To get to where I want to put the layout is on the second floor. The stair well is pretty tight. What I am planning on doing is build it 4X2 sections so it can be moved. With the layout plan I have, I will have a 12X4 layout. Do any of you see a problem with this, or anything I should know going into it?
The R/R I plan on modeling is in PA coming north out of Pittsburgh. My buddy that lives there said that he sees alot of NS on the main line. Is this a NS line? Who ran on that line in the 80's and what locos they used? The town he lives in is Natrona Hts, along RT28. They have a steel mill that has a short line for the mills. What I want to model is the short line, with a main line always running. Plus, with the landscape in western PA, I can make a pretty nice model. Anyone with info about that area, please post your thoughts.
I know that with doing the bench work in sections, I will be limited on what I can do as far as where I can lay track. I plan on putting in a backdrop in the middle to seperate the two sides that run 12 feet long. I guess I can go with a big oval for a mainline, some what of a yard, and the shortline. Anyone have any ideas? Please post away.
Thanks,
Jerry