Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad Micro-Layout

[Chris333]

I spy a change in the layout of the roads.

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Looks cool! (er, cold?)

What kind of loco & rolling stock combos fit in that short tail track at the lower right?
Any plan for a short extension (like a girder bridge) during ops?

[DKS]

I spy a change in the layout of the roads.

You do indeed. And I may not yet be done fiddle-farting with them; trying to get the best arrangement to suit the buildings I want to use.

What kind of loco & rolling stock combos fit in that short tail track at the lower right?

Three 40-footers and a 44-tonner fit at the end of the runaround; two 40-footers and loco fit at the end of the switchback.

Any plan for a short extension (like a girder bridge) during ops?

It has crossed my mind, but presently nothing is in the works.

[Chris333]

OK I was thinking some more 

Looking at that upper tunnel area where it sorta looks like a junction, you could use a tower, maybe that nice model Atlas makes. But I was really thinking of the Erie tower in Akron, OH that was perched up on a building near an overpass:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tubbs/ErieLackawanna/29-17.JPG
http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/csx4290/jotower.html
http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Maps/Itlk/jo_o.jpg

Just ideas 

[DKS]

Hmmm... me likey...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Except towers are only usually present on rather busy (at one time) mainlines. Just sayin...

[Chris333]

Well a train circling the mainline will pass the junction every few seconds, I'd call that busy. Ed's law. 

[packers#1]

In reality, for the era and the industrial saturation, I would imagine that there would probably be several yard transfers, if not more, each day, running between the industrial zone and mainline; plus, there would definitely be commuter runs.

Also, with the track density of the plan, I imagine the eye would allow that to make sense.

[Chris333]

I have the Atlas tower and it is a great model packed with detail, I can't seem to find a use for it though. 1930/40's NJ looks like a fit.

http://img1.etsystatic.com/002/0/6722329/il_570xN.352819153_b697.jpg

Plus the staircase would be nice.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Well a train circling the mainline will pass the junction every few seconds, I'd call that busy. Ed's law. 

Not you too now... lol.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

If you're going to do a tower, that Atlas tower has been everywhere, so I'd definitely recommend something a little more unique.

[DKS]

If you're going to do a tower, that Atlas tower has been everywhere, so I'd definitely recommend something a little more unique.

And how often do I use stock kits on a layout? 

[DKS]

But every time I think of my layout, I'm reminded of this all-time great--

[pwnj]

FOR. THE. WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eric220]

Pardon me, but could you help out a fellow American who's down on his luck?