I'm attaching an initial draft of my proposed layout. The size is approximately 3' x 8'.
The long double track across the front will be on a 4' arch bridge crossing a gorge that will be anywhere from 1 to 2 feet deep.
The "waist" section will be crossing a dam.
On the left, the spur that loops around will be climbing up to a frontier town.
On the right, the double mainline, the "front" line will be climbing, while the rear line will dive for the crossover. It will then proceed into a "tunnel" and under the lake created by the dam. Outta sight, outta mind, but making a loop. It will re-appear just below the frontier town.
Suggestions, warnings, etc, would all be appreciated. I plan on using Atlas C55, as well as any necessary turnouts/wyes from other manufacturers in Code 55. Of particular interest to me would be any suggestions for using Wyes, which, unfortunately, Atlas doesn't appear to make in N Scale, and hence, are not included in the libraries with RTS.
Muchos gracias. BTW, for the short term, this layout will only be running 1 train. Once I am set to run more than one, then it will be DCC.
The long double track across the front will be on a 4' arch bridge crossing a gorge that will be anywhere from 1 to 2 feet deep.
The "waist" section will be crossing a dam.
On the left, the spur that loops around will be climbing up to a frontier town.
On the right, the double mainline, the "front" line will be climbing, while the rear line will dive for the crossover. It will then proceed into a "tunnel" and under the lake created by the dam. Outta sight, outta mind, but making a loop. It will re-appear just below the frontier town.
Suggestions, warnings, etc, would all be appreciated. I plan on using Atlas C55, as well as any necessary turnouts/wyes from other manufacturers in Code 55. Of particular interest to me would be any suggestions for using Wyes, which, unfortunately, Atlas doesn't appear to make in N Scale, and hence, are not included in the libraries with RTS.
Muchos gracias. BTW, for the short term, this layout will only be running 1 train. Once I am set to run more than one, then it will be DCC.