Realistic Small Switching Layouts

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Realistic Small
Switching Layouts
Looking Beyond the Timesaver
Classic Switching Layouts
• Timesaver -- John Allen, 1966
3 cars
2 cars
3 cars
2 cars
2 cars
About 10” X 56” in HO
• Inglenook Sidings -- A.R. Walkley, 1926;
Alan Wright, 1980s
5 cars
3 cars + switcher
3 cars
3 cars
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Classic Switching Layout
Switchman's Nightmare -- Linn Westcott,
101 Track Plans, 1958
About 16” X 72” in HO with # 6 turnouts
Moving Beyond the Norm
• “Best practices” design and operation
ideas
Apply to layouts large and small
• Staging, major industries, interchange,
prototype inspiration (Four Cornerstones)
• Scenic opportunities
• Fine scale operations for lasting interest
Four Cornerstones
Staging
Major Industries
About 18” X 72” in N scale
Inspired by San Jose, CA
Fine-Scale Ops Examples
• Based on prototype practices & situations
• Timing and sequence of moves
Shifts and access to private tracks
Perishables / icing
Intra-plant moves
Repair-in-place (RIP)
Weighing cars
Cleaning cars & testing ladings
• Seasonal and temporal variations
Fine-Scale Ops Examples
• “Sure spots”
Positioning cars to doors, spouts, dumps
Re-spots, off-spots
• Simulating crew roles
Positions on the ground
Uncoupling, throwing switches
• Cutting train for grade crossings
• Less time focused
Lacks competitive element
P.E. “Orphan” Spur in the ‘50s
Sepulveda Blvd.
Runaround
Mission
San Fernando
Team
Lemon
Packing
San Fernando
Road
Map
Orange
Juice Plant
Orange
Packing House
SP to S.F.
Brand Blvd.
Cannery
(after Signor)
Interchange
SP to L.A.
P.E. “Orphan” Spur in the ‘50s
Sepulveda Blvd.
Runaround
Mission
San Fernando
Lemon
Packing
Team
San Fernando
Road
Map
Orange
Juice Plant
Orange
Packing House
SP to S.F.
Brand Blvd.
Cannery
(after Signor)
Interchange
SP to L.A.
Schematic
Runaround
“Orphan” Spur Schematic
Orange Juice
Plant
Cannery
Team
Orange Packing
House
Runaround
Lemon
Packing
Resembles “Switchman’s Nightmare”
• Facing-point and trailing point spurs
• Runaround
• Room to work – not a puzzle
SP Interchange
P.E. “Orphan” Spur Layout
Runaround
Team
Orange
Packing House
Lemon
Packing
Orange
Juice Plant
Cannery
Interchange
7.5’ X 6’ X ~18” wide in HO
West San Jose on the WP
West San Jose on the WP
WP Inglenook “Plus”
Team Track/Crane
Auto Ramp
Hinged switch lead extended
Del Monte Plant 51
Freight House
Scenery and switching variety from 2’x6’ in HO
Storage space and
operating space need not
be the same
Distilling a Prototype
Alameda Belt Line – Encinal Terminal area
Alaska Packers
Wharf
Pennzoil
Del Monte
SP Interchange
Yard and Car Float
ABL “Extract” in N
Hinge points
Del Monte Cannery
SP Interchange
Wharf (Alaska Packers)
Switch lead (“main”)
Team
Pennzoil
“Yard”
Approx 1’ X 6’
Removable car float
(ATSF/WP)
ABL Storage Option
Right side is narrower to fit
inside industry flat on left
side when folded
M.C. Fujiwara’s ABL
M.C. Fujiwara Photo
M.C. Fujiwara’s ABL
M.C. Fujiwara Photo
Prototypical Traffic Flow
Cars arrive and depart from connections
… and are switched to- and from industries
Realistic Traffic Handling
Adequate leads …
… sufficient run-around length …
… and a place to sort ‘em
Overlapping Elements
“ALCOs in the Alcove”
Model-Railroad-Hobbyist
July 2009
About 5’x7’ overall in HO scale
Overlapping Elements
Overall
Runaround
Industries
Leads
Length is precious … use it more than once
Give me the Runaround!
Runaround allows us to switch Oil
and Interchange with engine
?!?!?
No runaround means that all but Mobil must
be in front of engine and Interchange can’t be
used except for Mobil
Switch crew heads in
Rather Fight Than Switch(back)
Common on logging, mining branches in real life
for grades in tight spots
Long lead allows
pulling full track
Not uncommon in real life – often for grade or tight
urban areas
Short lead
engine + 1 car
Virtually unknown in real life, overused in
published plans
Industry must be emptied
to switch others
Virtually unknown in real life, extremely overused
in published plans
Model switchback
A
Typical real-life approach
A
B
Crossing allows
independent switching
B
“Sure Spots”
1
Unloading grate or
loading spout
Tank rack – loading
or unloading
2
Numbered doors
or dock spots
Dock and/or end
ramp
Industry as Switching Layout
Budweiser Brewery; Van Nuys, CA
Mike Osborne’s drawing of Budweiser in Van Nuys from LDN-20, Summer ‘98
(served by SP / now UP)
Beer Loading
(Insul. Boxcars)
CO2
(Tanks)
Beer Loading
(Reefers)
Grain Unloading
(Cvd Hoppers)
Beechwood
(Boxcars)
Diatomaceous
Earth (Cvd Hppr)
Storage
Main Line
Switch
Lead
Mike Osborne’s drawing of Budweiser in Van Nuys from LDN-20, Summer ‘98
(served by SP / now UP)
Industry as Switching Module
Bottles, Canstock,
Cartons, etc.
Beechwood
(Boxcars)
Storage (when not
used as main)
Beer Loading on two tracks
(Insul. Boxcars and Reefers)
T-Track N scale module ~1’X4’
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Diatomaceous
Earth (Cvd Hppr)
CO2
(Tanks)
Main Lines
Grain Unloading
(Cvd Hoppers)
Need Switch
Lead
Industry with Support Yard
Industry Switch Lead
Yard Switch Lead
Yard Office, Engine Service
Yard Switch Lead
Industry Switch Lead
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T-Track Curve
Modules
Cement Plant HCD in N
N Scale 36X80” overall
12” Min. Radius, PECO C55 “Small” Turnouts
Permanente Cement Plant; Cupertino, CA
Read more in Layout Design Journal #54; 1st Qtr 2015
Auto Plant Shelf in HO
HO Scale 10’X12’ overall
24” min. radius; PECO C83 #5 turnouts
Milpitas, CA Western Pacific Yard and Ford Plant
Read more in Layout Design Journal #54; 1st Qtr 2015
“Micro” Layouts
• Around 4 square feet or less in HO
• Can be more than a puzzle
• “Fiddle staging”, moveable elements
Jack Trollope’s Box Street Yard in HO
Secluded Staging
Viewblock
Fiddle Yard
Traverser
Cassettes
Visible
layout
Classic Switching Puzzles
• Timesaver -- John Allen, 1966
3 cars
2 cars
3 cars
2 cars
2 cars
• Inglenook Sidings -- A.R. Walkley, 1926;
Alan Wright, 1980s
5 cars
3 cars + switcher
3 cars
3 cars
Puzzle, not Model of a Railroad
• Basically moving an empty slot
• … but the prototype railroad is built to
facilitate switching, not hinder it ….
What Makes a Challenge Fun?
Game and puzzle theory
• Sequence challenge
Specific steps to reach result
• Ordering challenge
Multiple paths to solution
• “Fair Test”
Not frustrating or tedious
Operating Suggestions
• Don’t overload the layout with cars
• Plan for seasonal or shift variation
• Maximize long-term challenge, not
puzzle complexity
• Consider moveable sections if storage
space is different than operating space
• Watch for scenic opportunities
Beyond the Timesaver …
• Pick a theme or locale
• Explore key options
Staging
Major industries
Interchange
Prototype inspiration
• Fine scale operations for lasting interest
Friends don’t let friends build Timesavers …
Additional Examples
Variations in HO 2’ X 9’
Designed for operating interest, specific Walthers Kits
Based on Westcott’s “Switchman’s Nightmare”, Walthers Kits
Variations in HO 2’ X 9’
Inspired by Shreveport, LA and Bill Baumann’s 3rd St. Industrial District
End-of-line terminus
Engine Service Area
About 18” X 92” in HO scale
Based on Westcott’s “Switchman’s Nightmare”
Not Always Shelves
Major
Industries
4’ X 4’ in
HO scale
Straight turnouts
(PECO C75 Small)
17” Min. Radius
Staging/
Interchange
Erie
th
149
About 6’ X 6’ in HO scale
Street Station
My Next Project
2’ X 5’ in N scale
The Island Challenge
Thank you!

Realistic Small Switching Layouts

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