Model Railroad Operations: Exploring HO Scale Yard Design - 6 Design Elements #hoscaletrains

Model Train Operations: Exploring HO Scale Yard Design - 6 Design Elements. I'm no model railroad design expert, but I've operated on enough layouts to know what other people have done. I'm also familiar with my own likes and dislikes and the elements that I want to bring to an operating session here on the Black Hills & Eastern Railroad. We'll walk through the choices I made for my Burlington Northern Sioux City Yard on my layout, given the space available and my interests. I'm not saying that what I've done is right for everyone. I'm just giving food for thought and hopefully entertaining in the process. The BN 211 Sioux Falls Pet Switcher (An SW12 of Northern Pacific Heritage):    • Burlington Northern SW12 HO Scale Switcher...   Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and video introduction 01:26 1. Diesel Engine Terminal 02:42 2. Drill Track 03:48 3. A/D Tracks 04:22 4. Double Ended Yard 04:53 5. Caboose / Waycar Track 05:13 6. Nearby Rail-served Customers 06:02 HO Scale Track and Switches 06:35 Closeout and a runby Design Elements in Sioux City Notes: Open air engine facility - SW10 #437 and SW12 #211 the Sioux Falls Pet switcher not a roundhouse - wasted space Drill Track on North end Steel coal train on the mainline headed north on the Marshall Subdivision Next track closest to the camera is yard drill track Drill track on south too, but have to spill over into Whitewood, SD to use it Arrival / Departure Tracks, 3, one is Northbound only Double ended yard - Enables two switch crews to work trains Caboose (waycar) track with runaround Nearby industry(ies) Track is secondhand secondhand Atlas code 100 Flex and Code 100 switches - Minimum Switch #6