Just been playing with the plan a little bit more to get things more finalized for one more full scale print. Here’s a look:

Notable changes are:

• Moved both crossovers to the Elmwood side, and pushed them down the main little.  Felt the turnouts were a little too cluttered up under Dixie paper.
• With crossover moved, I pushed the North Elmwood siding right turnout more to the right side to extend the siding a few more inches.
• Added a curved turnout (it’s right above the intermodal yard) to the southern passing track on the left end.  I wanted to add this to a) extend this siding a little bit and b) added a nice visual element to the track with the curved turnout. I might move it closer to the tunnel some more to extend the siding a little more so the two mains aren’t so mirror-like.
• The yellow squares are markers for backdrop supports.
• Added an Amtrak butterfly platform near/under the Highway 603 overpass.
• Added a Walther’s yard office to the intermodal yard. The shed from the kit will go up by the Car shop.
• Added Walthers container crane to yard.
• Plan to have Highway 90 come down from the overpass on the right side.  A side street with intersect here for access to Dixie paper and the Amtrak platform. The road will then go up a hill for a 3-way intersection with the 603 overpass. It’ll then drop back down to grade to run off the layout. I’ll add a road to the carshop in there someplace soon.
• Extended the Marigny River left tunnel portal a little more outward into the layout to accommodate backdrop supports.
• Might remove the hill on the left side of Elmwood and keep highway 90 with an overpass again as the scene breaker.  Kinda thinking the tunnel might look out place.

Shaun Track plan