Model Railroad Update

Th above diagram is the layout for my model railroad, the Cumberland Rail Road. The RR is being build on a 4' X 8' table in the study over the garage. The layout was designed using RTS software from Atlas Trains. The track will be Code 83. I am using Woodland Scenics roadbed under the track. The layout has 2 reversing loops which will allow me to change the direction of the train as it goes around the loop. This permits the trains to be backed onto the siding for dropping off freight cars at the various industries. The left side of the layout is a town which is modelled after the town square in Gallatin, TN. The right side of the layout has a variety of industries.

I am still waiting for the remainder of the track to arrive via UPS. The train store in town did not have all the switches I needed. Once the track is here, the fun begins, wiring it all so that it works properly.

The bottom of the diagram shows the name of each structure and the roads and other features. The roads are all named after country music singers, starting with those who lived/live in Hendersonville. Notably Johnny Cash and Taylor Swift. I guess I will have to add a gazebo and park to the layout so my brother-in-law, Bill, can bring his barbershop quartet down for a concert.

I laid as much track as I had as shown above. Then I cut out sheets of paper to the proper size for each building and moved them around til I had a feasible layout. This helped verify where everything would fit. Then I went back to the layout diagram and updated it with the buildings in the proper location. Next I added the roads and parking areas. It doesn't do any good to have a building/industry if the workers can't get to it.