Progressive Rail 2002

[DetroitConrail]

In one of the mags from Model Railroad there was a article about a sectional layout and i beliveds it was in 2002. Being short for space i would like to start some where and get rid ok that thought "when i get some where better or a larger space". It was a cool little industry because it serviced many little companies in a little spaces. The article would be nice or if any one has plans for ho that would be nice. Really nice because i have now software to plan layouts.
Thanks in advance
Detroit Conrail

[Beachbum]

Google Stein Rypern - he's published several variations of a ProgRail layout.

[steinjr]

The article you are remembering is Jim Hedinger's "Progressive Rail - a busy modern industrial railroad you can model", from the June 2002 issue of Model Railroader Magazine. Can be found (and bought) from the Kalmbach Index of model railroading magazines:

http://trc.trains.com/Train%20Magazi...ogressive+Rail

I have some old track plans "inspired by" the Airlake Industrial park here : http://home.online.no/~steinjr/train...ive/index.html

Not knowing anything about how much space you have, and what aspects of Airlake Industrial Park most appeals to you, it is hard to say what would be a smart approach for you.

Personally I would recommend a different plan for a switching layout - if you have the room for it - based on an idea by Robert Beaty (Arjay1969 in the MR forums) - which can be found on this page of small switching layouts:

http://home.online.no/~steinjr/trains/modelling/

There is also a large number of cool small layouts on the late and great Carl Arendt's web pages at http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/linkindex/index.html

Or on the British rmweb web site - e.g. in the old layout planning archive thread of Hugh Flynn and "Shortliner" Jack Trollope's designs: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=24472

There is inspiration to be found in Adrian Wymann's "Shunting layouts and switching puzzles" page: http://www.wymann.info/ShuntingPuzzl...l-layouts.html

And there are many, many other sources for small track plans on the net. It all comes down to how much space you have and what you want to model.

Smile,
Stein

[DetroitConrail]

Thanks for all literature that you have give me. Found out somethings that i didnt know.