Richmond Pacific Railroad in N-Scale

[mionerr]

I think this is an outstanding plan. I've spent quite a bit of time passing through that area. Hadn't thought of it for a layout. I have been looking at the Oakland Terminal and the Alameda Belt Line (I grew up in Alameda). My current layout includes some of the Port of Stockton. I like good switching layouts and your plan really captures the feel of the area.

[chuck geiger]

Love to see Roger, love the Port

[mionerr]

Benchwork is progressing; hope to start track laying soon, at least in the Flora and Lodi areas. Need to sell some of my Nn3 to pay for a lot of turnouts.

[Brewmaster]

I think this is an outstanding plan.

Thanks!  Still tweaking a little here and there.  I have not yet figured a solid way to get the BNSF interchange involved but so be it.  Going to go get foam and bench work materials on Friday.   

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Very much liking a lot of elements on this layout.
Been thinking about the interchange: you might not be able to get it working as well as you'd like, but you could at least represent it and have it on the layout:



If you flopped the upper turnout over (green) and moved the buildings a little over (blue blocks), the BNSF interchange (red lines) could run behind the buildings and then off.

[Side note: I'm curious about the short runaround in the yellow circle.  It's a bit small, so I wondered what specific car / operation it's used for]

Or, you could lose the upper right industry (or curve it well left) and put the interchange in at an angle:



But if you want it to be operational and feed in, you'd probably have to go against the wall, behind the buildings, moving everything over left a little.
Food for thought.
Looking forward to seeing your progress.

[Brewmaster]

 
That little siding is a reminder for me to figure out how to make that siding longer (as in the prototype...that trackage is near identical to the industry there) or just make it a stub end.

I am liking your last idea..working on it now.

[Brewmaster]

Running with Mark's idea, I cam up with this.


BNSF track is very top.  This actually makes the schematic closer to the prototype and the tail could simulate the Siberia lead where BNSF dumps cars to be picked up by RPRR.  The BNSF track could be served by a staging cassette on the upper left and the UP interchange could be same on the lower right.

[Brewmaster]

Take two.

Get to keep that industry AND make this track plan closer to the prototype.

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Looking good!
Personally, I like the first one with the road & mainline curving to an angle in the top right corner.
Though, for the second one, to mitigate the right-angle-ness of the road, track and benchwork you could put in the 580 overpass at an angle.
(in the last square foot or so in the corner)
I know in reality it's farther east & south, but not by much, and the angled overpass would break up the straight line of trees behind the main as well as disguise where the main smacks into the right wall.

[sizemore]

You may want to ask the Admins to throw this over into the Engineering Reports title since this is an ongoing layout design and build.

Just for consideration!
The S.

[Brewmaster]

I'll play with it when I get home.  This whole day job thing is getting in the way!

Sizemore, I figure I'll start a new thread when I start the bench work and settle in on a plan.  Thanks for looking!

[Brewmaster]

Hmmmmmm

[chuck geiger]

http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=864

[Brewmaster]

That is a nice picture there...  That area is exactly what I am trying to recreate on the bottom left with the grade crossing, that curved stub and tank farm.
Thanks!