Well, it is "Crude" (as always), but here it is - the Schematic for"To the Mountains By 3-Rail!":
The ground level has 6 Switches, 4 to change to/from Mrs. Inside to Mr. Outside, one to a Siding under the 3rd Helix (on the left) and one to the 2nd Middle Helix. We have also included "blocks" so that we can stop the power to 6 sections of track - but we don't show those here...
As the Helixes rise up, the 2nd Helix has 2 switches to Helix 1 Mr. Outside (on the right). This allows for Turn-Around capabilities...
We reach the top and Mrs. Inside has a Siding Switch and a Station Switch which meets Mr. Outside on Helix 3 (on the left). The two Mainlines cross the Bridges at the bottom (which we didn't draw). The Station Switch allows another Turn-around.
Of course, this is a Portable Layout - it measures 57" by 157.25" (a little less than 5 Feet by 13 Feet 2.25").
What we like is the 3-Dimensional Aspect - by golly it is like "real life"! There are a lot of "Ups" and "Downs"!
We Encourage one and all to build their Own! It truly is a "Layout in a Small Space" which has always been a "problem" for O-Gaugers for all these years!
So come see the Layout at the Kingston Train Show, or watch the Videos we will post thereafter and then expand your Layout or build a new one! The "Sky is the Limit" now!
"To the Mountains By 3-Rail!"
