Edgewood Railroad - Looking for feedback on my basement storage layout!

Looks well thought out....post more as you progress. JohnA 

Nice!  Is that some kind of helix around the mountain at right?  Also, what kind of software did you use to create this design?  It's a little hard to get a sense of the detail in the middle of the layout.  Any chance of sharing the original file?

@Ted S posted:

Nice!  Is that some kind of helix around the mountain at right?  Also, what kind of software did you use to create this design?  It's a little hard to get a sense of the detail in the middle of the layout.  Any chance of sharing the original file?

Yep! It is a helix.

I used RailModeller Pro on a Mac. I don't have a PC and this is a Mac-specific program. Here is the file. Maybe you can open it?

I know what you're saying regarding the detail. It contains a station, transfer table, and then I tried to draw in some roads and roundabouts.

Unfortunately I don't have a Mac, just PC. 

Really it's a nice plan and you have a lot of space!  My concern with the circular helix is this: if its diameter is 56" and you allow 6.5" (suggested minimum) between turns, that works out to a 3.7% grade.  On an O56 curve.  Not impossible, but steeper than I would prefer.  Depending on train length you might shed a few rubber tires every now and then. 

If you could sneak one track width behind the water heater, you could have a separate, oval-shaped helix with a longer run between successive turns.  This would reduce the steepness of the grade. Train goes behind the heater, and comes back on the upper level!

That's a lot of track.

@necrails posted:

That's a lot of track.

It sure is!