Grandpa Russ layout, need a little help with scarm

I don't know how to reverse a train in an oval. it has to turn around back on itself with a teardrop shape.

Corey said the layout was O31 curves and standard Lionel tubular.

A half curve, half straight, half curve would push the inner loop out towards the outer to get the spacing for the signal bridge Looks like 4 3/4" center rail spacing for the 450.

Moonman posted:

I don't know how to reverse a train in an oval. it has to turn around back on itself with a teardrop shape.

Sorry, my description wasn't great. I've added a couple crude, hand drawn pictures of what I'm after. 1st pic is the up/down grade to the upper loop/oval. 2nd pic is the lower level with the same changes made.

Not sure what track you plan to use, but here's one done with Lionel O. Unfortunately, it needs 60x102, has a steep 4.4% grade and needs some tracks cut to make things fit. You can shrink the width a little by cutting some more straights, but you'd have to eliminated the inside passing siding in order to reduce the grade to a more reasonable level. There would probably be more options with a different brand of track, but I assume you want to use Lionel O.

You sure turn those out quickly, Dave!  Looks very nice!

Thanks, RTR12. I participated in the original thread, so it wasn't hard. It's not the best design because of the tracks that need cut and the grade, but that's something for the OP to decide.

You're welcome. I am sure the folks looking for help appreciate it too.

The YouTube links to the video have been blocked. Anyone have an operative link?

Thanks

It says the video has been blocked by SME (from googling, it appears that is Sony Music Entertainment). He had Ozzie Osborne’s Crazy Train in the video, so that must violate the copyright. 

I have built a very similar layout to the one discussed above, thanks to Dave’s help.  If you have questions about the layout, I can try to answer.