How do you consider your layout

Hummmm all of the above....

The Attic layout is more like a Mainline with supporting industries, the club modular layout is like a short line, the Timesaver is switching, and the 40x60 Halloween layout is just for fun.

Gilly

Just plain fun, and tons of it!  

Fun......

     ----and too small!   

- Mike

My STG layout is a big toy train. My O-gauge layout is a post-war dealer display on steroids

Fun,

but I consider mine a small section of a branch line owned by a very small shortline railroad.

My layout is a carpet layout on tables.

Just GREAT FUN! 

Fun layout covering a fictitious section of the ACL mainline.

My tinplate windup railroad is strictly for fun.  Although I've built layouts for realistic operation in the past (in N scale), running clockwork trains requires a different type of trackplan to make the most of winding them up and turning them loose.  An unrealistic trackplan combined with toy trains and non-scale tin/litho accessories = a whole lot of fun!

Yes

I consider my layout a medium sized layout. A fun little perfect model railroad  world to enjoy and have lots of fun with.

Alex

Well, what it is PLANNED to be, in the armchair world of Atlas track plan printouts

and two temporary set-ups, is a shortline intermountain route,  that like many, once dreamed of reaching the west coast, but does have a junction with four different class ones, and in turn has one logging and mining branch off it, and another prairie branch that crosses main lines of two of the class ones.  All of these connections will be be depicted by one long double track/passing siding,  depicting the D&RGW and ATSF "joint line: and two switches to nowhere that will come in to that at an angle from "north" and "south", representing two class ones, the Missouri Pacific and the Rock Island, and a switch between them for track that goes "east" as the prairie branch of my short line, and of course, a "west" switch to connect to the short line.  What will be operated are the short line and branches....the connecting roads are there as justification.  This is all point to point, with a Y at the connection/

main yard/ main town, and a reverse loop and MAYBE a turntable, given room, although to gain that I probably will use a two or three stall engine house at the other end vs. a round house.  Runs out the prairie branch with sidings but no turning

at the end are expected to return tender forward, towing and maybe pushing cars.

May use an 0-8-0 switcher for that run.  Interchange with the four connections will be by "big hook", my grubby paw changing cars around.  That is planned, wonder what

REALITY will turn out to be.

Rural branch line fun to junction with main line fun. 

I would describe mine as dismantled

Steve

Mine is completely fun with a little of everything, town area, rural area, industrial, switching, and whatever else crammed into a 7 x 11 area.

my layout isn't too small, my basement is! I consider my green painted plywood layout as pure fun! asked the wife a ittle while ago if she thought it was too early to decorate for the Holidays(and she knew right away I wanted to get started on the Christmas platform)...she she not yet.....

Fun, with a little bit of everything.

The CBS railroad is a mainline road that runs for Clayton, NM to Springdale, AR. The CBS was built by the KCS,MP,ATSF, Katy, Frisco and CB&Q in the early 1900's. Today it's owned by the KCS,UP and BNSF. I model a small section of the railroad in Oklahoma. The railroad hauls Cement, Grain and Oil plus other equipment. The railroad will be a operation type layout with alot of switching when finished.

Run trains everytime I go to the layout building. Main goal is to have fun with "O" gauge hirail trains.

My two tinplate layouts (one O gauge and one STD guage)

are built to represent layouts of my childhood and my Dad's

childhood. They are built using all original track, structures

and trains that were owned by his Dad, (my Grandfather),

my Dad and myself.

I use it as a "time machine" to travel back to a simpler and

more enjoyable and FUN world. Also use it to show MY grand-

children how folks had FUN before computers, virtual reality

and even TV!

And my grandchildren DO enjoy the trains!  My grand-daughter

even remarked that she "had to use her brain AND her hands"

and that it was "way more fun that just watching on a screen"!

At Christmas (the REAL traditional train season) we always go

"pure" and use all original decor, trains, music, etc.  People who

visit always remark about how nice it is and how no matter the

age, it is STILL FUN!

Mine is all about the fun of watching multiple trains running at once! I would say its a big layout with 3 mainlines and a few sidings along with a 5 section roundhouse (#444). I will be posting some pics soon, thanks John

We consider our 6 X 15 layout a short line with frequent run-through power, all set in a tourist town at the beach.  For an added twist we have an oil refinery siding and a missile railcar base, too, to add some switching opportunities.  It's about 80% finished now.  I plan to add DCS, a fence around the missile railcar base (aka "Liberty AFB") and work on some vignette scenes where you wouldn't expect to see them (like a "railfan campsite near the tracks").

Here's the track layout.  The outer loop is O-64 and the inner loop is O-54.  All the track and switches are from Ross with the exception of the Gargraves uncoupling/unloading tracks.

Here's a trackside view of the missile railcar base "at night".  The OGR folks will probably snicker when they recognize the "gate shack" just behind the yellow pick-up truck.  That's the Ameritowne "flag stop" building with some windows and lighting.

Right now, our layout is on hiatus until January while I finish a 15 month long course for work and recover from a serious health issue.  (We just went through a very scary two week period, but things are going well now.)  I start things up every few weeks to keep the locomotive batteries charged, but that's about it since no one else has offered to come over here and do my homework, studying and test taking for me!

I think mine is a little of all of what you describe Al.....when are you and Rose coming to enjoy it with us???

Alan

leaving tracks, Rose is wanting to see some folige, so we will be wondering around and may just get lost down your way.  So, you may want to warn us when the trees start getting their fall colars.

Al

P.S.  Have you noticed how many of the mid america 3 railers have taken a ride on this

thread?

I actually never thought about categorizing my layout.  (There are two types of people:  People who categorize people, and people who don't).

Unfortunately, I would say mine is more of a mess than anything   But It does allow me to run some trains when ever the mood strikes, so it has always probably been a relaxing stress relieving type of place.  I have an area for a four track passenger station and  some switching and storage areas as well.  What it needs is some scenery work though, as I seem to run trains instead of work on the layout when I go down there

96 square feet of green plywood...no scenery... no scratch building... just tracks and trains...Just a nice place to run some DCS engines !