How To Build A "Y" Track

Fort Pitt Highrailers "Y"  module. 6ft X 5ft. TT and roundhouse modules are 4ft X 4 ft.  module.  Done with Atlas, and Gargraves track, Ross switches.   Total pictured is 13ft X 6 ft.

Once when building a tight track plan I went to a our LHS and told the owner I need X amount of track  and switches and I was not sure exactly what I needed.,  He allowed me to construct the track plan using all kinds of pieces not normally thought to go together and it worked perfectly.  He made a big sale, I purchased no unused pieces.  Win-win!

If you don't have room for a 'wye', you can install a 'star.'  I don't know how you would do this in O-gauge, but it is one of my favorite designs.

here's a dirty one in scarm using fast track but it takes up a lot of space

Why do you want to turn the whole train?  How about just the engine as it will save much space.

Here is the track arrangement:

The curves are all O72 RealTrax - each leg has one O72 half curve.  The straights are all 10" except for one 3.5".  Switches are all O72.   Straights come in 10" and 30" lengths so just add however many you need to fit the length of your train.

-Greg

Bobby Ogage posted:

How can a "Y" track arrangement be built using MTH Real Trax? I would much appreciate hearing from someone who has built a "Y" using Real Trax to learn what track pieces I  need to do it.

The "Y" track will be used to turn passenger trains made up of seven 13-inch Rail King passenger cars.

As Greg posted you can as the "Y" is also O72, the leg is going to be very long to fit that train on it.

You can also accomplish it with a 1/2 circle off the lead so the long leg is parallel, though it will start 6' away!!

Depends on the space that you have and how you want to do it.

Amtrak stills uses a turn table in MD.

If you have an observation and mail and baggage, you can cut those and use a shorter wye and rebuild the train.

2 switches and a wye, 3 switches, 3 wyes.

I need to turn passenger trains because they run into one-ended terminal tracks, and each train has a road engine and an observation car. The "Y" enables me to back trains into the terminal so they are ready to depart in the same makeup as they arrived.

Greg, thanks for posting the solution I was looking for. I also thank everyone else who replied. Merry Christmas!