I am rehabbing my gameroom layout that will accommodate O and Std gauge trains and a loop for my MTH monorail. The layout size is fixed to an 8 x 12 ft size and is trimmed with oak and stained to match my gameroom paneling, doors, and trim.
For the base level, I will run O around the perimeter with O-72 curves. Inside that I was going to run two loops of STD-57 which I purchased recently from USA Track. There will be a second level of 6 x 8 ft running the width of the layout (leaving to 3 x 8 ft portions of the main level, one on each side) that will have the monorail loop, another Std-42 loop, and an O-gauge loop.
My questions are as follows: 1) Will the STD-57 loop that each partially run under the upper level be a big headache as far as getting to potential derailed trains under the upper level? Second, is there a recommended height for a second level? I have used 10 inches in the past but could go a bit higher if it would make it easier to retrieve trains that may be stuck under the first level.
I could delete one loop of STD track on the main level and then keep it close to the edge of the platform, but I'd really like to have that third loop.
Thank you in advance,
Tim
