Suggestions please for this yard area.

A pinwheel ladder, where each switch is attached to the curved side of the previous one will generate a natural curve, giving you angled tracks to give you fairly long body tracks in the yard. If you want the longest tracks possible, use a compound ladder, where another switch is attached to each leg of the prior switch. A lead as long as your longest body track is very desirable, as is the ability to enter/leave the lead from either direction.

Interesting, I am not familiar with the term Pinwheel Ladder but will check it out. I think your compound ladder and a stack ladder are the same. Thanks for the input.

I think a curved switch coming off branching into a three or four way RCS Switch might be the way to go. See below.

The first question I think of is how will you actually use the yard? Do you enjoy shuffling cars and making up new trains? Or do you run trains, and the yards are storage for alternative trains?  You're actually  at a stage where you can lay out some track, put power to it, and see how the yard works for you.

I didn't think of a 3-way or 4-way switch, but those are even more space-saving than a compound ladder, and will give you the longest body tracks possible. Plus, they look cool.

@HiramO posted:

The first question I think of is how will you actually use the yard? Do you enjoy shuffling cars and making up new trains? Or do you run trains, and the yards are storage for alternative trains?  You're actually  at a stage where you can lay out some track, put power to it, and see how the yard works for you.

I have thought about this and consider some moves on stub end tracks to be my speed. I'm looking for middle ground which I think led me to an inner circle as a lead of a ladder switch set-up or, if possible the aforementioned three/four way yard switch.

I think testing a couple versions is a good idea. Thanks,

Paul