Comments on: Box Street http://www.layoutdesigns.com/archives/box-street/ A selection of model railroad plans and designs that have been either designed exclusively for this site or have been reproduced by the kind permission of the designers. Click on any plan or photo for an enlargement. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jim Thompson http://www.layoutdesigns.com/archives/box-street/#comment-27238 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:00:16 +0000 http://www.layoutdesigns.com/archives/box-street/#comment-27238 I agree! I found that I could even put a second switch in place of the sector plate for a quick set-up to fiddle around with. I also, personally, have had dismal success with double-slips. I know others have had no troubles at all...maybe I am evil or something...So I just put in a regular crossing and felt it worked well enough [even with no run-around]. I also did not limit myself to the 4' length at the time. And since I believe 'there is a prototype for everything', I could see this as part of a large layout with ease. Jim I agree! I found that I could even put a second switch in place of the sector plate for a quick set-up to fiddle around with. I also, personally, have had dismal success with double-slips. I know others have had no troubles at all…maybe I am evil or something…So I just put in a regular crossing and felt it worked well enough [even with no run-around]. I also did not limit myself to the 4′ length at the time. And since I believe ‘there is a prototype for everything’, I could see this as part of a large layout with ease.

Jim

]]> by: Paul Boehlert http://www.layoutdesigns.com/archives/box-street/#comment-7864 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:29:53 +0000 http://www.layoutdesigns.com/archives/box-street/#comment-7864 Jack's Box Street Yard is destined to be a small-layout classic, and deservedly so. Construction is well within the capacity of any modeler, and the hidden sector plate/fiddle track allows a variety of operation that's not easy to appreciate until you actually get a chance to 'work the yard'. If you want to see what all the buzz is about in minimum-space model railroading, this is the layout to build. Jack’s Box Street Yard is destined to be a small-layout classic, and deservedly so. Construction is well within the capacity of any modeler, and the hidden sector plate/fiddle track allows a variety of operation that’s not easy to appreciate until you actually get a chance to ‘work the yard’. If you want to see what all the buzz is about in minimum-space model railroading, this is the layout to build.

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