Sunday Boredom

With nothing much worth watching on the small tube, I drifted to the PC and dug out some Industrial Park pictures.  So, here's a brief review of how I got to this point.  All this happened before we moved to Grayson county, TX, in 2016.  Its been in storage since, but not for much longer.

First was Phase I.  At the beginning, this was all I had planned, a single, 2X (two-unit long) module. Ha.

I wanted a couple sidings, one off each main line, so this happened. Just as soon as both sidings were clear of the main lines, I converted to Tomix track.  It has a smaller roadbed, and looks like a lighter rail siding/spur line. I like it.

The siding from the Inner line dives between two buildings of one company, so a catwalk between them was deemed necessary.  When people have noticed it, they always call to someone else to "come look at this."

The Outer line siding crosses the Inner on its way to a manufacturing building where the blue box car is parked.  More about this in a bit.

The Inner siding seemed incomplete, and "needed" some place to go.  So, another 2X, Phase II was added. First, an overview of Phase I & II:

Then, Phase II:

And a couple detail shots:

This siding splits, with one track for the warehouse, and the other to a loading dock.  Also, the isolated siding was incorporated, just to add visual interest.  The front crosses the mains, and the rear of it ends, hidden behind the red building. Well, a friend made some comments about the isolated track, and one thing lead to another. 

About this time, I decided to join these two modules into one long unit, mainly because the siding turnout laid across the module gap.  This resulted in a single four-unit long module.  Now, I have a pickup truck, so transporting it is no problem.

Back to the friend's comments.  I did some more drawings, and developed Phase III.  It's also a 4X module.

Phase III consisted of a passing siding, with a branch to the rear to join the isolated track, making it available. 

The three track yard was then incorporated as Phase IV.  With a mixture of Kato, Tomix and Atlas pieces, the crossing shown has been a challenge to complete. 

In the background is a loading dock beside the third yard track.  It was easy. I took an extra Kato passenger terminal platform, and ripped it with a bandsaw. Instant dock!

Finally, back to the Outer siding in the first picture. A turnout was added to allow servicing the red plant and still allow free access to the yard.  The tracks were securely glued in place, then cut apart at the module boundary.

This thing sure took on a life of its' own.  But, while not shown, it's a little track work and a couple of structures from being finished. Knock on wood.