My layout is based on the Washington, Idaho and Montana Ry. Co. (WI&M) a 50 or so mile short line in the White Pine forests and wheat fields of the Palouse country in North Idaho/Eastern Washington. The WI&M never made it to Montana, but that didn’t stop them from thinking big. :lol:
There are three yards, one that interchanges with the GN and NP at Lairds, the western terminus, one that interchanges with the MILW at Bovill, the eastern terminus. The main yard for the railroad, as well as the engine service facilities and car barns is at Potlatch, about 10 miles east of the GN/NP interchange.
The “gouge” for TrainOps says that yards are “a place where ‘off-layout’ cars can enter or leave the layout.” In real life, empties enter the WI&M at either Lairds or Bovill. Since I really don’t want any off-layout cars magically appearing at Potlatch, is there a way to get around this?
Should I just not designate Potlatch as a yard, even though it is the biggest yard on the railroad? Many empties are stored here.