Here I go, making my life complicated again. I was in the basement last night looking at the new yards and thought that I’m going to need designators for each track. The only track numbering scheme I’m familiar with is the EBT’s Orbisonia yard, and I’m not 100% certain I understand it. I believe the EBT starts with track #1 being the closest to the platform at Orbisonia Station. The main line, if I’m correct, is Track 2, the second track away from the platform. Yard track numbering increments from these. I don’t yet have a station. I’ve determined that my departure track is the one that has a straight route to the Main line. Here is a schematic of the current yard…
I thought about numbering the departure track as 1 the tracks below as 2-3-4, but then what of the tracks above??? The two engine tracks don’t really need a number, they could be designated as E1 and E2. Also, the future yard at the top of the diagram will need numbering too. I’m not certain, but I might consider it a different location with a unique name. Could it share numbers with the current yard - or am I setting myself up for confused operators? One idea is to call the mainline around the loop and continuing as the throat of the future yard Track 1, then just number everything below that sequentially. That assumes my current track plan doesn’t change before that yard is build. How would a real railroad have done it? TNX - JR