Of the first three proposals, I have been favoring the design proposed by Art
Papaynanopulos, although I think I would try to rotate the Richmond
Barrel building 90 degrees counter-clockwise to allow the standard gauge
track to lead to the rear, join the narrow gauge track in a dual gauge
configuration, and disappear into the tunnel.
More later...
12/10/03 With the late entry from Jon Songøygard, my decision has
become more difficult. I shall have to ponder the merits of both
Art and Jon's designs.
12/6/03 Here is a somewhat crudely drawn
revision of Art's work, showing my proposed revision:
1/13/06 Wow! This project
has stagnated for quite a while. But, I started thinking about it
again recently, and, when looking back at the ideas I received and my
drawing above, I realized that dual gauge track to the loading dock of
the barrel factory can be accomplished without any dual gauge turnouts
if I keep the third rail on the outside. And, there seems to be
space in the upper left corner, way back in the tunnel, for a standard
gauge storage/fiddle track (could be dual gauge with a dual gauge
turnout) where the Barrel Car can hide between appearances. So,
below is the second version.
Since I'm now doing actual work on this project, I've
moved the construction descriptions and pictures to a new page - see
Construction above.