His staging cassette was constructed in two pieces and then mounted to the wall. I had a hard time keeping the sections secure with the five tracks aligned in place while floating over open air.
The staging cassette creates a 45" duck under when coming up the stairs. I didn't find any issue with it personally, but some of our taller operators might not like it.
Here are photos of the test mock up from Saturday.
Steve's staging cassette in two pieces.
Looking east at LaSalle. Original track configuration.
Proposed new alignment if staging cassette used.
Temporary Staging Yard Cassette in place across the top of the stairs.
A view from LaSalle looking west to the new yard.
From the other end looking back toward the layout room.
An overall view of the temporary staging yard and connection with the layout.
A view from Utica looking west.
Another possible solution would be angle the staging yard toward the open doorway to lower the duck under height as the operator is still climbing the stairs.
I added on to the layout at LaSalle to make way to couple a temporary staging cassette.
I'm not sure if I will use Steve's staging cassette or not.
I was considering constructing one solid 6 inch by 8 foot temporary staging cassette.
What is everyone's thoughts on the project? Would you think the duck under would be an issue?
The operational possibilities of adding the yard would be great. Now, just to figure out the logistics of installing the temporary staging yard and how it would affect operators and other family members during op sessions.
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