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many visitors to the site requested a HO version track plan, and
the Chicago Fork layout shown here was born.
As a minimum-space switching layout, Chicago Fork utilizes
the popular 3:2:2 Inglenook track arrangement, with a twist.
Instead of two discrete turnouts, a simple sector plate is used
to replace one turnout, thus saving the length of the turnout
and associated clearance distance. The Inglenook provides a
veritable wealth of potential switching scenarios for the mod-
eler to choose from. A generic warehouse as shown with car
spots can fit just about anywhere in the USA. Any industry
which uses car spots could be easily substituted.
In the case of a layout on a budget, switching tends to give the
most play value, so it is a logical option for this challenge. The
2: An overhead build-stage shot of the Chicago Fork scene.
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