Three trains can run at a time on three independent loops: an outer loop with two long sidings, a tricky middle loop that loops back on itself, and an inner up-and-over figure-8 loop with short sidings. Scroll down to see the track plan.
All photos come courtesy of Jerry Dobbs.
See if you can trace out the three independent loops:
- an outer loop with two long sidings,
- a tricky middle loop that loops back on itself, and
- an inner up-and-over figure-8 loop with three short sidings.
The trick is that the middle loop (second track in at the middle of the bottom) loops back on itself inside the tunnel.
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