Q: I am in a decision mode as to what's the best industry for a small shelf layout ... Even in HO scale, you could take advantage of this to design a layout with a steeply graded switchback ...

The 2'-9" x 8'-2" HO scale shelf layout depicted the railroad's Tar Branch in Winston-Salem, N.C. It featured more than a half-dozen rail-served industries, as well as a team track. A typical ...