Run-Around Siding

Just a look at the run-around that I've been seriously considering trying to extend, which is used when switching freight cars in and out of the four industries that are located along here.  

The reason I've been thinking about making it a little longer is just so I could add an extra 86 foot boxcar to the train that serves my auto parts plant. The siding starts as the track comes out of the 180 degree curve at each end of the layout. I've got curved switches that I can use for this. As it is, I can get a maximum of six 86 footers and a pair of GP38's to fit into this run around, but I'd really like to get one or maybe even two more of the big cars into the train.  You can see the end of one of the 86 footers spotted into the parts plant spur.

SD40 switching boxcars into the auto parts plant.

At the opposite end of the run-around is the Mid-West Plastics plant. 

And in between the parts plant and the plastics industry, we see a trio of NSC fifty foot boxcars (Atlas models) in GTW paint spotted at the busy Tri-State Paper recycler plant.

Ferrous Processing spur runs off of the other side of the run-around.

Wish me luck, 'cuz I think I might actually try to lengthen this siding.  More on this as I move forward.