Please VOTE (and provide feedback if you have a moment longer) on these two choices for a layout design.

Which layout do you think I should continue building?  LIMITATIONS due to what has been finished to date are (read, "No way am i changing it.") : 

1. All the bench work and base layer of 2" foam; 
2. Lift bridge with track
3. 3' x 4' module, with 130' remote Turntable and 7-stall Roundhouse

The first layout shown is what I originally intended.

Has anyone contemplated or have experience using the Walthers Bascule Bridge (933-3070) as a swing up gate for room access?  The Walthers web page shows the opening after the approach is 21.5 inches.  I was considering expanding the opening of the bridge using balsa wood to 28 or 30 inches.  I could then use the bridge as the access point to the interior of the track area.  I may have to increase the counter weight and hopefully I would not have to add a larger lift motor.  Thoughts???-

I am soon to take possession of a 20’ x 20’ fully finished train room with a house attached to it, so planning a new layout has begun, and I'm interested in the community's constructive comments. The next post shows a floorplan of the space.

CN, CP, BNSF and Skytrain converge at the Wye at Sapperton Channel, New Westminster, BC.  Many more photos and details in the thread below.  Re-arranged this thread so it's not so long as the opener.