‘Tis true, I do have a one track mind.
The SLT, or single track terminus, gained popularity as a micro layout genre some years ago. I could also point out that I built one for an old Tri-ang DMU to run on way back in the 1970s when I was still at school, but it wasn’t anything like as good as some of the modern versions. However, what almost all SLTs have in common is that they are built for multiple units or railcars. An SLT could, quite realistically, represent something a bit more interesting though.
Just imagine it’s the tail track of a wye as shown above, all sorts of trains could back into town, doing a three point turn as it were, before pulling out again to go back whence they came.
You could even model the town as well, in its entirety!
The example shown is standard gauge, in “wild west” scenery (Nevada to be exact), but it would work exceptionally well as a narrow gauge layout in either north or south America.
All the images have been of a real location so far, but adding a few of the classic facilities transforms the rather bare location into a more interesting layout without rearranging the existing features.