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I'd second the suggestion to avoid the 8x4 design. Continuous running gets very boring after a short time, and also you'll have problems with curve radius. I'd suggest you build along one or more walls as a 1ft-deep shelf as this allows you to use the space in the centre of the room (and also makes it seem as if your trains are going somewhere). <br /> <br />As far as motive power is concerned, I'd suggest you have a look at some of the Walthers Trainline locos - they make a nice-looking Dash 8 (4-axle version) that would be ideal for short trains on branch lines. I have one on order at the moment (eBay). They also do a GP9 and GP15 that could be used with a little modeller's license (a lot of shortlines kept older motive power running long after the main lines had retired it). Athearn blue box and Proto 1k are also worth considering (though to the best of my knowledge there are no modern prototypes available in the Proto 1k range - there are a few in Proto 2k).
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