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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cwclark I'm not fond of staging yards since i believe every piece of rolling stock you own should be out on the layout for display..instead of a staging yard i just build a yard right in the open that is visible to everyone...staging yards are ok if you are in a club with lots of help from others in an operating session...but trying to run an entire railroad empire by one's self is hindered in my opinion by using staging yards...I guess i'm just one of those guys that has to see the entire big picture of my layout in the open...Chuck[:D] [/quote] Single-person operation is actually enhanced by staging yards, since it gives you a place to park a number of other ready-made trains, freeing you up from yardmaster duites while you run your local or whatever. With a minimum of effort, you can get a large number of mainline trains rolling on through, all the while paying strictest attention to your one-man job. Without the staging, you might never have more than one train moving over your line, which can be underwhelming. I agree with you, though, that hidden staging is to be avoided. In my own case, I will have a staging yard representing the two endpoints of my division along one of the four train room walls, but this will be an open-air yard, which I will construct as a display area. It will be the elegant, non-modeled equivalent of a display case, because most of the time my trains will simply be collected there. Of course, I could get another town modeled in the real estate that is above this yard, but I think all in all I am going to prefer having a classy display area instead.
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