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What a happy camper I'd be if I had that kind of room. I would probably put them together to form a random shape and just plan the track around it; after all, it's prototypical. But for maximum operation I would agree with leighant's idea. even at two feet wide, a yard of 8 tracks plus 2 main lines is possible (I would suggest a plastic or plexy glass barrier to keep trains from attacking the floor). If there was a spot where a wye would look good, branch the wye out onto a single 4x8 peice. This could be a possible branch/swicthng line with several small inustries or a couple of large ones. I'm the kind of guy who likes point to point runs so I wouldn't need a balloon or a dog bone. I think it adds a little more excitement than the train just turning around on a loop. <br />It's not very prototypical to see one train pass the same location in one direction only. It makes me feel like my train has no purpose on the layout. ~hope this helps~
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