I don't typically post videos here, but I thought this one mighy be helpful for anyone considering starting a new layout--be it your first or subsequent.
https://youtu.be/sGug6AspxYk
Owner and superintendant of the N scale Texas Colorado & Western Railway, a protolanced representaion of the BNSF from Fort Worth, TX through Wichita Falls TX and into Colorado.
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