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Model railroading requires compromises and trade-offs. Even if I had half a basement or half a garage available, if I were in 'O' scale I would need a spaghetti bowl to do anything other than an industrial switching layout. A small point to point layout may be prototypical but if you have young kids they demand mountains, tunnels, bridges, rivers and continuous running. <br /> <br />I had a space of about 10 by 10 feet available for a layout. My son wanted tunnels, bridges, rivers and continuous run.. I wanted industrial switching, Jersey Central, and 1950's. I based my layout on the Turtle Creek Central with some modifications. The basic 4 by 8 has the continuous run options. It also has switching. The coal mine extension I came up with is completely different from what was published in Model Railroader. It is kind of like a time saver and includes a three way switch. Maybe it isn't completely prototypical, but both my son and I can do what we want with the layout. If I had my way, I'd do a point to point shelf around a room.
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