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Well, I was initially seriously toying with having computer operated trains, like passenger trains run through the layout, while we three operators did our thing. But I realized that with the expense and electrical and electronic complexity, it was causing me to procrastinate on moving on in "growing my layout." So I have decided to limit computer operations to staging only. <br /> <br />The zone idea just came to me as I was typing the second post here in this thread. I was thinking something like this. If you had two operators, switching industries and/or yards and the third operator running a train through, a fourth train could be run through, if the layout was zoned off and each operator was responsible for that one "independent" train being handed off from zone to zone. I think I will at least give it a try and see how it works. I don't think I would zone all the ops. <br /> <br />Three could comfortably operate in this layout room while moving around, if I added a fourth, things would get...well... interesting...even with radio controls.
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