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Wow! That sure sounds like a lot of WORK![:D] <br /> <br />I operate every third Wednesday on a friend's large HO scale layout, along with about a dozen or more other guys. I've personally never had as much inteterst in operating as those who have posted here. If I can operate one or two through trains an evening, its enough for me. <br /> <br />I've done way freights and there is just too much standing around waiting to be of interest to me. To top it off, the owner operates with sort of prototypical lighting, turning off the main lights when it is supposed to be nightime. There are blue bulbs on so you can see, but do not produce enough lighting to be able to see the numbers on the car forwarding pins on top of the cars. There are small flashlights around to use, but it is certainly kind of awkward to be holding a radio control throttle in one hand, an FRS radio in another, your switch list in another and uncouple the cars by hand, using a flashlight! Some guys thrive on this, but I'm just as happy to hang around and swap spit with the other operators who are waiting for their trains. And take a few photos when things are quiet for me. <br /> <br />Heading out this coming Wednesday for another go at it. Here's the layout website that I also maintain: http://www.geocities.com/islandcentral/ <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau
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