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Shane, If you like the realistic stuff, you might want to check out some prototype info for a bit, combined with the book "Track Plans for Realistic Operations" (or something like that - it's a Kalmbach book). You also might want to look for layouts that have great operational potential, like Mike Hamer's layout in Great Model Railroads 2004 magazine. It looks straightforward, but he has captured every part of the hobby - designing, tracklaying, model building, and operations - switching and running. I have seen this layout in person, and it is incredible. You have about twice as much room! When I first got back into this after having trains as a kid, I thought I would be happy to just run some trains. However, without csounding too corny, there is a whole world out there to research and understand that will have influences on your layout, especially if you are trying to make it realistic (ok, that was corny, but true!). Are you thinking of Nscale or HO (or something else?). HO is probably more practical for a lot of switching, simply because of the size of the rolling stock and couplers. This is a favourite link of mine, partly because in the real Orangeville, I used to cross the yard tracks twice a day going to school. The owner has done an excellent job of capturing the real place. And if you want operations, look at his list of trains that arrive and depart the Orangeville yard! http://www.mcswiz.com/MyLayout/Homepage.asp (The site was unavailable as of 4pm EST Thu, but this is the only time that's happened to me...) Good luck! Andrew
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