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I'll admit I don't know much about staging and it's purpose, that's why I turn to you good folks who know better than I, and can give me the benefits of your wisdom, experiences, and mistakes. <br /> I'm currently hard at work trying to design my freelanced HO scale RR empire down in the basement using 3d Railroad Concept & Design. There will be two major cities (or major rail yards) on two different levels with a few small towns in between. The plan is to have the major cities supply the small towns as well as move commerce between the two of them. There would be mostly two main lines (sometimes going down to one for operational interest), there would also be secondary lines to feed industry so that I have reasons to move loads from one place to another. I keep reading about Staging areas and how important it is to have these on a layout, if I understand this correctly, it is to simulate transportation between cities and different RRs. If I plan to use these two cities for movement of my rolling stock, is it really necessary to have a staging area? I thought I might put this staging area as a third tier since it does not require scenery and the like and is for parking trains to simulate the time it takes to get from one place to another. <br /> Your input would be greatly appreciated.
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