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Hi, everyone! Another newbie here. After reading several posts here I've learned a lot and appreciate the information. It all seems a little overwelming just starting out again, but with the help of magazines, the internet and these forums, I'm confident that my return to this fantastic hobby will be somewhat smoothe! I've finally decided to return to HO scale model railroading after about a 25 year hiatus. I'm modeling the modern diesel era, freelance, with Norfolk Southern as my railroad of choice. I'm starting out small, as research I've done suggests, and have built two 4'x8' tables, which I think I'm going to position in an L-shape. I'm going to have one mainline with one or two sidings, and three spurs for industries. That will be on the industrial side of the table. The other table will be strictly my downtown and residential areas, with the mainline looping around those ares. Not being well-versed in prototypical railroading, does this sound too boring? Because my layout will not be all about working, switching, etc., but also about scenery, everyday life in a railroad town, etc., as well. Where can I learn more about protypical railroading and gearing it towards model railroading? Any good websites for that? Thanks for the help!
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