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I'm getting back into the hobby (after 35 years) and planning a new layout for my family. Many track plans and books (e.g., John Armstrong's "Track Planning for Realistic Operation") seem to use a lot of hidden tracks for storage and staging--and many of these include turnouts in the hidden portion, without obvious provision for access. Is this asking for trouble (derailments, dirty track, etc.)? How often do you have things go wrong where you can't see them? Or is it critical to provide access, perhaps from under the benchwork? <br /> <br />Thanks for your help.
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