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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by deschane ndbprr, Why the diss? [/quote] I don't think it was so much of a "diss"; ie, putdown. Its a kind of comment we get at MSI quite often, especially from model railroaders who have to be reminded that the goals of the museum are quite different from those of us model RRers. For instance there is almost a complete turnover of visitors at the layout in the short span of a few hours, so that same circling freight quickly has a whole new crowd of admirers. Yes, the layout is just three closed loops...A, B, C but remember, the layout is designed for unmanned operation. To add in all the "model railroad scenerios" like switching cars, different lineups, etc, would only be adding complexity and every operation added is just one more thing that will break down and fail at some time.....and we all know about that. Lastly, a good 20 to 25 % of our visitors can still be overheard telling their kids, "Look...choos choos!" David Harrison
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