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It really depends on what era and location you're modeling to determine what type of industries you should use. But one thing I saw on a narrow layout of a freinds of mine would work anywhere, anytime. . While most people get the narrow background buildings and trackwork looking right. they forget about the foreground. He built and open warehouse you looked at from the front of the layout What you do is take DPM module building sections, 1 deep and however long you'd want with freight doors. (Or you could go 2 deep and deliver the cars inside.) If you prefer 'out of the box kits' substitute one of Walthers background kits. Place the open end toward the ailse at the edge of the benchwork. Use brick imprinted sheet plastic to line the interior. Add a door level lower floor, upper floor(s), crates, forklifts, fixtures and don't forget people and you have a striking foreground model that will keep people looking. Plus you've only used about 6" of layout and you can deliver cars to the other side of the mainline that would be empties in loads out, or load in then load out on trucks. I'm planning on trying this on my new layout.
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