For me its switching cars in a yard or at industries in a prototypical manner while observing basic operation and safety rules.
If all I did was build and then tear it out I would have quit the hobby decades ago.
Besides I want to enjoy my locomotive and car investment by using them.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
BRAKIEBesides I want to enjoy my locomotive and car investment by using them.
I agree. Trains (and guitars) are a lot more fun to play with than a coin collection. lol
I too am a lone wolf. I do belong to a round robbin group here in town. We all have our own layouts, but we meet once a month and "tour" selected layouts during each of those meets.
I have a small switching layout that is DC operated, point-to-point, HO scale, 20 feet long, with two throttles. That gives me the option of operating by myself or giving a friend the opportunity to do the switching chores on the other end of the layout. Presently I can run trains, the track is all wired and the controls are all in place, but it is not fully operational yet. I have a couple of spurs that need to be completed and some mock-ups of some of the new planned structures to build before I can actually have any kind of an op session. I have found that, even with a small layout such as this one, there's plenty that can be done. I don't really think I'll actually get bored with it.