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I’m a special education assistant at the high school level and primarily work with autistic students. Last year I had one boy that was very interested in trains so I would always give him my Trains and Model Railroader magazines. This past week I met the incoming freshmen and two of the boys also enjoy trains. I would like to include something train and/or model railroad related as part of their classroom activities but I’m not exactly sure how to do that so I’m here looking for suggestions. <br /> <br />I was thinking of buying some pre-owned HO equipment that could be used to build a small layout. Unfortunately the room that we are in is too small for a permanent layout so the track would need to hold up to repeated set ups and take downs. Would Kato’s Unitrack or similar track system hold up to these conditions? Growing up I remember having a foam mountain/tunnel. Are these still available? What about structures? Although these students are in high school they function at a much lower level so gluing together a plastic kit is out of the question. Does anyone know if they have snap together buildings? Any ideas on the actual track plan? I would like to include one or two switches in order to provide for some operation as opposed to just watching the train go around in circles. <br /> <br />Thanks for all your help. <br />Tony
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