Freelance 2014-2

[faraway]

... not necessarily making full use of the space you have on the other -- you actually have more space and more opportunities than a simple ISL provides. My inclination would be to pull back the focus and add other types of operation and use the opportunity to model more than one railroad at the same time,...
I just think you could make a lot fuller use of the concept and resources you have.

I have thought about that from the very beginning and had much more "action" on my first layouts. But after some time I discovered
a. it looks like a Mickey Mouse world with ridiculous compression
b. it does not support contemporary (2005+) equipment
That is the reason why I concentrate on a small ISL.

Anyhow I would be glad if you have a suggestion how to make better prototypical use of 13' x 2' within the following constrains
1- must be contemporary (year 2005+)
2- track length must permit regular switching with two engines e.g. Gensets
3- switches must be Atlas #6 or better
4- tracks must run in 90° curves to the foreground at both ends (run around the room)
5- street width must support contemporary trucks
6- not freelance but based on a prototype I can explore via Google street view (lots of rural areas are poor covered by street view)
7- must be urban.
8- a four track staging yard supports max train length of 5 1/2'. No coupling at the staging yard.
What do you propose?