Building a rough/basic layout for a child

[RobertInOntario]

Thanks for posting those pics, Stein. This sure looks like a fun layout to operate! Mine like round and round layouts as well but, fairly recently, my youngest seemed to enjoy running an engine one up one siding, leaving a freight car there, and going off and getting another. So I thought I'd give a small switching/shelf layout a try. I have fond memories of running trains with my Dad when I was 4 & 5 (in the mid-1960s) so we'll see where this goes! Cheers, Rob