WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build

[Gary S]

Gary, I love it! I think your layout is the first time I've seen someone take a space that would fit a basement sized empire, and model an industrial switching branch line!

Thanks, Russ. I've always liked the "around the room" concept to get as long a run as possible. I also don't like to compress things too much, so the industrial switching layout in a large space seems to be the most sincere plan for a model railroad in my view. I'm just not a fan of the spaghetti bowls, or of trains traveling through the same space twice, or of a train entering one town when the caboose is still in the last town. Now, nobody take that wrong, everyone has their own preferences and their limited space to deal with, and must modify their desires to fit the space. It is all a matter of compromise. I prefer missing out on some of the class 1 mainline running and classification and all that and settle for the local freight movements. The ISL in a large space is just what is best for me.

Russ, as always, I appreciate your interest and insightful comments.