12-30-2010, 04:15 PM
Hey Reinhard, theoretically, the only place that trains will be handled is at the interchanges between operating sessions. All uncoupling will be done with magnets and will work perfectly, there will be no derailments, no unwanted uncouplings, and the locos will never stall. 8-) 
At the front left of the photo, the layout is 30 inches wide. Back where the gentlemen is standing on the left is 24" wide. The shelves are quite high, 58 inches, which does affect the reach distance. Since I am 76 inches tall with a wing span of around 80 inches, I can still reach the back of the shelves. Whenever I am working on the layout, I'll typically be standing on one of those "step stool" two rung ladder things.
At the front left of the photo, the layout is 30 inches wide. Back where the gentlemen is standing on the left is 24" wide. The shelves are quite high, 58 inches, which does affect the reach distance. Since I am 76 inches tall with a wing span of around 80 inches, I can still reach the back of the shelves. Whenever I am working on the layout, I'll typically be standing on one of those "step stool" two rung ladder things.