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Reply to "My dream/nightmare layout... July Update 7/31/19 Big Boy month!"

As always, a huge thanks guys!!

Pat - I think the major driving factor in my progress is the impending layout tour at the end of April. There are a lot of things I'd like to have done by then. There is another major milestone that I'm anxious to reach, and that is being able to have operating sessions. Finally, there's the National Narrow Gauge Convention, Labor Day Weekend 2018. Lots to do for all those things!

John - I'm not sure about the largest layout tag. There is another local guy who has me beat for room square footage, and he's in HO. On the other hand, his layout isn't multi deck, and it doesn't use the technology that I'm building into this layout. Kind of an apples and oranges thing. Let's just agree that this layout will be unique, especially in its use of a computer as an integral part of its control.

Mark - This thought has actually crossed my mind. I'm just not sure who will want to take on a layout like this when I'm gone. It won't move well, so it's very stuck in the house.

John - For what it's worth, it's not a separate room. It's just a corner off the main space. Maybe the reason more people don't do this sort of thing is that they don't use a computer to control their trains. I still haven't hooked up the computer, but it's coming.

Alex - When it comes to the track plan, much of it is taken directly from the real world. I'm just following the BNSF, CP and UP through the Twin Cities. Yes, there is some license taken, and things are compressed, but if you go to Google maps and earth, you can start at Red Wing, MN and just follow the tracks up through Fridley, MN, about a 60 mile run. It's kind of unfortunate that so few 3 railers choose to model the prototype.

George - As long as we don't run the trains at warp speed. I'm not sure if those bumpers will work with Atlas track. I do have to use screws behind them to anchor them with the GarGraves track.

RTR - How do I keep track of things? I cheat! I make lists on the computer, and check off my progress as I go. Been doing it this way for almost 3 years. It works!

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