@BruceG posted:First of all, kudos to your wife! Secondly, you've discovered the O-scale dilemma: it would take a lot of space to satisfy your various criteria. Rather than starting with such a long "wish list," what are 2 or 3 criteria that you could be happy with?
Thanx Bruce! She is an amazing woman and wholly behind my new hobby.
Looking at the ultimate wish list closer, here are the three (ok 4) items with the main given that my layout will only have FasTrack
1. A small-compact layout
2. Ability to run 3 trains continuously at a time on the layout
3. Reversing loop(s) to prevent/reduce boredom
4. Elevated and/or graduated trestles
Thanx again!