I like the idea of staging trains off the layout and bringing them in with a push of the button. I also like the idea of have a staging area where trains can be built with a manual 0-5-0 from cars stored in a Tupperware bin from under the layout....
But what other staging / storage ideas could you share with us? I even have a hole cut in the wall from the furnace room I am working on right now... however this only yielded a 22 car storage area...