When I was a kid; most of my interaction with trains was either standing on the platform at the station or at the grade crossing leading back into my grandparents summer cottage. In either case, the trains were passing through. I rarely saw trains switching in yards or making pick ups and set outs at an industry.
For this reason; when I built my layout my primary interest was simply to watch trains go by in as realistic a setting as I was or am capable of creating.
When I’m operating, I move a chair around the outer edges of my 16’X12’ layout and watch trains pass by in the different areas whether it’s “in town” or “out in the country.” I am a 1/48 scale rail fan.
Curt
