Don, I could be wrong, but I think it was noted O scale modeler Frank Ellison who came up with the "stage" concept you describe.quote:I think he best expressed the reason for hidden staging by suggesting the layout be viewed much like a stage in a theatrical production where the trains are actors in a play. The actors come on, say their lines and then exit the stage. Some actors are the "stars" and stay on stage most if not all of the "play". Others may have bit parts - come on stage, say a line or two (drop a few cars in a yard, pick up others) and then continue back off stage, only to reappear in the next performance. But the important thing is they all have "roles" in telling the story.
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