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I thought I posted this earlier, but can't find it.

After looking at videos by Ray Pull and others, I have concluded that I have been building towns with trains running through them.  The better was is railroads with scenery around them.  Since I have tons of photos of the Reading Lansdale Line (SEPTA R5) taken walking along the track and from trains, I could pretty much recreate it.  There are plenty of trees, industry, sidings and some housing, cuts through rock and stations and things for the train to do.

 

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...just crawl along and hope you get there!

Mark

Two thoughts...

1) This is where a small camera mounted on a flatcar...or similar...giving an engineer's view might make the s-l-o-w journey a tad more interesting.  ....especially if there were a few passing glimpses....deer, moose, bear, ...compromised lovers, ...etc., etc.

2) That last sentence?....reminds me of our RV drive through Atlanta, GA on I-75 on our way to Floriduh last month!     (Of course, I've had mornings where that sentence would describe myself, too!!)

OTOH, kudos for running the trains at scale speed!

KD

I guess an clarification is needed.  My other layout(s) were accurate representations of towns along the Reading Lansdale Line (with compression between towns).  But there wasn't alot for the trains to do except travel the line, as the town accuracy took precedence with real estate. 

Had I designed it with more sidings, some crossovers and a wye etc and reduced the town, the trains would have had more to do.  There could have been deliveries, switching etc.  It also makes it more group orientated.  But to be honest, my basement wasn't large enough or clear enough to really get the effect that I wanted.  Hence, hopefully the new house will have the space/layout that will make operations possible.

Finally if you have a camera on board the train, it changes the way you relate to the scenery.  Other North Penn Members has said you only need 3 to 6 inches of scenery on each side of the track - the rest is diorama.

 

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