In brief, it accomplished the primary mission of showing the
layout was operable and ready for me to move forward with
all the “fun stuff.” In fact, mechanically the railroad performed
very well, with only one or two minor glitches. There’s a turn-
out in White River Junction that had some occasional issues,
and we located some feeders that I missed here and there. The
biggest issue was a track in the north-end staging yard that
suddenly lost power about halfway through the session. I sus-
pect it must be a loose connection, but haven’t gone under the
layout to confirm that.
The biggest problem wasn’t mechanical or electrical; it was
with the operating scheme. More specifically, it was the
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4. Each town has a track diagram like this one. Since
many of the industries aren't actually present on the
modeled railroad yet, these diagrams were critical in
answering the "Where does this car go?" questions.
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