Great thread; it's fun to see so many different approaches to the same goal. I've just moved for the second time in a year, and am downsizing in a big way. Ironically I'll have a little more space for trains but some cast-in-stone restraints, so here's my plan: Layout size is 5X9; defined by a well-used and free pingpong table. Lionel Fastrack, with 36" minimum curves, and 072 switches, because I have them in stock. All steam power, no engine larger than a Hudson. The table is sheeted with used Homasote scraps, this will be covered with green posterboard "grass". All wiring runs around the perimeter and/or across the surface, with channels cut into the Homasote, so I don't need to crawl under. I've never been much for scenery aside from a few buildings, so this rather plain setup works for me.
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