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Tips for a Successful Mainline Operation

Tony W sent in his ideas on operations:

It is easy to spend days or weeks designing a railroad layout, but the key is not to just get carried away with planning the scenery. From my experience successful operation is critical if the railroad is to function effectively. A few tips for managing operations and meeting scheduled target are given below.

–> Locate your stations close to the passengers and storage places, which will be using the service.

–> Link adjoining stations through straight tracks. This minimizes the running time.

–> Use simple siding if the train has to load and unload cargo.

–> Use fiddle yards to store trains, which are not being used for the time being.

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