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Model Railroad Branch Lines Service Mixed Freight
The branch line theme often includes mixed freight and passenger trains running to a timetable-based operation.
A branch line on a model railroad layout will commonly have a small station where trains can pass. The train station has some shunting possibilities, e.g. serving a freight shed.
To make the operations more interesting a “shadow station” or passing loop can be added to a branch line train layout.
Many branch line layout designs consist of an oval shaped line, though on a shelf-based layout an out-and-back format is also reasonably common.
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