An increasing area of interest and growth in the hobby of model railroading is Operations, which means giving purpose to a layout, and setting into motion our model railroads with a plan to show how real railroads work, or OPERATE.

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The scene at left is a familiar image from an "Ops Session", as modelers take on the role of train engineers, conductors, etc. and move both freight and passengers around a railroad network in a manner consistent with "actual" train operations.

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