Layout Designers and Planners

[Eric Sizonke]

Whether you’re sketching out your first 4×8 or planning a multi-level empire, layout design is where the magic starts. Every great railroad begins with a vision—so what’s yours?

Do you:

Start with a theme or era?

Plan around operations, scenery, or just the fun of running trains?

Use CAD tools like AnyRail, SCARM, or go old-school with graph paper?

What are your must-haves on a layout? A yard? Long mainline runs? Tight urban switching? Hidden staging?

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