They’re everywhere – in the hobby and out of it:

Because of this, I’m trying to focus more on an attainable layout – a design that gives me the opportunity to do some challenging modelling, rewards me with some entertaining operation, and accomplishes it all without becoming a time suck.

I think I’ve got the mix right with this S scale undertaking. Of course, I thought I had the mix right with my Maine two-footer…

… and then with my California Branch Line Adventure in Proto:48:

Turns out I didn’t.

Third time lucky?