A few of the layouts I’ve visited have offered an operations guide as part of an email sent out to visitors before an ops session. these guides help to inform the operator about the history of the railroad, the location and industries served, as well as provide information about the type of jobs available for operators and what can be expected at a typical ops session.
I’ve enjoyed these guides a lot and found them to be a big help when visiting a layout for the first time, so I’ve put one together for my own model railroad. I wanted to keep it to a single page yet give the reader a good amount of information so that they feel comfortable when they arrive at an ops session. Many of the ideas I used in my guide were lifted directly from Isaac Fabris’s own efforts.
Here is a link to my ops session guide for anyone who is interested in taking a look at it.
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