Spur Lines time frame is during the transition period from steam to diesel. The layout has approximately 250 feet of main line with 133 turnouts using Fast Tracks jigs. All turnouts are powered by tortoise switch machines. The track work is complete and scenery is about 90% complete. In a typical session with 4 road crews each operator will run 3 trains and will make at least one switching operation in each town. The layout for the most part, follows typical railroad operation.
With 3 yards and 11 towns there is a lot of switching for the operators.