Absolutely! I was among the early followers of car card operation put forth by Dough Smith in the early 60s. Stagging yards isn't new either.
You see a lot of us young modelers in the 60s knew there was a better way to run our trains rather then just making senseless loops.Of course a lot of the older club members would smile and just nod their heads thinking we youngster had lots to learn about the hobby and was suffering illusions thinking we could "operate" like a real railroad regardless of the articles in MR..
So,a lot of us studied railroad operations some like me even worked on the railroad..
Now you take somebody that has worked or has studied railroad operations for years we basically know when the "experts" are way off base in their thoughts and views but,because they may have author books or magazine articles everything they say is taken as the gospel and common sense prototypical operation flies out the window..
You see a lot of us young modelers in the 60s knew there was a better way to run our trains rather then just making senseless loops.Of course a lot of the older club members would smile and just nod their heads thinking we youngster had lots to learn about the hobby and was suffering illusions thinking we could "operate" like a real railroad regardless of the articles in MR..
So,a lot of us studied railroad operations some like me even worked on the railroad..
Now you take somebody that has worked or has studied railroad operations for years we basically know when the "experts" are way off base in their thoughts and views but,because they may have author books or magazine articles everything they say is taken as the gospel and common sense prototypical operation flies out the window..