Most model railroaders tend to skimp on their aisle widths. There are duckunders throughout the layout, but they have taken the trouble to put strips of carpet on the cement floor to make getting on your hands and knees more comfortable. This was our club's first experience with DCC control. We found it greatly enhanced railroad operations. Plus no control panels.
All turnouts are hand-thrown.
We operated with two people per train. One to run the throttle and wear the headset, and one to wakl ahead of the locomotives to align the route. This photo is the first of three making a panoramic view of the enormity of the building and the layout. Standing on the dispatcher's elevated platform, we are looking to the extreme left. You can see a ramp along the wall leading up to the platform.