Operations/shunting article in July MR?

[Bob C]

The article states in the 2nd paragraph that the author's requisites for the "method" begin with: -Practically zero learning curve -No switch lists or car cards...eliminating some more common solutions. The "Post-It" brand "Flags" fulfill his needs, at his price point ($3.50/100, about enough to do 25 cars), but replacement frequency isn't mentioned (sticky ain't forever). Models in his illustration are nicely painted, sturdy cars (molded-on ladders, etc.), but this method requires no stock modification (another qualification of his). Mr. Bruening has found a method that allows HIM to operate his railroad in a rewarding fashion, and (whether "realistic" or not in others' judgement) participate in a way he might not have without this scheme. The method is not new, just the materials, and Len's clever arrangement of the flags for routing info. I see no reason to belittle his attempts to "Have Fun" with his trains, because one's sense of "realism" is not maintained here. Bob C.