Southern Pacific Switching Layout

[Brakie]

With my current "micro" layout, and it's very short sidings, I wind up at times with extra cars in front of the loco (and over a switch) during an inglenook game. Since the prototype doesn't use kadee centering spring couplers, I guess the 0-5-0 nudge isn't so bad after all.

Well,in that case a coupling/ uncoupling on a switch certainly helps.