If we step into the WayBack Machine, FMIG Newsletter #28 has an article by Ken McElreath on waybill operations on his layout at the time. It gives a good, concise description of how one can operate even a smaller railroad with a reasonable amount of prototypical accuracy without running a fast clock or with a dispatcher. http://www.frisco.org/vb/showpost.php?p=14481&postcount=62 Finally finished indexing Newsletter #28. Onward! Best Regards,
Here's a good article on the Gateway NMRA website for Designing Model Railroad Operations. http://www.gatewaynmra.org/designops.htm