Mike,
There are lots of point to point layouts with JMRI. As for automation, there
is a very wide range of options. So a lot depends on how fancy or how much
special wiring you like to do. There are simple scripts for 'back and forth'
and it goes up from there. So explain what you are after and some things
will fit better than others.
-Ken Cameron, Member JMRI Dev Team
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Ken Cameron