https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XrwErlJFKgY
My kind of layout. A weed grown ag branch. This looks just like where I grew up! And how I'm detailing my layout, except I don't have a basement to fill with railroad like cold climate people have. This layout shows how effective static grass can be.
The only thing wrong is that the train should be going half that speed on a branch line like that.
You don't need the Colorado Rockies or Horseshoe Curve to have a great layout!
A bunch more videos of this layout scroll afterwards. Keep watching!