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G scale trains on 45mm track you can drive with full size train master controller and brakes and watch on a big screen monitor. This view looks very impressive with HSR trains, large buildings and those controls. Drool, drool... http://odamaki1031.cocolog-nifty.com/photos/uncategorized/2011/03/27/011.jpg But as the focus of this layout is on train safety, signals appear on the screen as you are running the train. Ever notice how much focus the Japanese put on duplicating the drivers view from the cab rather than just weathering their trains? Its just not just museums that do that but train shows too that do this. What I find interesting is that the rail joints are bonded (that's those little wires you see). This would suggest that the overhead is live and that the "feeders" from the rails are actually negative returns. This is exactly how the prototype works in the real world instead of the model train world. Too bad the Series 321 EMUs have no under body details. Official web page with details in Japanese: http://www.mtm.or.jp/pavilion/safe/ English language Museum page: http://www.mtm.or.jp/eng/index.html And a video that provides a good tour of the rest of the exhibits. Another video of the museum. G scale layout appears at 1:35.