The On30 Guy

Here’s a crappy shot of today’s progress on the modules. Almost all of the track is down. I’m a couple of sections of flex-track short of completing it — I only need enough to complete the little engine service area that will be where the Climax, purple sponge and little structure are sitting in the picture.

The little yard can receive a train of up to one engine, six cars and a caboose, and there is space to store a dozen cars in the yard. The station/departure track, to the right, can easily accommodate a Mogul and three full-length Bachmann passenger cars. The little track curving off to the lower left is supposed to be the switcher pocket.

In retrospect, I kinda wish that I had built it “flipped,” with the station track and engine facility towards the left in this picture, and the yard to the right. It would make operation a little easier once this is incorporated into the home layout. But, the difference is really minor.

Next, one of my least favorite parts of model railroading — wiring!

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