Hi friends,

well, still being home and dealing with that P.T.S.S., I started to look at my layout and found my tree line was not to my liking any more, further more, I kind of don't like the super tree idea any more, scale wise and sturdiness wise (think, too fragile when dusting off the layout)...sowwwwwwwww..,

Things sure move fast now that FEMA is reeling from the criticism it got over the N'awlins Relief Disaster. Not everything is done, but the County Extension Agent has been busy. The well and pump have been certified; and they hired that Pearl woman who runs "The Good Earth" landscaping company to come in and plant trees, ground cover (Elwood doesn't own a mower and sees no sense in buying one) and survey the river bank for some shoring up work later on. 

I have installed a dozen blocks using current transducers (CT) to sense presence of an engine (or lighted car) in a block. I use DCC. The circuits were designed by Bill Hudson (see hudsontelcom.com). Some of my signal heads work fine. Some are showing a double indication, ie, the clear signal (green) stays lit. I can't figure out what's causing the problem even with Bill's guidance by emails. All the circuit boards work correctly if I install them in a block where a signal head works properly.

I put the layout back up over New Year, so I thought I'd take some new photos showing areas which are not normally seen from the front of the layout. The subjects are an Intermountain U18B and an Athearn CF7, as yet unweathered or sound-fitted.