I installed the new backdrop for the Lancaster city side of the layout.

Lancaster Central #17 is headed south 

my BLI consolidations barely squeeze under the openings 

a bump in the main track in currently forcing all traffic onto the passing track. 

I made the decision to rebuild my layout, now that it’s 5 years old, it’s time to remove the basic things and focus on more details. I will be removing the ‘filler’ cars from the roster, upgrading and weathering the cars that stay. For some reason I procrastinated for several months and then I decided decided it’s now or never. 

The mainline was straightened on one end and the connection removed that made a loop between the scenes of the visible section. The passing siding was extended. Most of the mainline stayed.