One spur to be added later.  Except for the crossover on servos,all turnouts are manual. Atlas #7 with Caboose Industries on the lower and ME#6 direct point throw on the upper.   I still have some track glitches to smooth out and wheel and coupler conversions and then perhaps some scenery.

March 2010 - The platform - recycled from my S scale layout.  Graphic on wall is panorama from S scale - not suitable for N scale.

Sept 2010 - lower level complete - 2% grade started

I have waited to post this until I knew the layout was going to work.  I have been workin gon it for about a year and today was the first full circuit of the track under loco power - forward and reverse

It's been quite a while since I've posted an update on my layout progess but there was a good reason:  I haven't made much of any progress in a long while! I won't lie, I get jealous when I see this guy and this guy make such great progress when things have been basically unchanged in my basement for the balance of a year.  Inspiring work that I only wish I could emulate!   

This first one shows Mike and Brian operating the wayfreight which handles a number of local industries on the LVN

The second shows some operations in Richmond Yard.  This time saver switches 21 cars in and 21 out.  The record at prototype speed is 1 hour 33 minutes.

Well, I got my servos installed.  The first one took a couple hours  I had to learn the accessories functions of my NCE PowerCab as well as the servo features. I had never used accessories before. The fourth servo took about 15 minutes to install. The programming is straight-forward once you get through the first one.. 

This is my first blog post here, so give me a minute and I'll set the stage a little. I was born and raised in Alberta, Canada, but have lived and worked in Newfoundland and Labrador for the last 8 or 9 years.

 Hi Joe, and others,

With my Penn Lake and Reading units completed, I've started detailing my Delaware & Hudson motive power.   In the works are a pair of RS36s, a gaggle of RS11s (each one different) and a lone RS3.

Like all my units, they will get proper air horns, radio antenna, and bells, as well as, grab irons, speed recorders, and MU hoses.

Hi Jack from Star, Idaho.  Sorry I haven't got the pictures of my trestle yet but I need to figure how to reduce the picture size down on my digital camera.  The question I have is I purchased an MTH Cab Forward Locomotive and I was wondering if I needed to purchase the DCS Commander Controller that is supposed to connect between my NCE DCC system and the track?  My NCE system has the new upgrade to the added function keys can I just use that?  What is the advice that would best suit my needs...