Something had been bugging me lately as I operated my layout and that is the rather short length of my lead track.  I use this lead to move cars from the mainline to the yard, as well as to and from the cement factory. This track was only long enough to accommodate approximately 4 cars plus a locomotive which meant that a lot of running back and forth was needed to complete even the simplest maneuvers. (see track plan for clarification) All of this back and forth artificially lengthened the operating sessions but not in a good way.

***** UPDATE 3/15/14 ***** The entire backdrop has been completed.

**** UPDATE 3/15/14 **** The installation of the backdrop is completed with the right side now installed.  Please see the pictures at the end of this thread.

**** UPDATE 3/12/14 **** My order has been received and I'm starting the installation process.  Please see the post farther on down in this thread.

In my January entry I spoke about the trains I wished to run on the Kanunda And Emu Flat railway and what was required on the layout to sustain running those trains. This month I will talk about staging on the K&EFR.

Here is an update on my progress on the BNML. Morris to St Jean...

This diagram shows the area covered in this update.

All the tricky bits of benchwork seem to be located in this section. The outside corner is complicated by the fact that it crosses the descending ramp to staging, so clearances are tight. And I also built my first super elevated curve. Works good so far!

You go out and you make your own...

These are not prototypical, but I really want to build up my Reading Lines rolling stock.  Seeing that I have taken the liberty of letting the RDG live on through and into the Conrail era these will be a newish acquisition.

They are based on a Atlas Trainman ACF 50'6" Box Car.  These are undecorated and I will be painting them, applying decals, weathering & detailing.  There will be four of these boxcars done in different RDG schemes.

Modeling the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Meadowlark Passenger Train

Dave

Progress on my layout rebuild continues. I have now managed to get the turn table in and operational after multiple adjustments to the power pickups.

It's not really new but more of an up-date on the eddy current drive system I've been working on. I finally have a good solid test chassis built to be able to test different motors.

Now before the questions come I'll give two links that'll explain how and what eddy current is.

This one will explain what and how eddy currents work.

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=eddy-currents