At the beginning of the month of August, I got stuck with how to wire the LED panels for both the 4 Bluepoint manual turnout controllers and the two panels (one on each side of the peninsula) that I needed for the 2 Tortoise turnout controllers. With the help of several MRH subscribers pointing me in the right direction, I was able to get that task completed as shown in my previous blog posting.  This posting will show progress made on the construction of the support structure for the main level of my layout.

  Well, I finally started tearing up track and bed tonight. Have you ever gotten half way through a project and felt you should have done it different? I did. I started out with a 4 x 8 that grew into a 12 x 12. But the track plan was all wrong, and I put the track right next to the edge of the layout which left me no room for scenery.

I have completed the ballasting of the main yard for my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

In the photo you can see the general layout of the yard area.  The engine terminal and shops are located behind the yard in the top of the photo.  The entrance to the VIA Rail passenger yard is visible in the bottom left.

The yard tacks are arranged from left to right;