Or is it more likely this old loco would have had a date with the scrapper's acetylene torch.

I thought I’d share a photo showing my just installed backdrop. This photo basically shows the whole layout with the exception of about five feet on the left side. 

The backdrop was produced digitally in Photoshop and printed on a large format printer in five separate sections. The sections are simply clipped on the top and bottom of the underlying masonite backdrop. This way if I decide to change layout themes the backdrop can be easily removed. All I need to do now is seal the seams and do a little extra work around the river crossing. 

I found the files for this on Thingiverse, though it was  listed as and included files for a steam shovel. It was also set up as 1:48, so I multipled it by .55 when I printed it to make it HO scale.  Printerbot Play printer.  The roof is styrene and tin foil.  

Following are fotos of the yard and shops module that represent the town of San Esteban on the Norh Fork mining district branch of the Montezuma, Snake River and Northstar RR. No where near completion, these are progress shots only. Following TOMA principles, I've constructed the first of 2 modules for the yard and town, this one being 8 feet long by 2.5 feet wide with a small peninsula that will hold the Round House and shop area.