So yesterday for something a little different and to have a break from wiring and signal work I made a start on the extension to Harrisburg Yard and the a small kitchenette for the crew lounge area.  This will also form part of the entrance wall to the crew lounge and layout as a whole.

The kitchenette will be a small fridge, microwave and coffee maker along the wall starting from the nib wall on the right.

This is the layout update for early November 2015. The wiring for the Paradigm to Union Station yard limit section (soldering feeders, connections to terminal strips, and connections to the main bus) has been completed. A DCC test of this section of power district 2 has also been successfully completed.  All of the tracks, including sidings, in the new section have been fully tested with DCC without any issues.

This picture shows the area where the DCC wiring has been completed.

You may recall, I cut my own roadbed from 6mm closed cell foam.

I was not successful in creating a jig to do this job with slopped shoulders, so at the time, I shrugged my  shoulders and decided I would deal with that later. I kinda figured I might use sand or strips of wood or maybe even "ground goop" to shape the shoulders later.

Hi guys-

I am new here and wanted to share some things. I've been away from MRRing for more than 35 years, and more and more over the last few months, I've been getting the itch to re-enter the hobby. WOW! Lots of new stuff to learn, but more importantly, there are more resources (thank you, Internet...).