Not sure if I wrote about it, but I'm working on a temporary shelf switcher (about 13.5 ft X 1.5 ft), 1-inch foam on a couple hollow core doors, tacked to a ledger board with 2x3 "feet", until I can get started on a new layout room in my basement. 

I am not caulking down any track or using roadbed - tracks sit on the foam.  (Yes, I know all about the Holy Wars over foam, cork, Homasote, noise, yadda, yadda, yadda.) 

I am not very knowledgeable when trying to manage the electrical aspect of my layout I am building. With that said, I just purchased an NCE SB5 booster to use with my Power Cab system. What is the best way to set up some type of short circuit protection system to keep the booster from from burning out? Are there alternatives instead of using NCE EB1 or CP6 circuit breakers? Also, any information on how to set up such a system would be helpful.

Thanks for your time, Mark  

Hi all,

Just checking on what people use for fascia colors.   I originally was going to go with black for a theatrical vignette look.  However, a lot of the 'guys' on the proto-list have gone with a green(ala CTC panel green that Joe Atkinson uses)   Not a fan of that color however, so going with a bolder green.   Looking to match the original IC green diamond emblem color.   The attached picture looks a lot lighter than in person due to room lighting and flash, so assume a medium/slightly dark green.

Is it prototypical for a mixed consist train en route to a classification yard to pass customers that may be receiving some of those cars? Meaning would the railroad sort those cars for delivery in the yard first or would they know in advance that those cars need to be placed and just spot them where necessary? Here's why I ask: