Every so often I see a comment about how killing power to tracks when a lift gate in the track is opened isn't very effective when a loco has KeepAlive. The loco is supposed to stop, but can keep going and end up on the floor. 

Here is a link to pictures of a possible solution. Split rail derail will put the loco off the rails, but if it's strategically located the train will still be on the layout. I can see whittling extra parts off some old turnouts that aren't DCC friendly, and wiring a switch machine to activate when the lift gate is opened.

My great uncle recently passed down all of his old model train stuff which largely date back from the late 60s/early to mid 70s period, and among them were several wood-with-metal-casting craftsman kits. Of those was an oddity - the Ambroid O-24 Payroll Car, not only standing out from the rest due to its box (bright gold with a badly faded tape identification marking on one end), but also because its the only piece of O scale anything he had and its the only one he tried to build - which amounted to two pieces of wood glued onto a side wall piece.

As we start a new month, how about sharing some of your most recent projects and your progress! It's always fun to see what is on your workbench.

Eric