Even though I haven't posted in a bit, I have been slightly busy with the layout. Here is the final version I ended up with.
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I pinned all the track down to make sure it would fit properly. Took it up and laid down Woodland scenics foam roadbed down on the mainline, runaround, and interchange tracks. Mainly to help with track noise. I found some 1/8" 2'x4' rolls of cork at Jo-Ann Fabrics to put down under the yard and spurs so that it wasn't such a transition from the road bed to the foam. They also had 1/4" cork that probably would have worked well for the main line, but I had already bought the foam roadbed. I have it all repinned down to mark where I want feeders to go and holes for possible switch machines in some spots. Then I can caulk the track down and wire it up and maybe finally do some scenery. I didn't take many pics of the progress; however, I did make a short test run video.
- Nice progress so far. I tried putting an engine house on my layout and a fueling pad that your putting in and I ended up just cutting out the middle section between the tracks to use next to a track to save space. You can use the sidewalks later on for truck scales if you needed them. The other thing you could do is put a scrap yard where the engine house is and park a diesel truck on your team track from time to time to refuel your engine. But it looks good