Mostly Electrical Work, but Some Planning Too

I spent most of my time connecting the power to the last few hold-outs of dead sections; now all tracks can be run, but I didn't get as far as adding control. But I spent some time clearing up and planning for future work.

Priority One; Cross-over to be completed:

At the minute there is no way to get a train back to the left-hand mainline from the lower platforms; there is a crossover farther back to allow the eastbound trains from either north-side platforms to reach this track, and then lower north-side platform track is straight-through to the right-hand main. This crossover will correct things.

Line-side Town:

I'll probably put the structures further back from the tracks, and have a two-lane minor highway parallel to the tracks. A few houses and farm houses, with seas of corn, to complete the scene...

Country Store:

A Life Like Country Store kit (yes, the picture is HO, but the N Scale one is the same!):

and a craftsman gas station will occupy this corner. Can you say "Tourist Trap"?

The "Projects":

I bought a few of these kits for another project, but they won't really fit in there as I planned. But they DO look like they will be PERFECT here...

I also spent time running trains:

Hopefully I can get the control panel concept sorted before the next work session, and add some control, or maybe multiple train running.

A little more progress

Cut a new crossover into the Loft layout; now trains can revert back to the correct main, or access any platform from either main:

Next weekend I hope to power all platform and access tracks, and maybe add some control switches.