Monday, December 15, 2014

Update Q4-2014

I feel like I made a lot of good progress on my layout since the last time I posted.

I put up the original string of LED lights SMD 5050s. I ordered 4 more, which should keep me going for a while. I am going to double up the warm whites with some bright whites. From what I read that will make a nice, natural looking light. Got an old power supply from a friend, and I'm good to go.

I installed some fascia and valance around most of the bench work. It just looks nicer to me.
Setup an old laptop with linux, XTRKCAD, JMRI to run WiThrottle. It was very easy, the hardest part was finding an old RS-232 cable.

I added a 2 track yard. Not part of the prototype, but it helps with operations. I also have most of the track which represents the NE Corridor in place. It will eventually to into staging, but not yet.
Yard at West Mansfield

I created my layout in Switchlist. I had it generate a couple of switch lists and I used them for mini op sessions. I still have more a few more things to configure, but it gets the job done.
Printout from Switchlist

Industries in place so far:
Miller Recycling
Radford Warehouse
Chrysler Autoparts
Amerisource Bergin
Tate & Lyle Corn Syrup (Doesn't belong here, but I love corn syrup tank cars!)
Tate & Lyle mockup