Woodfield, as viewed from the bridge into town. Two friends have made invaluable contributions to the layout and have made it a much better railroad. Joe Rogers came over one afternoon a week for almost five years and got us from Anderson Falls to Rogersville to Calinda. After Joe moved to Albuquerque, Fran Schafer started helping three plus years ago for one evening a week. Together, we hung the ceiling and completed the mainline.
Trains can now run point to point or, with the return loops at either end, run continuously.
The fascia follows a free-flowing, organic, curved outline to communicate the idea that the railroad follows the meandering contours of nature. Track lights with Phillips Director bulbs light the layout. In the workshop room I strung ceramic sockets behind a valence, and wired them to a 1500 watt dimmer. The addition of a string of blue Christmas tree bulbs allows night lighting. Micro Engineering flextrack has much more accurate spike and tie plate detail than can be achieved with handlaying track.