Pics, yay!

Here’s the lower level where staging was. It’ll be the home of GERN’s new processing plant. The area above the track will be at 1.5″ high on risers. The track is on a 2% grade riser, making it’s way to a 2″ rise.

Next up is where the Lake Charles water way/channel/river/whatever-is-called will be. The track will already be a 2″ high, so that may be enough for me to have some decent banks here. Otherwise, I could drop the benchwork here an inch. Probably won’t have to though.

Here’s a view of the Helix as of today. Another turn or two in a half and it should be done. May need a little tweak here and there, but using screw nuts should make that relatively easy.

And then just a parting shot of new track services buildings in Elmwood. The highway here will run along the branching track, and then turn into the backdrop.