Bus Wiring

All DCC block bus wires and feeders have been run, soldered, and connected.  The last bus to run is the general “Rail A” bus for my industry spurs. Here’s a look at my track diagram from Train Controller and my Block numbering.  I’ll eventually incorporate the info the diagram.

Fascia

With the bus wiring pretty much done I began installing some of the fascia to the layout.  Need to purchase one more 2×4 sheet of hardboard to finish the end of the island.  Everything still needs profiles cut, gaps filled, and some sanding.

I’ve also got the board cut to the correct width for staging parts of the layout but I’m going to install some LED bar lights first to light it up when needed and also need to add openings for access into staging in the fascia.  That should work should happen this coming week.

Wiring

A look at the 1/8″ jack on the fascia panel used for powering one of the bridge spans. This is the upper deck span.

Scenery

Using foam, I began constructing the hill that’ll cover the long staging lead running on the back of the layout.  It’s basically just strips of foam built like stairs.  They’re not permanently installed, just sitting there.  They’ll be setup so they will be removable just in case access to that track is needed.

Signals

With block wiring done I dug out the box of signal this afternoon. I can only setup 8 signal heads so far with 1 SIGM20 board so the Dixie Curve passing siding will be the first to light up.  I’ll be using two signal bridges and 2 double-target searchlights here.

And that’s all for now!