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When I originally designed the layout I was planning on just a normal ladder yard with the mainline going down the middle. The more I got into the SP's operations there, the more I realized I wanted to do something else more in keeping with the SP's operations in Oakridge at its peak but in a...

This photo was lit by a single 60W bulb about 10 ft away from the subject and behind the camera. I tried auto-focus, but it insisted on the flash which totally washed it out. So I went to manual on aperature priority. Turned out to be a long exposure with kind of a sundown tint to it. I kinda...

Trees on the backdrop at another angle.

I was concerned, even though I was using flourescent lighting from multiple angles, that trees placed on the ridge might cast unrealistic shadows on the backdrop. So I placed trees mounted right on the backdrop which meant those shadows would now fall on trees, instead of the backdrop. Much more...

Upgrade helpers sit on the main under Rooster Rock as an empty grain train passes on the siding.

Still a work in progress on the scenery. I put a little foliage on the horizontal surfaces of the cliff. Pulled the tape off the track, etc. New tape will be coming soon.

At Rooster Rock curve.

Lots of scenicing to do yet!