Merced Staging Yard

I have been working on the Merced staging yard where SP trains will arrive and depart during my operation sessions.  Like the other portions of the layout, I have used 1X3 boards to make an open grid and 1/2 inch plywood for the base.  This section is approximately seven and a half feet long and a little over eighteen inches wide.  There will be an additional four feet added to the length when I construct the four foot by for foot corner section of the layout extension.

Merced Staging Yard Benchwork

"L" Frame Supports for Lighting Valence

Lighting Valence Supports Painted Sky Blue

Holes Drilled for Blue Rope Lighting

Turnout Ladder for Five Track Staging Yard

 

Rope Lighting Installed in Lighting Valence

 

 

In the above picture, you can see the void in the benchwork located in the corner of the garage.  This is the next portion of the layout that I will have to construct.  It will be a four foot by four foot corner section that will connect the benchwork seen on the right with the benchwork seen on the left.  On the very right, you can see the door leading out of the garage to the side yard and the "bridge" section connecting Merced staging yard to the main portion of the layout.