With a bit of trepidation, I got inspired and filmed a short video tour of my layout.  It moves pretty quickly, and has more of a drone feel than typical layout videos; I wanted to do something different.

Anyway, here it is -

I've been working on creating trees, and wrote a blog post w/ lots of photos:

Podcast time, and trees - LOTS of trees

Here's one of the photos...

Here's a new blog post on some structure work I've been doing lately

https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2020/04/quarantine-structures-and-good-bit-of...

I'll put a few pictures here, but there's lots more in the blog post.

Here's my updated blog with a report and lots of photos from the Nov 2019 operation session.

http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2019/12/operations-in-nov.html

So, I hosted a couple sessions for the local Chicagoland RPM meet in Oct, but due to poor weather, distance, and maybe some mix-ups in signup, had no takers.  But some local guys came by to help host, and we ended up having a great time.

An early goal of the layout was to enable night lighting, and perhaps even operating at night.  With the addition of a few penlights, we actually did operate - nearly 1.5 hrs - and had a blast.  It's hard to photograph in the dark, but here's some photos.

See the blog post for lots of photos and commentary from the last operating session on the layout.  This was the 2nd in as many weeks, and we had a full 7-person crew.  It was also a test of some updated paperwork and scheduling.

http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2019/06/operating-session-jun-2019-photos-and....

Lots of blog updates, finally - it's been quite a while. Lots of photos inside the blog posts.

RGS Ridgway depot build, updates, structure lighting - https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2019/05/ridgway-depot-construction-begins.html

Layout improvements, including new flooring and a phone system - https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2019/05/layout-improvements-flooring-and-phon...

Layout improvements, trying some theatrical-style lighting, and op session photos - https://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2019/05/layout-night-lighting-and-op-sessions...

While on a vacation last month, we tried 'biking' a railroad right-of-way, with bikes that runs on the rails.  It was really fun, and a great way to experience the right-of-way and terrain.  Move details & photos on my blog:

http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2018/09/rail-revolution-biking-tracks.html

I got a chance to see Rio Grande Southern 20's rebuild progress, and discovered lots of cool equipment at Strasburg!

http://rgsrr.blogspot.com/2018/09/rgs-20-rebuild-progress-sep-2018.html