I have been able to complete the scenery in the Trenton Yard on my layout.

Not the best picture of the yard but it does give an good overview of the scenery.  I have posted earlier blogs on the steps I have taken to this point.

I have found some incredible photos of a shipbuilding industry that relied heavily on the Canadian Pacific Railway for its operations.  The advantage to us layout builders is this shipbuilding industry could fit on almost any size layout.

I have completed the ballasting of the main yard for my layout, the Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

In the photo you can see the general layout of the yard area.  The engine terminal and shops are located behind the yard in the top of the photo.  The entrance to the VIA Rail passenger yard is visible in the bottom left.

The yard tacks are arranged from left to right;

I have finally progressed to the ballasting stage in the Trenton Freight Yard, on my Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

I find working in small patches, allows me to focus on  one section and the glue/water mixture time to set before moving on to the adjoining section.

With such a large area to ballast it forms a checker board effect.  Once the section is dry, I then ballast the area between the two.

I designed this Track Plan of the Tri-County CO-OP & Grain Elevator, based on the actual layout of the track, elevator and buildings.  This facility is located close to where I live. I have always been fascinated with the operation of this small industry. 

When models are not available of the items you want to include on your layout, customizing is the next option. 

In this photo VIA Rail 6215, an RDC 2 moves out of the engine shop area following maintenance to resume duties on the branchline.

VIA Rail's, Kokanee Park passes through the Car Wash Area in VIA's Maintenance Shop, on my Trenton Subdivision in N Scale.

I have always wanted a Passenger Yard on the layout.  Setting up passenger trains, shop area and an opportunity to display unique rolling stock and engines in VIA Rail Service, provides another level of modeling and operations.

All railroads strive to reduce accidents and injuries, so reflecting this mandate on my layout is an opportunity to create a small diorama within the layout.

"I think I can see my keys."  Adding a storm drain can create a scenario of it's own. 

Storm drains and heavy rain runoff is something that we don't need to worry about on our layouts.  The real world is not so fortunate.  So having drainage modeled into our layouts is something we need to consider.

I have finally laid the last section of rail on my rebuilt N Scale -Trenton Subdivision.

To Mark this milestone, I decided to have some fun.