I am modeling N scale. I have installed atlas switches with factory mounted switch machines. I want to be able to light a block signal as well as red and green indicators on my control panel to indicate the route of the turnout. I can't afford to replace all the switch machines with expensive "TORTOISE TYPE" switch machine or the Atlas equivalent to mount under the layout. Does anyone have a solution to my dilema?

Seems like a lot of people are having trouble with electrons.  In particular with the electrons in DCC circuits.  However this doesn’t preclude a number of people who are using DC circuits. 

DCC complicates diagnosis of electrical problems.  A simple device can go a long way at finding a trouble spot in track, switches, motors and on and on.

Now that I have gone over most of the build for my layout up to present day (I will take pics of the newest table with the mountains and rock faces in place and post them soon), I thought I would show some of the details I have been working on like tunnel portals, bridges and structures. Since I didn't take any before pics of the portals or bridges before I painted/weathered them, I found pics online of what they look like out of the box.

Due to the nature of my job I was unexpectedly out of work from last Christmas until te beginning of May which presented a wonderful opportunity to fill the cold winter days by working on my layout uninterrupted. In that time I feel like I achieved quite a lot on the layout construction itself as well as building structures and whatnot. Like most railroad modelers, I tend to get "on a track" of maybe wiring for a while then when I get bored I shift gears and build a structure or two or maybe work on scenery.