I challenged myself to make some progress finishing a scene.  I now have quite a bit of scenery complete only to the point where the plaster is in and painted, but it will be nice to get someplace DONE or at least much closer to it.

I thought of finishing the area around two bridges on my mainline, which would also require completing a fairly sizable portion of the backdrop.  I decided instead to work on two trestles in the bottom of Cedar Creek canyon, which will require 3-D scenery only.

Here's the location:

Joe, that was a very nice editorial about John Allen (and his heir apparent, Tom Hokel).

I never met John Allen or saw his layout in person, but I feel I've known him for many years.  He certainly influenced me, as well as many others, and his work will be fondly remembered for many years to come.

I'm glad to see what Tom Hokel is doing, and wish him well in his endeavor.

Mike Van Hove

This is the GS&M track plan for now.  I do not have the transition level or the staging yard track plan shown.  both not very exciting to look at.  We do have Red Mesa Mine and Knot Mine on the transition level as it pass around Noose aka Transition level.

The 2 track Main Helix runs from the stage yard located under the lower level up to La Grange.  The Main Helix is used for getting trains in and out of staging and can be back filled with trains during operations. Inner loop is down, outer loop is up.