Progress is slow on the EL but thought I would post a few pics.  The desire to move to another house is keeping me from getting a lot done.  And now the real estate market is pretty much shutdown.

I am currently modeling the section between Black Rock and Fort Erie.  On the US side, the Erie Canal terminated near here and ran under the left side of the swing bridge.  It was eventually converted to the NYS thruway.  

Work on the Intermodal Yard on my Trenton Subdivision in N Scale has stalled, while I wait for delivery of some items needed to finish. So great opportunity to forge ahead with a Canadian Army train I have been working on. The tracked vehicles are from Roco.cc and the wheeled vehicles are from Shapeways. I will be creating my own decals for these vehicles as none are available for Canadian armour in 1:160 scale

Just finished the MiJack Translift and Container Gantry Cranes for my CN Intermodal Yard on my layout -Trenton Subdivision in N Scale. The two crane models fit nicely in the scene and don’t overshadow the surrounding scenery. I opted for two different styles of cranes for added variety.

This article describes some simple changes for the SMA20 Mobile/Accessory/Multifunction 17 Channel Configurable DCC Decoders, which can increase the power provided with the on-board circuitry to deliver two Amps from the DCC bus to the decoder. A new decoder board is offered, as well as a couple of interface tips for the modeler.