A brief look back

Briefly below are five photos to bring you up to date. This is the third iteration of the P&LE, the first in St. Louis. Nearly all the track work is done, and most of the turnouts are installed. I use Digitrax controls, and both Tortoise and SwitchMaster slow motion switch motors. The track is Code 100 flex track, the turnouts are Peco. The roadbed is Woodland Scenics foam roadbed - 5mm HO-scale for the mainline and passing sidings, 3mm N-scale for yards and industrial sidings. The road bed is glued with DAP clear drying caulk to either 1x4's or 3/4" plywood; the track is glued to the roadbed with the same material. I have found it holds well, is forgiving when changes are necessary, and easy to work with. The layout is open grid, with basically a series of 2'x8' sections joined together. Buss wire is 16 gauge, and feeder wires are 22 gauge.