August Update

Well I have not got done as much as I wanted to but there has been progress. I finally bit the bullet and update my Digitrax system to Radio Control, bought a DT402D throttle, UT4D throttle and UR92 panel receiver. This is a huge thing to me as I'm a cheap SOB. So now instead of messing with my old throttle I am finally able to run trains quickly and easily.

I also purchase as GP40-2  from a guy from the http://dieseldetailer.proboards.com/ site I belong to. He had been working on RMPX 6411 which was sold to the FWWR.  I worked out a deal with this gentleman and with some work will be the next locomotive to work on the layout.

As for the layout I got the next section of roadbed down. this will cover the end of the Everman branch as I have modeled it.

This area will cover the following industries: Everman Paper, Ft Worth Lumber, Delta Steel and Green Bay Packaging.

I also started to lay track for the Miller Brewery leads.

The peninsula will be added when this track work and basic scenery is done. The peninsula will be a large blob approx 60" x 60" so working on this area will be tough. This will have a few leads for switching that include: tank car unloading, grain car unloading, plastic car unloading and the warehouse.

Track work continued around the corner towards the above area, hope to have all track down by this weekend.

Well that's it for now.