April 30th, 2016: Nearly Done!!!

Well, the last few months have been a little slow as we approach the end of the build.  We've spent our time in the peninsula, putting in the road and the buildings.  The last tunnel had to be built as well, a removable cover made necessary by the tunnel length.  It's by far the longest covered tunnel outside of the mountain.

 

The tunnel is on the left of the two tracks on the right side of the photo.  It needs a lot of work to make it blend in properly with the surrounding hillside.

Here the stockyard sits, the last area that needs to be finished in the main part of the layout.  The stockyard was destroyed by a cat but repairs were possible.  It may not be pretty but it works.

A giant rubber ducky oversees the covered bridge while enjoying a bath in the waterfall's pool.

Our next phase is to redo the wiring.  There are some wires that are not connected to anything and a few dead areas of the layout.  Are these problems related?  That will be revealed in a future edition of Mina County Railroad!