2. The areas with benchwork, sub-roadbed, and track
work in progress are highlighted in yellow. Next I’ll
remove the temporary Salem staging area, and com-
plete the backdrop and benchwork to the end of the
peninsula. Once the mainline is installed, it will be
golden spike time. Each grid square is 24 inches.
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Before gluing 2-3/4” strips to the tops of the joists, I propped
the plywood roadbed in place and located the tracks, turnouts,
and structures. Somehow, it seems, despite my best efforts
with 3rd Planit (my model railroad CAD program of choice), I
almost always see a better way to lay out out tracks when I’m
doing it full-size. Browning’s trackage was no exception.
