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…......................................................................... .--- Laying Cork ---

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Having spent all too much time on kitbashing a DDA35 (still not done) I finally got back to the layout proper and it felt good. Going to spend a couple days getting all the roadbed down for track on this side down to the elevator and maybe around it also.

I really enjoy laying the cork on the 1 inch foam board. Soak it in warm water for just a bit (touch of soap in the water), lay down a bead of wood glue and pin the cork to the track centerline. Fast and easy to do. It is kind of like framing a new house. Things go fast and it appears the house is really going up fast and then when done the reality sets in and you realize you still have a long ways to go.

I've been putting off gluing the coal mine complex together and painting it. I need to do that but no real hurry as I want to run coal trains over these tracks quite a bit to make sure I have no problems before putting the mine's loading area over them even though it will be removable.

There will be the edge of a small towns downtown area and a small train station next to the track before the tracks get to the track elevator. A track will come off the main and parallel it behind a row of buildings and will service a few small industries at the edge of the town.