My free time to work on the layout lately has been eaten up by various projects and obligations. I am hoping to have more time to work on the layout towards the end of January. I have worked on a few things since the last update.

I have written a new program to generate switch list. A switch list is a print out that shows the engineer where to pick up specific cars and where to move them. The program is set up to randomly pick a few freight cars and randomly select appropriate destination sidings. I have not had a chance to operate the layout off the switch list yet.

When I installed the electrical system back in July, I did not have the Digitrax circuit board I mentioned in the electrical article on hand. Just like the trouble I had getting the track, the circuit board ended up being back ordered. It did eventually arrive. I am going to need some time to install it. I will need to take a section of the layout apart so I can mount and wire it to the underside of one of the new modules. The board will also have to be configured.

I have also started on the grain elevator for the brewery. It is made out of two Walther's ADM grain elevator kits. The majority of the structure is complete. I still need to add the sections that sit on top of the silos and some detail parts. When it is finished, I will post an article on its construction.