2020-21 Annual Progress Report

Johnstown, October 31, 2013, the day construction started.

Johnstown now

 Happy eight birthday to my layout! The layout has come a long way those eight years. Let's get down to the annual progress report.

I haven't done anything in terms of DCC conversion on the NS fleet. That's at the bottom of the priority list.  

As for track, almost all of the Pittsburgh staging area is laid down and ready for wiring. As I said last year, there's no ruch on this project due to the pandemic keeping me from holding operating sessions. But, the real heavy lifting is done.

Last year my goals were to finish painting and ballasting the track, make significant headway in Altoona and continue minor repairs. I'm happy to report all track is painted. All main lines are ballasted. The Altoona yard tracks have to wait until I can get over to Blue Ridge Hobbies for more ballast. 

I've made excellent progress in Altoona and have a game plan for finish it and the scenery as a whole. 

Altoona, currently under construction.

As for minor repairs, I'm addressing a fair amount of them. 

Goals for next year?

-Finish Altoona

-Wire up Pittsburgh Staging

-Wire up Altoona engine facility.

And that's really it. With the scenery done, it will finally be time to focus on operations.