What a morning it was. In between some other work I have to do, I manage to spend a bit of time putting in the foam on the second table. I’d estimate that I’m somewhere around 35% – 40% complete with the sub-roadbed work. Now comes the long, draw-out process of doing the two tables that make up the West Seneca Valley area.
Incidentally, I feel compelled to explain briefly… the name of the railroad is the West Seneca Valley Railroad. I don’t have a whole back-story for this, and it’s obviously all fictitious. I grew up and currently reside in the down of West Seneca, NY. Hence the name of the layout. Most of the places I’ve mentioned in other posts are based on a tradition of my dad and mine; we typically name towns, cities, stations, businesses and major landscape features after family members.
- Mary Ann junction is named for my Aunt Mary
- Caidence Drive Station for my daughter
- Barbara Lane Station for my mom
- The Jim Lexa (or Lexa) yards for my future brother-in-law
- Harry’s Tool and Die for my dad
- Greg’s Fine Woodworking is mine (duh)
- Eli’s Liquid Gas Transfer is for my son (when I told him that, he laughed hysterically)
- Charlottesville is named for my sister
- The Cody River Canyon and the Cody River are named for my nephew
- Martha’s Animal Feed & Supply for my wife’s Aunt Martha
I still am working on plans for my wife, my mother- and father-in-law, the pets and a few other people. A lot of the remaining names will probably encompass businesses and buildings in the layout. But I digress from the original point of this post.
I’ve completed all of that track work, but I have a bunch more to do, and I imagine it’ll take me the better part of the next week to get it all done. So for now I’ll share the newest pictures and video, and I’ll update you all (y’all) very soon.
