Sightline Switching Short

Recent renovations have brought the layout out from the wall so I've used that opportunity to dust it, clear away the clutter and run trains again.  I also set up my tripod so I can grab a quick video if the mood strikes.  I'd like to make longer videos featuring the trains going about their business but for now the occasional short is all I can manage.  Here's a quick test shot I made to check this sight line between the two structures along this spur.  Where the paper is lying on the surface may or may not be a pipe dealer.  Open space is important to me, but so is a flat car or gondola with a cool pipe load.

A Gift Put to Use

I was given a Peco Loco Lift for Christmas.  It is a gift I had asked for, and was very happy to receive.  Here it is being used to remove the Mogul from the main line:

Eventually there may be a staging track abutting the railroad here, but for now the Lift works well.  And, once the staging is in place the Loco Lift will likely still be used for the engines and more delicate rolling stock.

For now, its sole job is to hold this locomotive.  When I bought this Mehano 2-6-0 it came without a box.  I need to make one, ideally before I finish the fine detailing.