The planning for the model railroad began in the winter of 2018 with a list of things I wanted to incorporate in the new layout.
- A point-to-point track plan with a continuous loop option.
- I’d like the plan to be walk in with no duck-unders
- A two-level track plan, but without a helix between the levels if possible.
- A well thought out lighting system with nighttime lighting.
- Block detection system with power districts.
- An operational semaphore signal system.
- A system for controlling structure lighting.
- Some mountainous areas, probably eastern US coal country.
- Mostly freight operations with coal as a major player
- Some multilevel track with bridges and tunnels
- Water features, waterfalls, rivers, maybe a harbor scene
