This page shows the progress made on this layout. Overall photos (upon which you can click) show what the layout was like on the date shown below it. The pages referenced by the links on the right contains photos and text of the detailed progress I made on that date. Near the bottom of each page there is a link to the next chronological entry, so you don't have to keep coming back to this page.

- February 4, 2006 - - February 12, 2006 - - March 2, 2006 - - March 25, 2006 - - August 20, 2006 - - January 10, 2007 - - July 23, 2007 - - January 17, 2008 - - March 6, 2008 -

Introduction Trackplan February 2006 4 Cutting spline for mainline 5 Starting spline for mainline 6 Mainline subroadbed completed 7 Mainline subroadbed risers 8 Laying mainline ties 12 Mainline ties completed 14 Mainline ballasted 27 Center backdrop installed March 2006 2 Center front fascia installed 5 Support for bus wires 19 Wiring up the mainline 20 Installing turntable 25 Powering turntable 29 Turntable placed into service June 2006 24 Center section scenic supports July 2006 1 Center section scenic cover 19 More center section scenery August 2006 19 First spur construction 22 Updated spur and center section September 2006 26 Spur installed January 2007 22 Bear Creek industrial area started February 2007 (one-year anniversary) 13 Industrial area track plan 18 Woods Furniture Factory installed 25 Laying ties in B.C. industrial area 28 Industrial area Tortoise installation March 2007 14 Industrial area tie laying done 25 Industrial area track started June 2007 4 Industrial area scenery started 14 Dressing up the layout 24 Bear Creek scenery base complete 30 Bear Creek front fascia complete July 2007 30 Installing a programming track October 2007 7 Dealing with the upramp 20 Completed industrial area trackwork November 2007 4 Painting backdrop December 2007 13 Trees are growing January 2008 17 More trees and layout expansion 22 Some remodeling work is necessary 25 New benchwork continues February 2008 (two-year anniversary) 7 Building the subroadbed for center section 13 Starting right-hand section benchwork 15 Subroadbed construction on right-hand side 26 Spline subroadbed construction completed March 2008 2 Installing cork on the subroadbed 6 Finished installing the subroadbed cork 13 Installing some flextrack 22 Preparing to lay ties 31 Ties are down (special anniversary) April 2008 11 Completing the ties 27 Finished ballasting May 2008 1 Installing Tortoise July 2008 15 The End