Construction was basic L-girder, with plywood sub-roadbed and rubber roadbed over that. Atlas code 83 track and switches were used, mostly No. 6's, and a 22" minimum radius. A hidden, seven-track staging yard under Yakima is connected to the mainline by two helixes, thus forming a reverse loop in either direction. Now that's a clever use of staging! Control is by Digitrax DCC, and some of Scott's 32 locos are also equipped with Soundtraxx sound decoders. The layout is also home to some 75 freight cars, 35 passenger cars, and 15 cabooses. Of the hundreds of structures on the layout, most are kit-built or modified from kits, with about 15 percent being scratchbuilt. Almost all feature lights, with many also having interiors, and, I'm here to tell you, when Scott turned down the room lights the effect of all those illuminated buildings was dazzling! Some of Scott's rolling stock and structures came from a previous layout, but much of what you see is new to this one; it is an impressive accomplishment in only seven years. Nearly the entire layout is finished to a high degree of detail, with only the Anacortes and Goldendale sections awaiting completion. Scott formed his scenery base from pink insulation foam carved mostly with a knife, then coated with plaster.
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