I've been spending some time working on the layout in between jobs and home remodeling efforts.
I've gotten all the trackage down on the section that's built and dummied up a big loop around the room so that I can watch trains run while working on the layout. Nice to see and hear trains running again.
This shows a bit of "road construction" near the station. I used pieces of foamcore board glued down. Then added a bit of drywall compound to give it some texture. Painted it with the ten color I'm using as the basic, general ground color.
So.....I decided I'd go ahead and use the "proper" station at Strong.....(I think I'm going to go with the prototype naming scheme rather than going with made up names.) So....this junction town will be named Strong, just like it was on the SR&RL.
This building is a model of the New England Creamery which was located on a spur in Strong. I cut the building in two and used both "halves" up against the backdrop. My shelf is only 24" wide so I've got to make the most of the space for trackage. The Creamery is located right behind the station.
The larger building was originally a large flooring mill on my old West Virginia logging layout. I was able to reuse in Strong as the mill and warehouse of the Foster wood mill which produced toothpicks that were sent out in SR&RL boxcars down to Framington where they were reloaded into Maine Central boxcars headed in all directions.
