The rebirth of the Canyon State RR

[ezdays]

Ballasting is the last thing before tearing the layout apart to move house.  (Youngs's rule)

Seriously, though, I like to run it for a while before ballasting. Most of my scenery is removable from in front of the tracks.

Good point, I like that idea of waiting a bit. On my last layout, I did the ballasting up front, and wound up moving some track afterwards. A most difficult and messy task for sure. My next step is wiring though, and yes, I'm sticking to DC, I don't have the funds nor the patience to convert to DCC. My biggest interest is in creating scenery anyway, running trains is secondary, but still important.