On the shop floor, SMARTT ’s expanded version of the Atlas Central Midland Layout is proceeding on schedule. There’s not much more to look at as much of the effort this past month has been completing all the electrical work “under the hood.”

On the O-scale masterpiece layout, the bridges, tunnels, and complex tunnel liners are complete and being installed in conjunction with adjacent scenery. The three complex control carts that run different sectors of the layout have been integrated together and were fired up for the first time. Wow, almost as complex as the space shuttle and working just as advertised!