The removeable wooden platform is used when I need to hold the removeable sections of scenery for track cleaning, etc. I am waiting for some trackside structures to complete the front. I'll buy a Digitrax Zephyr, connect the track wires to household wire and hook up the light, etc., test it, then ballast. http://members.shaw.ca/bobsite/layout.htm http://members.shaw.ca/mylittleworld/layout.htm http://members.shaw.ca/wildcatxxx/layout.htm
The layout looks fantastic, yours would be one of very few where the scenery was completed before the trackwork. Look forward to seeing pics of the layout in action