T-Trak Progress

After some steady work on the HO layout, I took a break to make some progress on a triple-wide T-Trak module. The idea is something on or close to the Northeast Corridor, to use Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, or Virginia Rail Express equipment. Here's the current state:

The catenary bridges are the Kato 4-track version with the bases cut down. They're still removable for work on the module or moving it.

One lesson I'm learning with T-Trak is that it's generally a better idea on longer modules to use Unitrack sections only at the ends, to keep the ability to connect modules with Unijoiners, but to use other track like Atlas or Peco in the middle, especially if you're adding switches. Unitrack N switches just aren't reliable or robust. When I did N scale 40 years ago, I found Peco switches were pretty much bulletproof, and I've gone back to them now, with the attached twin-coil switch machines operated by Digitrax DS-52 decoders.