January 18, 2018
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The installation of the first piece of bracing on the eastern window wall. More bracing is installed on the eastern wall. The CFO has mandated all windows must have be reachable for easy opening and closing. Fortunately, the windows are double hung and can be opened from the top. Eyeball it? Nah. Real men use levels!
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LJ and Mike complete the installation of the track lighting. The bracing is installed along the southern wall. Also, John announces that after much research he has decided to take Mike's recommendation and use Ring Engineering's RailPro as the Digital Command Control (DCC) system for the layout. Benefits of the system are wireless handheld controllers that command locomotives and switches through handheld touchscreen throttles.