To the north of Glendale yard, the line splits in three directions. To the northwest is the WSOR mainline toward Horicon, which will be fully model. Due north is track owned by Canadian National. WSOR has rights over the track as it eventually connect to the WSOR Plymouth subdivision. This will be represented by a short length of track leading behind the back drop which will connect to staging. Finally to the east is what remains of the Beer Line. Once one of the busiest urban rail lines in the country, it connected all of the major breweries in the city. Now all that is left is about one -half mile of track with an oil dealer as its only industry. This will be modeled as a short spur off the yard.
To the south, the line leads through a very industrial area of the city, though most of the businesses here are not rail served. At the far south end however is a major rail customer, the Miller brewery. I will be modelling this with a couple of industry tracks. From a scenery standpoint, I will attempt to include some of the brewery buildings as flats against the backdrop. Also, at this point the tracks will cross State Street on girder bridge as they do in reality.
The benchwork is open grid build from 1 x 4 pine boards. The board are jointed with yellow wood glue and finish nails. I have build the benchwork in modules, not because I intend to move the layout, but because I am working alone and they are easier to handle. Each section is about 5 - 6 feet long. They are mounted to the wall directly with #8 x 2" screws into the studs and supported from below with angle bracing. Since the aisle in this area is going to be fairly tight, I wanted to avoid supporting the layout with legs that could be a trip/kick hazard.
