Glad to see you are getting settled in and find time to get the railroad started. That mountain view looks GREAT !

       I thought they would make the 2 cylinder T boiler in 0n 30 , in G scale also. I think they need a smaller back woods logging engine.  Also a battery powered, remote control engine out of the box would be nice. Set it on the track and go, just like the early Big hauler.  Just better quality and detail.

      I think plug and play is a GREAT idea, especialy if it works good. It would be nice to just unplus track power, and plug in battery power. or just plug in a sound system, or radio control. It can't be that easy. I must be dreaming.

Great train ride, and I love your tour of the layout. You have done some nice work, and can be very proud of it.

Good  idea, Bachmann already has good ties. They  just need the brass rails, and an better than brand X rail connector to be a success. Now is a good time to enter the market with this product, since one major source of track is lost in court somewhere at the present time.