Gunrunner John,
The lack of access to the shelves is my biggest design flaw. I was six years younger when I started the layout and able to climb up on the 2x4 sub-structure Table. This area will get a re-designed Freight yard. I love the Atlas O #5 Double Slip Switch, but a row of them eats up most of my freight yard run. I might follow a design shown by Chris A on the "What Did You do …" thread. A downward ramp to a lower multi-tracked storage area might work. I also have two places where a lead from the upper level (not yet built) could run into the laundry room and a four track storage yard. This is more likely.
Or I will remove the yard and create a big quarry pit for my aged body to enter the middle of the layout. The Quarry pit sounds better every time I say it. Well padded with a small refrigerator. Don't wake me if you hear snoring.
Now that I am running the lower level, I can see areas for improvement. Learn from my mistake: we get older, wider (yes that is wider, not wiser), and less able to get to where we use to when we were younger.
Again, Thank you for all your help. The YLB Batteries are excellent.
Sincerely, John Rowlen
