Looking at the new pics, I was wondering if you are going to put a fence up to keep the railfans separated from the tracks. Not sure if they had fencing back in the transition era, but there is wrought iron fence there now. Looks a lot like the fence that originally came with an old Lionel passenger station and is currently manufactured by Hennings.
Henning's Parts 156-5 2 Section Black Fence, 2 pieces - HENNING'S TRAINS (shoplightspeed.com)