We moved the heater out from the wall to pass behind it. Then the tank style water heater was replaced with a Reinni tankless heater mounted in the corner to allow an additional town and yard.
The former rec room turned staging room got riddled with holes to provide passage.
A non weight bearing cinder block wall was torn down. The walls of the former basement inlaw quarters were ripped out. This opened up 1986 square feet in a Tee shaped basement for the trains.
Above and below are off scene staging and off scene engine turning facilities for three dead end branch lines.