With that much space you may be able to fit a nice version of the New York Central, New Haven, Amtrak and Norfolk & Western Railroads! Maybe Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac, too! Model railroads are great retirement projects.
MELGAR
@Putnam Division posted:Mark.....I'm also going to have helpers from the Modular Group.....
Peter
With help from the Modular Group, you will be able to make great progress and bounce so many ideas off each other planning and while under construction!
What an attic!!!!!! Tremendous!
Peter,
Congratulations on your retirement, after 41 years, well deserved. Look forward to your new layout. That’s the best fun, building the layout.
Craig
Oh what fun you will have! Can't wait to see your plan(s) and construction dailies. Congrats on your retirement.
Congrats, and much success and enjoyment with the layout.
Congratulations!!!. Look forward to seeing you progress as you build the new layout.
its,"up up and away we goooooooooooooooooooooooo.retirement isn't what its cracked up to be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratz
@terry hudon posted:its,"up up and away we goooooooooooooooooooooooo.retirement isn't what its cracked up to be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,it's BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratz
Yes indeed!! You tell him Terry!
Peter, Congratulations on your retirement and new space! Like everyone else, I look forward to the new layout.
Andy
Peter,
Congratulations on retiring and on the new train room.
I retired 6 years ago and keep so busy I don't know how I ever had time to work!
Looking forward to what you'll be doing with that space - what an opportunity!
When I originally saw the pics of the space, I was concerned about temperature extremes. Reading further, I see that you've lived there for 17 years, so I'm sure you'll have that covered as part of the construction.
@Putnam Division posted:......the flying 5 fingered crane......it was great conceptually......if, I did it again, I would plan on better lighting underneath......I used battery-operated LEDS, and they weren’t enough.....
Peter
But you do get to do it again! Have a great time.
What a space! How nice to have an attic with some height. I have to walk around hunched over in mine as it's not even 6' at the ridge.
Hi Peter, Your space is enviable, soon I will start a similar but much smaller project. Here is something to consider before you insulate, as I recently got a smaller space ready ready for a permanent layout.
I rough wired multiple locations for 2 circuit tracs, running 14-3 type nmb (romex). I treated each Trac as a home run (single 14-3 cable between each Trac and J box) I ran the Home Run to a hidden but accesible junction box that also had a 15Amp 14 Gauge 120VAC power circuit. Using multiple and amiable Trac heads with LED spot and floods I will be able to do many different lighting scenes. The many different scenes can then be programed into Lutron Caseta switches with unlimited possibilities such as simulated dusk using your cell phone to control the out of sight Caseta switches.
I also installed 2each 4" flexible ducting from high points on the ceiling to a Panasonic 300 cfm remote fan exhausting to the outside.
Before I retired I had installed a lot of like equipment for my customers.
Anyway good luck you appear to have the talent and the space, I wish I had the same.
kevin
@Fast Mail posted:Hi Peter, Your space is enviable, soon I will start a similar but much smaller project. Here is something to consider before you insulate, as I recently got a smaller space ready ready for a permanent layout.
I rough wired multiple locations for 2 circuit tracs, running 14-3 type nmb (romex). I treated each Trac as a home run (single 14-3 cable between each Trac and J box) I ran the Home Run to a hidden but accesible junction box that also had a 15Amp 14 Gauge 120VAC power circuit. Using multiple and amiable Trac heads with LED spot and floods I will be able to do many different lighting scenes. The many different scenes can then be programed into Lutron Caseta switches with unlimited possibilities such as simulated dusk using your cell phone to control the out of sight Caseta switches.
I also installed 2each 4" flexible ducting from high points on the ceiling to a Panasonic 300 cfm remote fan exhausting to the outside.
Before I retired I had installed a lot of like equipment for my customers.
Anyway good luck you appear to have the talent and the space, I wish I had the same.
kevin
Thank you....
Peter
Take down continues.....I am still mostly clearing out the attic and packing trains up.
I curtailed my weight training temporarily......I am doing plenty of lifting......
I'm averaging 18-22K steps (up and down the stairs) daily.....no need for my 3 mile walks right now!
Peter
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Peter,
Congratulations on your retirement and your new train room! It should be a winner!
Anymore photos of your subway station before demolition?
Peter, hope you and your bride enjoy many wonderful days of retirement.
I too have my trainroom upstairs. I think the most exercise I've gotten in years is in carrying things up and down, especially the lumber when building out the tables.
All the best!
More progress.....I am leaving the main layout level together to run trains. The upper level engine yard is coming down and the lower subway is disconnected. The attic continues to be emptied so that room construction can begin in February.
Peter
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You need a bugler playing TAPS for this operation Peter. 
