This is phase two of my layout. An extension called "Portland Yard", created after my fleet of locos and rolling stock got out of hand. I used a backdrop of a city with an overpass to hide the transition. Theoretically, the tracks going under the overpass are old SP&S trackage, now used by BN.(pre merger BNSF)and this area is a junction with SP (pre merger SP/UP)

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	Here is an over view of the Portland Yard addition. Note the backdrop/overpass transition.
	Here is the yard as seen facing east
	Looking west, we can see the skyline and the overpass.
	An assortment of equipment can be found in the service/turntable area. Steam plus 3 generations of diesel power along with a museum share the turntable.
	An SW 1200 switches the Pendleton Wool warehouse.
	Trucks bring the goods from the mills at Pendleton Woolen Mills to be loaded onto box cars.
	In my world, Caboose's (cabeese) are still ran on every train. Here a BN cupola and an SP bay window await their next run.
	SP RSD-4 pushes an SP bay window caboose toward the caboose track.
	"Old and new"... Cabeese and Dash-9, all awaiting their next assignments.
	Part of the fun about going to the museum is watching them turn the power before and after a run.
	The museum has several old locomotives, here a UP E7 A-B set, an ATSF F7 A-B set, and a Mikado.
	Mom and Sis are excited to visit the museum, and are coming down to climb on the old engines.
	High above it all, Wilhelm and his wife sell fresh fruit to foamers looking down on the scene.

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