In keeping with my commitment to myself to work on the layout every week, I have finished the track laying on Section 1.  If you recall from my first post, the main line is code 83 Atlas flex track with Atlas and Peco switches.  I have glued the track to the cork with no-VOC caulk, and the cork is also glued down to the pink foam with the same caulk.

The oil refinery goes to the rear in this shot, and it's track is Micro-Engineering unweathered code 55 flex track with Atlas code 55 switches.  These tracks are glued directly down with my caulk.  I have made a short transition track with runs down from the raised main.  It turns out that if you solder it carefully, you can solder code 55 on top of a railjoiner for the code 83, and it lines up pretty well.  I have a little filing to do, but it seems to be working now.

Here's a slightly closer shot.  That's as far as I have gotten, construction wise to date.  I spent some time this AM doing locomotive testing, and I have several bad order locos I need to attend to.  I will be doing other house projects this weekend, but I have all the plywood and foam I need to start on the benchwork for Section 2.

Have a great day railroading!