After a four delay at another house, and a three week hunt for my rail bender (found), it is finally time to rebuild the railroad. The South Tiburon & Racoon Strait Railway will occupy this space, with a loop to the west, surrounding the citrus trees, and a loop at the east under a grove of rather large Monterey Cypress. The era represented is around 1929, and the equipment will be a loose interpretation of the NorthWest Pacific stock as well as the Mount Tamalpias Scenic Railway.
The layout will be mounted on benchwork about waist high. I had been planning on redwood benches, but a trip to Orchard Supply, a couple days before they closed, yielded 60 feet of wire shelving. This will provide a flat, sturdy base. Landscape cloth will keep soil and ballast on the shelf while allowing rainwater to drain.